Not a Buick...but it's destroyed

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by BennyK81, Jun 5, 2019.

  1. BennyK81

    BennyK81 Well-Known Member

    Happened this weekend in southern Germany in the Black Forest. Swiss Car.
    I used to go motorcycle riding there it's all curvy going up and down...

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    Mowed down some trees. Driver is injured.

    Even found a Youtube Vid where you can see them pulling it out of the ditch.

    Maybe the engine and interior is useable...

     
  2. 2001ws6

    2001ws6 last of the v8 interceptors

    Damn, poor car! :(
     
  3. Cutlass

    Cutlass Platinum Level Contributor

    Too bad, luckily nobody was seriously hurt.
     
  4. 1972Mach1

    1972Mach1 Just some M.M.O.G. guy.....

    Yeah that sucks. Looks like it was a really nice car.
     
  5. 2manybuicks

    2manybuicks Founders Club Member

    seems dicey towing it away with only three wheels on the flatbed...
     
  6. sriley531

    sriley531 Excommunicado

    Tore up from the floor up! :eek:

    Hope everybody recovers ok.
     
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  7. STAGE III

    STAGE III Lost Experimental 455-4 Bolt Main Block.

    Man what a freakin bummer, hope the driver recovers quickly & the usable car parts revive another car.
    Damn shame
     
  8. JoeBlog

    JoeBlog Platinum Level Contributor

    There isn’t one panel of that car that’s not damaged. It’ll buff.
     
  9. 66electrafied

    66electrafied Just tossing in my nickel's worth

    Na ja, wenn's sein muß...
    All kidding aside, that's really too bad, hope the driver is Ok. But there's a very good reason why the Germans imposed speed limits on those cars, they just don't handle at speeds, and there are a lot of narrow windy roads.
     
  10. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    Wonder what the story iso_O
     
  11. JoeBlog

    JoeBlog Platinum Level Contributor

    Ya got me there. I thought I saw a buckle in it at the 2:18 mark
     
  12. pbr400

    pbr400 68GS400

    The glass is still good!
    Patrick
     
  13. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    Beep Beep
     
  14. gstewart

    gstewart Well-Known Member

    Lead foot & look out!!
     
  15. PatricksBuick

    PatricksBuick PatrickBuick

    Not sure what you are referring to, but the speed limits are imposed on roads no matter which car. I have not heard of a car-make specific speed limit. Yet.
    Well thinking aloud to protect the environment and make it super-complicated you might want to transpire that idea to German authorities.... ;-)

    Patrick
     
  16. gs66

    gs66 Silver Level contributor

    Too bad, looks like it was a very nice car.
     
  17. 66electrafied

    66electrafied Just tossing in my nickel's worth

    Didn't the TÜV issue special coloured license plates for those things that had a maximum permissible speed of 100 km/h? Wasn't it a green or a red plate?
    My father had told me that, - I have no idea if he was right, he's lied to me before. For all I know he was talking off the point on his head, - and it wouldn't be the first time.
     
  18. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    Usually the cars capabilities exceed those of the driver:D
     
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  19. Cutlass

    Cutlass Platinum Level Contributor

    First of all this is a car which is registered in Switzerland, driving in Germany. So no TÜV and no colour sheme of German license plate playing a role in this incident.
    In general, yes there are different colors of the text on the license plates in Germany. Green letters are for vehicles which are tax exempt (agriculture, fire trucks,...), with no relation to the maximum vehicle speed (other than those kind of vehicles typically don't come with max speed of 140mph :D). Red letters/numbers are for temporary use (like for a repair shop who needs to drive a non licensed car to a body shop, or for a test ride). In some cases (very limited) you can use those plates also for historic vehicles. Again no speed limit assigned for the vehicles which are operated with those plates.
     
  20. Cutlass

    Cutlass Platinum Level Contributor

    Yes in particular once one is used to all the bells and whistles modern vehicles have in regards to active and passive safety. Sometimes you loose your instincts when out of practice.
     

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