Thread: DEUCE ROADSTER... Trip to the GNRS ends early in tragedy ( wreck )

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THIS EMAIL IS FROM DEUCE ROADSTER a member here ....... :-( NOT ME !

The roadster was going to be at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona California this weekend. I loaded the 32 up in the trailer and left Friday for California going Interstate 40. Saturday a little after 1 o'clock ... just outside Memphis Tn.

A fellow changed lanes ... into my lane and run me off the Interstate ...The truck and enclosed trailer jack knifed and after hitting the guard rail with the tail of the trailer ... turned 180 degrees backwards and slid down into the median.

Both the tires and rims on the right side were destroyed and the roadster broke loose inside the trailer. So after 6 hours on the Interstate getting the tires replaced ( I had 2 spares ) and getting a wrecker to get the box up on level pavement ... the wife and I just towed the 600 miles back home ...

I was really looking forward to seeing all the 75th anniversary 32 Fords ... BUT ... I am very thankful that my wife and I were not killed.

The truck can be fixed ... the trailer fixed/replaced and I have a few extra 32 Fenders ... so in the end ... all's well when you can drive back home ...