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DavidG · 12-07-2019, 01:37 PM

My first car, a '32 standard coupe, was rear-ended on the Ohio Turnpike on its way home. The drunk driving the new '55 Chevrolet that was totaled in the process was fortunately not injured nor was his front seat passenger (also drunk) nor were the two of us teenagers in the coupe. Believe it or not, the only damage to the '32 was a cracked tail lamp lens. The quality of the metallurgy in the original bumper and bumper brackets made all the difference (plus the fact that the previous owner had attached a 1/4" angle iron piece to the face of the bumper to add a trailer hitch ball).

12-07-2019, 01:37 PM	#37
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,094	Re: Help with a family issue My first car, a '32 standard coupe, was rear-ended on the Ohio Turnpike on its way home. The drunk driving the new '55 Chevrolet that was totaled in the process was fortunately not injured nor was his front seat passenger (also drunk) nor were the two of us teenagers in the coupe. Believe it or not, the only damage to the '32 was a cracked tail lamp lens. The quality of the metallurgy in the original bumper and bumper brackets made all the difference (plus the fact that the previous owner had attached a 1/4" angle iron piece to the face of the bumper to add a trailer hitch ball).