vapor08GT500 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I thought you all would get a kick out of this... I built a Saleen Cobra for my dad in 2002. 610 HP Vortech Supercharged with a built, forged DOHC 4.6. Car had 14K miles and was mint top to bottom. As most of you know, I have a Mustang shop and do all sorts of wild projects and ship them all around the world. This one was shipped to my 65 year old father who is a doctor in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. With in 1 month of getting the car he wrecked it..did $18K in damage and was fixed by his insurance company...he has since wrecked it 3 more times!! This last one however, totalled the car and paid off by his insurance. He kept trying to have body shops repair the car and after 6 turned him down, he told them...no worry..I'll just send it to my son down in Palm Springs...he'll fix it!!! He told me the damage was" just a fender, door, and a little bit of paint...yea right dad!!! Needless to say, I told him to just scrap the car and get a GT500 like mine, but he insists he loves this body style. So, I am now going to transfer all the parts that are salvageable to a donor 95 Cobra with 13K miles that was stripped that I have owned for 10 years that is just sitting in the shop and build him a new car. This one will be Torch Red...enjoy the pics..if there is enough interest in this thread I will keep posting pics of the progress over the next few months as we do the build in between other projects.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Kiser 3339 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 no offense but dad might need a lower HP car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Ouch. Dad should be grounded for that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 A little bit of Bondo and Paint and your good to go..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vapor08GT500 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 he has a Lincoln LSE I built for him too..also yellow...it is way less HP and he has wrecked it 2X...I think I need to put a cage in the Saleen this time!! If it weren't for the subframe connectors, there is no doubt in my mind that the accident would have crushed his girlfriend...it crushed all the way to the connector and crunched the seat up to that point too..not to mention buckled the roof and broke the dash in 3 parts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevhead20 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I think you need to take his license J/K.......please continue to post pics as I'd like to see the progress :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlbylvr Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Ouch!! You might want to send your dad for advance driving lessons, or simply keep him out of cars.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamaster Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I hate to ask the obvious... but why does your dad wreck cars so often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68S08KR Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Please tell us no one else has been hurt by all your Dads wreckless(ha ha) driving!! Is there a medical issue that needs to be dealt with or is he just having fun on a track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 he has a Lincoln LSE I built for him too..also yellow...it is way less HP and he has wrecked it 2X...I think I need to put a cage in the Saleen this time!! If it weren't for the subframe connectors, there is no doubt in my mind that the accident would have crushed his girlfriend...it crushed all the way to the connector and crunched the seat up to that point too..not to mention buckled the roof and broke the dash in 3 parts... Wouldn't it be cheaper to just get him a Driver? If he pitches a fit, get him a HOT Female Driver............... :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 To Quote the Movie "DAYS OF THUNDER"........ Man #1: Look, a Panel we DON'T have to Fix. Man #2: Bam (He Kicks that Panel) I don't wan't you getting Spoiled. All Funnin aside.......... How is your Dad? I hope is he not hurt. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Wouldn't it be cheaper to just get him a Driver? If he pitches a fit, get him a HOT Female Driver............... :happy feet: How about NO car & just a HOT Female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Passum Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Gee Vapor I think that'll buff right out Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Leicht Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Ouch, I think your Dad needs some track time with a good instructor Keep us posted on the progress. Looks to be interesting. Hope your Dad is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave c Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Talk about role reversal!!!! Dad, we gotta have a talk. I hate when fathers just don't listen. LOL Maybe you should talk to Stalwart. Stewart collects military vehicles, maybe he could hook you up with a tank for your Dad. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vapor08GT500 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Talk about role reversal!!!! Dad, we gotta have a talk. I hate when fathers just don't listen. LOL Maybe you should talk to Stalwart. Stewart collects military vehicles, maybe he could hook you up with a tank for your Dad. Good luck The sad thing is he's owned more high performance cars that I can count over the years! Other than a couple cracked ribs and bruises him and his girlfriend were okay and walked right away. One of his complaints while I was building the car was the sub-frame connectors, he thought it would ride to harsh but I went ahead and installed them anyway! Lucky for his girlfriend!!! As you can see in the pictures the car was crushed up to the sub-frame connectors and ripped the welds. A must have upgrade for any 94-04 Mustang. Anytime a customer does want power adders, I don't give them the option I insist on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markham51 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I think you should get your Dad one of these for his next daily driver..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUFDRAFT Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I'm surprised his girlfriend wasn't injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VNMOUS1 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Let's see....... You're an adult. Dad is obviously an "older" adult. Older, male adult with..... a. Girlfriend b. Fast car in screaming yellow cloak equals Trouble. Two cheaper ways to help dad are...... a. Tell him to buy a 'Vette and get it out of his system (gold chains optional)* b. Tell him you can get Viagra online and they'll ship it to your home so you don't have to drive on public roads. (* I get to say this because I'm a) over 50 and B) half Italian) Just trying to help a brother here. bj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Am I missing something here? Dad's a doctor right ? Doctors make very good money, right ? A doctor could surely buy a new car, right ? I guess what I am asking......why salvage it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtkeith Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Go Dad Go....Just not on the roads. Whats the name of your shop...Seems like you do good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDT Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Get Dad a "PS3" with all the latest Car Race Games........... Safer for Everyone????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMcGuirk Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Hi Alex, This is some story. Has your Dad been to driving school? Bob Bondurant has saved me a lot of $ over the years. Please keep us posted on the build of the replacement car. Regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD SNAKE Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 "Please" don't get your dad a Shelby!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regalt87 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Well you won't have to fix that one again, it's done. Have him get something with side air bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersnake94 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 And you built it for him. My dad can drive better then your dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I thought you all would get a kick out of this... I built a Saleen Cobra for my dad in 2002. 610 HP Vortech Supercharged with a built, forged DOHC 4.6. Car had 14K miles and was mint top to bottom. As most of you know, I have a Mustang shop and do all sorts of wild projects and ship them all around the world. This one was shipped to my 65 year old father who is a doctor in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. With in 1 month of getting the car he wrecked it..did $18K in damage and was fixed by his insurance company...he has since wrecked it 3 more times!! This last one however, totalled the car and paid off by his insurance. He kept trying to have body shops repair the car and after 6 turned him down, he told them...no worry..I'll just send it to my son down in Palm Springs...he'll fix it!!! He told me the damage was" just a fender, door, and a little bit of paint...yea right dad!!! Needless to say, I told him to just scrap the car and get a GT500 like mine, but he insists he loves this body style. So, I am now going to transfer all the parts that are salvageable to a donor 95 Cobra with 13K miles that was stripped that I have owned for 10 years that is just sitting in the shop and build him a new car. This one will be Torch Red...enjoy the pics..if there is enough interest in this thread I will keep posting pics of the progress over the next few months as we do the build in between other projects.... I so want to hold my feelings in but...I just hope he keeps being lucky! But I would urge him, if he's going to drive recklessly, he do it alone next time. Looking at the passenger door his girlfriend is VERY lucky. I just don't know how I would feel if my dad was killed in a car I built for him that he really shouldn't be driving. As people age their eyesight and reflexes deteriorate. His reaction time and mental quickness, Doctor or not, are impacted. He's trying to capture or hang on to the old days of careless youth only today his carelessness may cost someone their life. I pray it never happens but I would think twice before I enabled him anymore. It's not going to stop him from going out and buying something himself but he's an adult even if he doesn't always act like one. Good luck! -Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingram4868 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 How is it that both sides were hit so hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shlbylvr Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 How is it that both sides were hit so hard? Ya, I'd love to know how he did that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiaCobra Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 .....glad I don't live in Fl. Anyway, buy him a Camry and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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