Mangled A

[Dave Mellor NJ]

Maybe shouldn't post wrecks

[Ayers1]

Makes you wonder what they did to peal the roof off like that though. Roll down a mountain or across a fence? I like the photos you post! Every one has a story and it's up to us to come up with it! Thanks

[old31]

Throw some dust on it and call it a barn find!

[Fullraceflathead]

Man it sure looks like not very much survived on that one!!!

[JayJay]

Rollover? Looks like the radiator shell and maybe the left headlight survived... probably a good left rear fender as well.

[Keith True]

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I've seen other pictures of this type of wrecks before.Where the top bows appear to be missing I would guess that the rescuers ripped the top off and kicked out the bows to get in to help or get somebody out.With just that picture we can't know if that car was on it's side,laid up against another vehicle or building,or squeezed between another building.I think if it was torn off from rolling over it would be a lot more abraded than it is.These pictures can really make your brain work if you study on them.

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Keith True

I've seen other pictures of this type of wrecks before.Where the top bows appear to be missing I would guess that the rescuers ripped the top off and kicked out the bows to get in to help or get somebody out.With just that picture we can't know if that car was on it's side,laid up against another vehicle or building,or squeezed between another building.I think if it was torn off from rolling over it would be a lot more abraded than it is.These pictures can really make your brain work if you study on them.

I was thinking rollover because the right top rail is bent in front of the B pillar. I do agree that the top shows a lack of abrasion, though. Interestingly, my son's profession is forensic engineering - he does accident reconstruction from physical evidence as his job, gets paid very well for it. I sent this pic to him to see what he thinks.

[JayJay]

So just for laughs and giggles, I heard back from my son, who as I mentioned is an engineer who reconstructs accidents as a consultant. His take:

"Nothing fell on it. My gut instinct is something between a T-Bone and a 50% overlap frontal, probably a PDOF [Principle Direction of Force] of ~40° (SAE convention). The can opener action on the roof is interesting, gut says that the vehicle tipped (the CoGs on these are extremely high) and grabbed something while coming to a stop. I'd bet all the damage on the driver's side would be abrasion. But ultimately no real way to know."

And he didn't charge me for this.

[beemertrash]

Ouch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[700rpm]

An easy restoration. It was running when it was parked.

[Dave Mellor NJ]

Imagine if it was a roadster or phaeton

[mercman from oz]

1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan - Dave Mellor

[Canton_Model_A's]

That should buff right out in no time!

[Chuck Dempsey]

Who knows? Maybe the engine from this car is in one of ours right now.......

[Keith True]

Could very well be.I fixed this car,but I cheated and used another body.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by Keith True

Could very well be.I fixed this car,but I cheated and used another body.

I wonder if the occupants survived. If they did, they were very lucky.

[Keith True]

There were no occupants in mine.That car was in my cellar when the house burned.The guys fighting the fire reached in the end bedroom,trying to get a hold of the floor with a backhoe.With the smoke billowing around him the operator pulled the lever,and pulled that car through the cellar door.He never knew it was in there until it crashed through the doors on the end of his bucket.

[beemertrash]

Originally Posted by 700rpm

An easy restoration. It was running when it was parked.

That is some funny stuff right there. That is what everyone says when they are trying to sell cars that don't run.

[mcgarrett]

Looks like that Sparton horn survived the catastrophe.

[Fullraceflathead]

That's 1 heck of a story Keith True.