Jeff88coupe
02-23-2007, 09:29 AM
I found this post on another board..ouch. Was a nice '03 cobra
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6793/cobratb8.jpg
OOPS!!!
Basically what happened... me and the lube kid tried to lift up the blue van (06 freestar) on a regular frame contact hoist but couldn't because it was heavily modified for handicapped use - floor was lowered, driver's seat was gone, and the throttle and brake controls were all done by a single lever on the column.
Said lube kid goes and tries to move the van back to put it on the drive-on rack and the throttle stuck and he panicked, unable to easily apply the brakes with the hand control, and did a 180* loop and smacked the 03' cobra that was 2 hoists over. I give him credit, he did think enough to try throwing it in park, but the van just had too much momentum.
Thank god nobody was hurt - me and the other goofy front-end guy were standing directly in front of the mustang just as he started backing out.
Damage... van needs a liftgate and glass, bumper, and some bondo around the rear hatch. The mustang is a complete total, front and rear bumpers destroyed, slp exhaust is junk, and both pinch welds and the floor pan are destroyed.
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6793/cobratb8.jpg
OOPS!!!
Basically what happened... me and the lube kid tried to lift up the blue van (06 freestar) on a regular frame contact hoist but couldn't because it was heavily modified for handicapped use - floor was lowered, driver's seat was gone, and the throttle and brake controls were all done by a single lever on the column.
Said lube kid goes and tries to move the van back to put it on the drive-on rack and the throttle stuck and he panicked, unable to easily apply the brakes with the hand control, and did a 180* loop and smacked the 03' cobra that was 2 hoists over. I give him credit, he did think enough to try throwing it in park, but the van just had too much momentum.
Thank god nobody was hurt - me and the other goofy front-end guy were standing directly in front of the mustang just as he started backing out.
Damage... van needs a liftgate and glass, bumper, and some bondo around the rear hatch. The mustang is a complete total, front and rear bumpers destroyed, slp exhaust is junk, and both pinch welds and the floor pan are destroyed.