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02-08-2018, 09:08 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Roseville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 427 Unique Roadster, FE by FE Specialties, 470hp, Top Loader, 3:31 Jag
Posts: 1,716
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Originally Posted by Ron61
Well it looks as if he managed to his his garage wall also according to this.
Security logs for Tuesday add the following details: "While the engine was running, the vehicle had a mechanical malfunction. The vehicle lunged forward and struck the garage wall. The owner and driver put the car into reverse. The vehicle then rapidly accelerated in reverse out of the garage, went across the street and came to rest with the rear of the vehicle through the wall of the house and into the front room."
Ron
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That explains why the head lights are broken/missing.
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CA SPCN 2004-040 complete and legal
http://www.uniquecobra.com/
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02-08-2018, 09:49 AM
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Half-Ass Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,025
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All kidding aside, and when there's not going to be any major litigation because no one was hurt, the owner/driver should really explain what it is that happened so that others can learn from it. Not talking about it doesn't help anyone. I remember when one of our members here "shot the ramps" out from under his back wheels and nailed the ankles of a family member -- it never occurred to me you could even do that. This "I don't want to talk about the accident..." is bullsh*t. As an example, I specifically installed a neutral safety switch on my car after reading about a Cobra "driving off by itself" after someone reached in to start the car, believing it to be in neutral, and it wasn't.  I tend to do that myself sometimes during tuning sessions. |
02-08-2018, 10:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Shasta Lake,
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I completely agree with you on all points. Also I am still a little puzzled at why he never shut the engine off when it started backwards as he had to have been in the car to put it in reverse.
Ron
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Originally Posted by patrickt
All kidding aside, and when there's not going to be any major litigation because no one was hurt, the owner/driver should really explain what it is that happened so that others can learn from it. Not talking about it doesn't help anyone. I remember when one of our members here "shot the ramps" out from under his back wheels and nailed the ankles of a family member -- it never occurred to me you could even do that. This "I don't want to talk about the accident..." is bullsh*t. As an example, I specifically installed a neutral safety switch on my car after reading about a Cobra "driving off by itself" after someone reached in to start the car, believing it to be in neutral, and it wasn't. I tend to do that myself sometimes during tuning sessions. |
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02-08-2018, 12:13 PM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
Posts: 9,592
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Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
All kidding aside, and when there's not going to be any major litigation because no one was hurt, the owner/driver should really explain what it is that happened so that others can learn from it. Not talking about it doesn't help anyone. I remember when one of our members here "shot the ramps" out from under his back wheels and nailed the ankles of a family member -- it never occurred to me you could even do that. This "I don't want to talk about the accident..." is bullsh*t. As an example, I specifically installed a neutral safety switch on my car after reading about a Cobra "driving off by itself" after someone reached in to start the car, believing it to be in neutral, and it wasn't. I tend to do that myself sometimes during tuning sessions. |
What we need is a Special Prosecutor to be appointed by the DOJ to investigate this Cobra crash. 
Seriously, we all know what probably happened, the throttle linkage got stuck, driver error, auto trans malfunction (if it had an AT), unintended acceleration, floor mats got intertwined with the gas pedal, etc. They're fairly simple cars, so the number of ways this accident could have happened is extremely finite.
How do you guys think I got my Kirkham into my living room?
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02-08-2018, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
What we need is a Special Prosecutor to be appointed by the DOJ to investigate this Cobra crash. |
Hmmmm, maybe he was texting while driving.  |
02-08-2018, 03:33 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by patrickt
Hmmmm, maybe he was texting while driving. |
Maybe he was reading one of your posts on CC, while snacking on a Snickers bar and drinking his coffee. |
02-08-2018, 03:47 PM
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Option 1: Shut the engine down.
Option 2: There is no option 2.
Selecting reverse with the throttle stuck, what a dick. |
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