Thought I would share since I see all these great looking Larks. She is my daily driver and my introduction to the Buick world. All that was left to work on after seven years was the body and interior. My first accident in over twenty years and I really wanted to cry. It was all just sheet metal damage, but it still hurts.
DANG! That's ugly. Sorry to see all that work gone. You can do it again though. At least you are here to tell the story.
4-wheeled relationships and endangered species (Re: Oops!) Hi Don and V-8 Buick members, You can watch those "high-flyers" of the collector car world all day long. Those cars that fetch a million plus aren't loved nearly as much as cars we can use and work on every day. Believe it or not, Heidegger's philosophical landmark: Being in Time makes a point that very much applies to cars and people: we have relationships with everything - not just human beings. It really hurts badly to see our 4-wheeled pride and joy damaged because it is our Love that brought them back from disrepair. Some rich dude who spent a million on a collector car can't say that. Unfortunately what I'm realizing now is that just as human relationships continue to degrade - so do relationships between people and their cars. One day I watched a new Dodge Durango driver trying to get out of a tight parking space smash her rear bumper into a steel pole and drive away. She didn't even bother to look at the damage she had done to her SUV. Obviously the pole was no worse for wear, but the plastic bumper was caved in beyond an easy repair. If people car so little about what they have spend tens of thousands of dollars on - what about you? That's what insurance is for - right? All I can offer you is sympathy. My 65 wagon wasn't damaged nearly has badly as yours, but still she was out of action for 8 months and it sure was a struggle to find all the parts. Be real careful out there when driving your classic. The other drivers don't care about their own car - much less anybody else's. I sure feel like I'm being chased off the road by carelessness. Cheers, Edouard
Back end of a truck. Turned my head to switch lanes and a woman walked in front of the truck so the truck stoped fast and I didn't. My fault. Had to be the one day I was in a hurry. At least no one got hurt. As for these cars meaning more to us than others, I couldn't agree more. Everything that was rebuilt or replaced was done by my hands. I had to learn how, scrimp and save, and bleed on the parts to get it done. If something squeeks, I know where it came from and why. Best car I have ever owned. Not to mention we were born the same year.
