Crushed Dreams
 

So, I got an email from a good friend of mine today. She's a car lover and has owned her 1969 Chevelle SS 396/M40 since the early 90's. I don't remember the exact year she acquired it. I believe it was a 325hp power plant. Another friend of mine used to own it and wanted to sell it to get a different car and when I told her about it she jumped on it and made the deal. She's enjoyed it a lot over the years. I received these pictures this morning from her. My jaw and heart dropped to the floor. I've seen things like this on TV over the years, but never thought it would happen to a friend of mine. All I can say... It was a fun, cool car. From what you can see there's not much that has been left unaffected. Eucalyptus trees are pretty heavy. :no::shocked::mad:

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Ouch...big loss for sure. I hope she finds another to replace it.

Sorry to see that.

What a loss super nice ride

Damn.....


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^^^ what he said!

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I hope it was well insured....

-wilma

Oh man, that is painful to see, ugh. Poor car and your friend has to be really bummed out.

Wow, so happy nobody was in it!

Now that is sad! Sure hope it was insured to the hilt!! TAZ

That is insane. I see that's obviously in CA...looks like a eucalyptus tree...my aunt had a giant one fall on her house during a wind storm...just missed my 69 Camaro that was parked against her house.

Somebody will buy the carcass, the parts left that can be salvaged will be worth some money. Just make sure the vin and trim tag get torched.

Wow, that really sucks. Hopefully she can take the insurance money and find another.

What a shame and freak of natures bad luck. Hopefully she was well insured and can replace it with a similar ride though it will never be the same. Sorry to hear, just glad she was not in the car!

That sucks!!

If she has Comprehensive Coverage - that would cover an Act Of God - wind blows a tree over, flooding; any accident or event not influenced by man.

That must have been a beautiful car.

I passed the all your condolences on to my friend. She appreciates it. Nobody was in the car at the time. It was parked and there was a Mazda next to it that got a small dent. The guy who owned it was ticked off over that. In my mind it should've been the Mazda to get flattened. The tree that fell was at a golf course and some of trees were slated to be removed. That area hadn't been roped off yet. She's been getting lots of advice on what to do, including from myself. I'd like to see some "organ transplants" take place, but she doesn't know if the insurance company will let her buy it back yet. If they do she'd be willing to sell the complete car, well, what's left in the pictures. It's something that would have to happen pretty quickly as she doesn't have enough room. I'll be getting some more pictures. It's been a bummer...

What a loss! I can't imagine how she felt when that happened. Those pictures made me wince. I hope she can find a good replacement.

Ugh... I felt like I was gonna puke when I spilled a bucket of rocks on my Camaro (long story). I can only imagine how she felt when she saw this. So sorry...

Pretty Sad !!!!.......Hope it all works out

That's terrible.. sooo sorry to see that

very sad, i would be just sick. that was her baby, she owned it for a long time.