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Posted by: wndsnd May 20 2013, 08:57 AM

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60 year old NY man seriously injured when he lost control of his 1967 Porsche in the S Curves outside Dummer NH. He hit a telephone pole and a tree. Had to be cut out of the car.

Posted by: Krieger May 20 2013, 09:03 AM

Posted by: JmuRiz May 20 2013, 09:24 AM

Why the hell did they have to cut the roof off...looks like a minor tap?!

Posted by: scott_in_nh May 20 2013, 09:59 AM

A friend sent this to me over the weekend as it occured here in NH.
I agree the car held up well.

The problem is he had major head injuries due to the fact that he only had a lap belt on.

If you know anybody driving their antique with nothing but a lap belt - PLEASE URGE THEM TO UPGRADE TO A 3-POINT SYSTEM!!!

Posted by: Mark Henry May 20 2013, 10:15 AM

I hope he's OK, shame about the 911 but it's just a car.

QUOTE(scott_in_nh @ May 20 2013, 11:59 AM)

A friend sent this to me over the weekend as it occured here in NH.
I agree the car held up well.

The problem is he had major head injuries due to the fact that he only had a lap belt on.

If you know anybody driving their antique with nothing but a lap belt - PLEASE URGE THEM TO UPGRADE TO A 3-POINT SYSTEM!!!

My '67 bug has 3 point belts, 3rd brake light, still have to figure out daytime running lights and I installed a collapsible steering wheel shaft.
My Kids will be riding in that car.

Posted by: URY914 May 20 2013, 10:28 AM

See this thread for more details:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/750862-early-911-crash-nh.html

Posted by: zymurgist May 20 2013, 10:59 AM

Yikes! Hope the owner comes through OK.

Posted by: wndsnd May 20 2013, 11:08 AM

One of the 911 guys that was on the group run to Gettsburg in April, lost his car in a group run last year to Canada. He drifted over to the other lane, just missed a head on, and side swiped the guard rail for 30 yards. He was a lucky one....

Posted by: JmuRiz May 20 2013, 12:00 PM

QUOTE(scott_in_nh @ May 20 2013, 07:59 AM)

A friend sent this to me over the weekend as it occured here in NH.
I agree the car held up well.

The problem is he had major head injuries due to the fact that he only had a lap belt on.

If you know anybody driving their antique with nothing but a lap belt - PLEASE URGE THEM TO UPGRADE TO A 3-POINT SYSTEM!!!

I need to get some 3-points for the 356..the bummer is that you can't use the rear seats when they are installed

Posted by: Elliot Cannon May 20 2013, 01:22 PM

QUOTE(JmuRiz @ May 20 2013, 08:24 AM)

Why the hell did they have to cut the roof off...looks like a minor tap?!

You might want to look again.

Posted by: JmuRiz May 20 2013, 01:52 PM

From the first picture it sure looked like nothing...you'd think the jaws of life would be able to bend those thin doors super easy. Maybe they should he broke his neck and wanted to get him out through the top.

Posted by: 396 May 20 2013, 02:16 PM

Read about it on the bird site. Driver was on a fun run and some how things went south. My position has always been - save them fun runs for the track! At the track, you have medical services, run out and they only one that will keep in check is yourself - before you scare yourself silly....at least that's how it is for me.

Ps. Driver is in an induced coma for his benifit for now.

Posted by: zymurgist May 20 2013, 02:27 PM

QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ May 20 2013, 03:22 PM)

QUOTE(JmuRiz @ May 20 2013, 08:24 AM)

Why the hell did they have to cut the roof off...looks like a minor tap?!

You might want to look again.

Yeah, from the other angle the crash looks horrific.

Posted by: euro911 May 20 2013, 02:46 PM

Hope he recovers OK.

Be careful, no matter what you drive.

I watch YouTube dash-cam crash videos from time-to-time and it's pretty scary to see what can transpire within a few ticks on the clock