Bad news for me and my 73

Dude, so sorry for your loss, I'm painfully aware of how it feels also. Mine was totaled in October 2004. A fast and furious punk in his 91 Honda civic tried to run a red light doing 65 in a 30 and T-Boned the snot out of me, spun me 180* into an oncoming Ram, I had just finished 6 months of physical therapy for knee surgery too. My glasses broke on the steering wheel and my face was cut up pretty bad but I was on such an adrenaline rush that I just blew thru the pain and made the ambulence release me so I could ride with the tow truck, in retrospect it was a stupid thing to do becasue the next day I could not even get out of bed, my back was frozen solid. I'm glad you were smarter about it then was. I spent the next 6 months back in Physical Therapy. Fortunately even though it was declared totaled (doesn't seem it compared ot yours though) there is no salvage title in NH though and so after a long deliberation I chose to save my car, it was well insured and the kid didn't have a leg to stand on guilty wise. Here we are over a year and a half later and with a little luck I'll be back on the road for Fourth of July weekend. My car will be better than ever though it'll now me modified instead of all original but ther eare days when back feels as bad as it did that next day still, my activities are scaled way back and even changing spark plugs can leave me hunched for hours much less a long ride in a stock seat.

All of it is way better than playing a harp though! gOOD LUCK GOING FORWARD!

Alarus, good luck in Court; hope your attorney's enthusiasm is right. Would suck to see the insult of a ticket added to the injuries from the accident.

FWIW, there's a 197??? (haven't seen enough of the nose to get down which year 71-73) coupe a couple blocks away from me (Yuma) that's been "for sale" for the past couple years. I don't really know its condition, other than the pass rear quarter, sail panel, taillight panel, an trunklid are folded up and in - probably the sub on that corner as well, although the axle seems square from a "drive-by" glance. From the looks of the photos, that corner is about all that's left of your Stang
I'll go pester the guy if you end up being interested. And, I'll keep my eyes open while driving around on-the-job. There are a ton of Mustangs in various condition down here.

My oldest brother (64 and an old Stang-nut from the first years) retired and moved down to Queen Valley about a year ago; said he was happy to get away from "the Valley" especially the traffic. Then he told me about driving up on what I surmise to be your accident (he sounded like he was in pain as he described your car) on a trip into Mesa. I'll have to pass along that it was a Stangnetter.

88Stang331 said:

On the other hand, what a a** hole to speed up while your trying to pass him. I believe they teach you in Drivers Ed to slow down when somebody is trying to pass you?

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It sucks, but what they teach in most DE classes these days wouldn't have gotten me a bicycle license back in the mid-to-late 70's. I guess I'm old-school; but a good old "Hamburger on the Highway" movie to make you puke up your lunch is a good starter so you can pay attention to the driving instruction later in the class.

Besides, my brother's place in Queen Valley is still too close to the lunatics in Phoenix Metro; which is why I live in Yuma! Many of the snowbirds down her drive like they want to end their retirement early; but at least they do it slowly enough that you can (usually) get out of the way.

Edbert said:

Good luck in court.

Regarding the salvage value...after you take all the bits off it you'll be very lucky if someone doesn't charge you to haul it off. Let the wrecker take it for free and consider yourself ahead of the game.

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Scrap metal is scrap metal. If a yard has their own truck, they'll pay and haul it. Prolly like $40...but that's better than nothing.

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TheMetriX said:

I hate it when people (especially cops) think that, just because you drive a classic/musclecar, that you are always racing someone on the street. If these people weren't there to witness what actually happened, then they need to keep their GD mouths shut!

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Seems to me that would be an assumption...if it was still 1980. You're looking at a '70's Mustang in 2006. Not exactly everyone's stereotypical idea of a hell raiser hotrod anymore. Maybe a foxbody.
Something just doesn't seem right here. I got into an accident in late July. Everything was sorted out immediately. The Trooper listened to me and my passenger, then the driver that plowed into us. She got two tickets, I walked. He didn't even need to call the witness that pulled over and gave me his number. I'm not pointing fingers. I'm just wondering, where were all the credible witnesses?
BTW, when I was dealing with the other driver's insurance about totalling my car, the adjuster told me that the officers opinion is only a 3rd party because he did not witness the accident. So that should have little bearing if everyone else's story matches yours.
So maybe it will work out.

Yeah, I hope there's a decent judge involved in your court proceedings. One who listens to the witnesses, and not just taking the word of some "donut eating pig."

TheMetriX said:

Makes me think that to become a "cop," you have to have an IQ less than 12.

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One who listens to the witnesses, and not just taking the word of some "donut eating pig."

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Who the hell are you? Rodney King? Do you have a good story of a PERSONAL encounter, or are you just another whiner that got too many well-deserved tickets?

Ruh-roh Shaggy!

You're a cop, aren't you?

I'll have you know, I've only received one ticket. The cops in my area are very dumb, and do some pretty shady things.

My point was, that if the cop didn't witness the incident, he/she shouldn't be making asumptions about what happened.