Glad to know your boy is OK. This crash was at 55 mph? Wow! Did it ricochet past the Tahoe or spin it around? 55 to zero would have been worse I'd think, no matter what the vehicle. Chris On 10/28/07, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've posted a few pix of the aftermath of my son's 55 mph crash into a > Tahoe that had pulled out of a side street into his lane.The boy is > fine except for minor wrist and ankle fractures. > > As you can see from the interior shots, the cockpit maintained it's > shape pretty well. the windshield flew out forward on impact. Its (or > was) an '85 GL. > > Pix are on the "spare" Vanagon list at > http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/vanagon/photos/browse/1701 > -- > John Meeks > > '91 Multivan, '85 GL bits > Northern Michigan > KC8ZFN > > Vanagon Rescue Squad > http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm > |
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