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Deer Damage Series
1968 Fiat 124 Spider July 2000
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The damage shown was caused by hitting a full sized deer at 75 mph. It happened at about 10 pm while returning from the Fiat gathering (OR2K) near Ashland, OR. The incident occurred on I-5 southbound, about 1 mile South of Yreka, CA, 40 miles from Ashland. A bummer in the Summer…..Pete Angel
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Click on each picture to enlarge
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Tues 7/18/00 - A brief rest stop off I-70 in Eastern Utah on the way to Oregon for the 4th annual Fiat rendezvous.
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Thurs 7/20/00 - The gathering place of the Northbound caravan to OR2K. This is the parking lot of Bill and Kathy's restaurant off I-5, about 30 miles North of Sacramento.
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Sun 7/23/00 - The morning after. After spending the night in the local Motel 6, we hiked a mile to where we had parked the car overnight. We then assessed the damage.
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Damage assessment: Heavy damage to hood, DS fender, grille, radiator, radiator support, bumper, turn signals and DS headlight & trim ring. The impact threw the deer forward and (conveniently) to the shoulder of the road
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When we hit the deer, we heard it before we actually saw the impact. When we heard the sound of broken glass, we though it was the windshield beginning to explode. It was the headlight.
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Tues 7/25/00 - Back Home. In order to drive the car back to Colorado, the hood and grille had to be removed, left as a shrine on the interstate, 2100 miles away. The red shown in the pic is only the original paint exposed.
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Final Score Deer 0, Spider 1
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That's it for now <sigh>.
More pics later as the repair progresses.
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