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Am I the only one who finds the pictures above distasteful. The title here is OUCH!! a good idea for the prangs that make us smile, cringe and sometimes feel desperately sorry for the owner who has lost their pride and joy, but 3 people have died and the families surely deserve better than ghouls picking over the aftermath taking pictures and passing them around.
Aidan McMackin
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In no way way this meant to be in any way amusing or funny. And to be honest I‘m not sure which accidents, if any, are funny. In one accident the two people in the Cobra were apparently hurled out of the car and killed. In the other accident, a frontal collision, the person in the other car was killed. I found it noteworthy for two reasons. While the Jensen is not a Cobra, it‘s not a 2CV either, and my wife always (always!) makes me promise to drive safely when I head off with the Jensen- especially when I have the kids in the back. I also have somewhat mixed feelings about the Cobra replicas. They were race cars. Listen to Bill Cosby‘s 200 MPH, about Shelby selling him the Cobra, and him getting delivery of the car (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-JQksYxgM0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;).
Felix Kistler
C-V8 112/2454, 541DL 2223849
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Secretary/VP JCC Jensen Car Club of Switzerland
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C-V8 112/2454, 541DL 2223849
JOC 9465
Secretary/VP JCC Jensen Car Club of Switzerland
www.jcc.ch / office@jcc.ch
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Found on another site.
Happened in Liverpool - wedding car
Not good
John P
Happened in Liverpool - wedding car
Not good
John P
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Previous Jensen Owner 2010-2022 (128/4451)
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
Understeer - Hitting the fence with the front of the car
Oversteer - Hitting the fence with the rear of the car
Horsepower -How fast you hit the fence
Torque - How far you take the fence with you
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Speed was the overwhelming factor in this accident.Chris_R wrote:This is in fact the number 1 cause of all accidents on the roads in the UK (yes I know you are in Sweden), accounting as the main contributory factor in 42% of all accidents in 2016. Speeding by contrast is the main factor in 5%, impairment by Alcohol 4%, impairment by illicit or medicinal drugs 1% and using a mobile phone at less than 1%.AH1951 wrote:I had stopped at the junction, looked left, saw only a few slow-moving cars in the distance, then moved forward and got hit.
I do not know how I missed seeing the other car.
I should add that the reason I did not see him may be that he is believed to have been travelling at about three times the speed limit. And he should have come to a stop.
The speed limit in this junction is only 40 kph. (25 mph)
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Type 41 Bugatti Royal, 12.75 litre engine (777 cu in!)
Driven by this fellow (Ettore Bugattii, the boss)
Who did this......
One of the other six cars sold at $9.75m in 1987“Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people." Garrison Keillor
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Was he still smiling when he stepped out of the wreckage? I imagine that he probably was.
Jon
C-V8 112-2355
541rr 3624319
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62752698@N06/albums
"The renovation story" (a large collection of rubbish pictures of a rotten car).
C-V8 112-2355
541rr 3624319
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62752698@N06/albums
"The renovation story" (a large collection of rubbish pictures of a rotten car).
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Looking like regular Evoques
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Evoque SpeedsterNorbertB wrote:Looking like regular Evoques
In order of appearance:
(sold) C-V8 Mk III 112/2432
541 S 102/1035
(sold) FF MkII 127/243 (sold)
Healey Mk II 1140/14406
(sold)Jensen GT 1610/30257(sold)
Scimitar GTE SE5
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(sold) C-V8 Mk III 112/2432
541 S 102/1035
(sold) FF MkII 127/243 (sold)
Healey Mk II 1140/14406
(sold)Jensen GT 1610/30257(sold)
Scimitar GTE SE5
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Anyone got one of those dent pullers ? Asking for a friend.
Restoration project vehicle Interceptor 115/ 3213
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
The name is Mike, another Mike.
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
The name is Mike, another Mike.
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Very odd!
I had an email notification of a new posting which showed an Aston DB6 (I think) a little worse for wear but now it's picture’s vanished.
I was going to respond by saying despite the extensive damage, in view of the value of the car, it's probably viable to be restored and upgraded.
Then there's this picture I came across recently. I puzzled for some time as to the car's identity but looking through the car's rear window aperture to the dashboard I reckon it's an Aston DB4.
It's remarkable that there's so little damage to the roof and possibly the car spun around and hit a tree on the right hand side with all the energy dispersing itself through distortion in the bodywork.
I recently had a similar 'miscalculation' in my CV8 but was luckier in destroying only a rear over-rider.
I had an email notification of a new posting which showed an Aston DB6 (I think) a little worse for wear but now it's picture’s vanished.
I was going to respond by saying despite the extensive damage, in view of the value of the car, it's probably viable to be restored and upgraded.
Then there's this picture I came across recently. I puzzled for some time as to the car's identity but looking through the car's rear window aperture to the dashboard I reckon it's an Aston DB4.
It's remarkable that there's so little damage to the roof and possibly the car spun around and hit a tree on the right hand side with all the energy dispersing itself through distortion in the bodywork.
I recently had a similar 'miscalculation' in my CV8 but was luckier in destroying only a rear over-rider.
“Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people." Garrison Keillor
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And two pairs of Y Fronts.Barrie wrote: I recently had a similar 'miscalculation' in my CV8 but was luckier in destroying only a rear over-rider.
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Er, yes.Wallace wrote:And two pairs of Y Fronts.Barrie wrote: I recently had a similar 'miscalculation' in my CV8 but was luckier in destroying only a rear over-rider.
Sorry about that Wallace
Lends a whole new meaning to the phrase 'skid marks'
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Why was Wallace wearing two pairs of Y Fronts?Barrie wrote:Er, yes.Wallace wrote:And two pairs of Y Fronts.Barrie wrote: I recently had a similar 'miscalculation' in my CV8 but was luckier in destroying only a rear over-rider.
Sorry about that Wallace
Lends a whole new meaning to the phrase 'skid marks'
Chris
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Stumbled across this on. A Jensen-Healey no less, the man walked away amazingly
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/cour ... FlS71X7TIU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
By the looks of it he must have been travelling at a fair lick
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/cour ... FlS71X7TIU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
By the looks of it he must have been travelling at a fair lick
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1974 Jensen Healey Mk2 1140/17607
2018 VW Golf GTi
2000 Land Rover Defender 110 TD5 CSW
2005 Jaguar XK8 4.2S