And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Cars then were built tough. A minor incident like that may have scratched the bumper. Maybe not even that. Back then if there was an accident you just hosed out the interior and sold it to the next buyer.
Another truck with a crane should hold the car upright, allow the transport truck to back away, then lower the car to the pavement. The transport truck could never back away fast enough to make this end well.
20 years as a car hauler, I only saw 2 guys do that. One guy did it in a Pontiac Fiero. Looked exactly like the picture above but rear-end down. Other guy did it in a Chevy S-10 Blazer. that made it all the way back on 4 wheels. He just turned it around and put it back on the truck.
Driver screwed up big time. Didn't have the cars chained properly. The second car is shifted into the space that the front car would need. I suspect that he didn't chain ANY of them down. Probably parked them all on the carrier first, then figured he would chain them all down at one time. Got distracted and forgot to chain them. Big problem. Overhead lines will not allow for a mobile crane to fit.
a screeching halt?
ReplyDeleteJeesh, all it did was dent the bumper.
ReplyDeleteAs Remus said, "You can drill and tap them fenders."
DeleteHow i miss the Woodpile Report.
DeleteCars then were built tough. A minor incident like that may have scratched the bumper. Maybe not even that. Back then if there was an accident you just hosed out the interior and sold it to the next buyer.
ReplyDeleteSo how do you get the car down (using equipment available circa 1952??) without further damage?
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
Just back up real fast (the truck that is)
DeleteAnother truck with a crane should hold the car upright, allow the transport truck to back away, then lower the car to the pavement. The transport truck could never back away fast enough to make this end well.
DeleteAnd while you've got the crane truck there, might as well set the car back on the transport.
Delete20 years as a car hauler, I only saw 2 guys do that. One guy did it in a Pontiac Fiero. Looked exactly like the picture above but rear-end down. Other guy did it in a Chevy S-10 Blazer. that made it all the way back on 4 wheels. He just turned it around and put it back on the truck.
ReplyDeleteNot to worry. That'll buff out.
ReplyDelete50 years a Teamster...Some rigs I never would have driven. Car Haulers or Tripples and doubles too. Not worth the x-tra $$....Hook and drop, sweet!
ReplyDeleteDriver screwed up big time. Didn't have the cars chained properly. The second car is shifted into the space that the front car would need. I suspect that he didn't chain ANY of them down. Probably parked them all on the carrier first, then figured he would chain them all down at one time. Got distracted and forgot to chain them.
ReplyDeleteBig problem. Overhead lines will not allow for a mobile crane to fit.
So it looks like the driver just bought the car that's almost off his truck.
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