wrecked SPF on eBay

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by Ven_M_us

Well, .....I must say that it's a small world! I've had two different people contact me today about this listing on eBay. I was the original owner of the car and had to "give" it to my divorce attorney to satisfy my "final" payment.....it's long story with a happy ending, .....but I was able to keep the Viper! Anyway, he sold the car to a guy in Phoenix and I've kept in touch with him. I must say that he too was surprised to get a call from me today when I wanted to find out what happened.
He said that he was driving the car (approximately 40 mph) and suddenly the car went sideways off the road and into a tree. He doesn't remember much about the crash.
There were no skid marks on the road and he wasn't "hot rodding" the car. The insurance investigator determined that the bolts or bolt on the driver's side rear control arm broke. When this happened, it the turned the car sideways and launched him into the tree.
He received 180 stitches to the head, had a skin graft on his leg and was in the hospital for 5 days. He's okay now. (So....that very well may be blood on the rear quarter!)
Guys, if you have a Superformance.....check or replace the suspension bolts. I understand there have been some recent issues with this. I also heard there is a suspension modification to "beef up" a bracket to avoid these issues.
Bob Q.

Bob,

Thanks for providing us with some background regarding the car. Sound like the guy had some serious injuries and I'm happy to hear he's recovered.

Do you happen to know if the rear shock mounts were upgraded on the car? There was a Technical Service Bulletin (080718-TSB) issued where they recommended that the bracket be replaced on cars up to chassis number 1670.

http://superformance.org/bulletins/S...-080718tsb.pdf

I was curious when you described the accident, as the shock mount might have failed.