Wish I'd never sold the Cobra now....

[simon]

Bummer......

[GUMBALL]

Simon,

Sorry to see what has happened to that lovely car of yours - looks a reasonably easy repair assuming not much chassis damage (trying to be positive here).
What happened?
Hope you are ok and hope to see you soon.
If you need any help, give me a call.

GUMBALL

[kdavies3]

Oh dear! Simon what have you done?
Hope you're OK and not too dented.

[simon]

Thanks guys,

Nobody hurt, the rear wheels locked up as I braked for a corner. Country lane, 50 mph limit, doing probably 50. Rear swung out and the front hit another car a glancing blow at about 15mph. Been raining but mostly dry, no diesel on road.
As with any fiberglass car it looks awful, but it did its job and absorbed the impact.
The main structure seems fine.
On the GTD, the box section tube you can see bent in the pictures, is only to hold the radiator and front clip so it should be fixable.
The suspension mounting points, steering etc are all untouched.
Simon

[kdavies3]

Good news that it's not too bad then.
Now the battle with your insurers I guess.
Do you think you'll need a new body shell?

[crendonman]

OUCH!!

That looks expensive. Glad to learn u r OK. Hope your insured fully comp?

[Rodders]

Sorry to see your poor car in that state, but glad you are ok

Good luck with the rebuild

[simon]

Thanks guys,

Now all the broken fiberglass is out of the way (see pic) it's plain that the damage is really quite superficial. The main structure of the chassis, the suspension pick up points, steering rack etc is all untouched, the only part twisted is the 1inch box section that holds the radiator and front clip. A replacement clip and radiator are already on order as is a new section for the front of the chassis. It's booked in to be repaired with a GTD specialist who has all the jigs and dimensions so it should come back perfectly aligned.

Simon

[GUMBALL]

Just stick a rad, a couple of torches and a number plate (optional!) on it and we'll see you Sunday!!!!

GUMBALL