"By the end of our trip home (which my friend got a great kick out of,
ramming a truck and all) we expected the NYB bumper to be toast. Well, in
fact it had nothing more than a few scrapes on the chrome."
I'm not surprised! LOL Have you SEEN what's behind those NYB bumpers??
Those 5mph bumpers are something amazing!
That would have been quite a ride!
----- Original Message -----
From: "James" <nyb@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Imperial vs Non-moving objects
C F wrote:
> Years ago, I bought a '78 NYB coupe with terminal cancer as a parts-car
for my '77 NYB. The only catch was, this rusty NYB had absolutely no brakes.
Having it flatbedded home was over $100, and I had to remove it the same day
to cinch the deal.
>
> I ended up renting a U-haul box truck for $19.95. This truck used a
section of 1/2" I-beam for a rear bumper. (Can you see where this is going?)
>
> I put a friend of mine behind the wheel of the NYB, and a big chain under
the frame, while I drove the U-haul. I tried to catch green lights, but on
the occassional red, I tried to slow as gently as possible and allowed the
NYB to "tap" itself down to speed.
>
> Naturally, some stops were harder than others. During one of these hard
stops, the NYB slammed right into the rear of the truck. While I sat at the
light, a woman began frantically waving her arms, telling me to roll down
the windows.
>
> I did, and she exclaimed "I saw the whole thing! that guy didn't even try
to stop! Do you need my number?"
>
> By the end of our trip home (which my friend got a great kick out of,
ramming a truck and all) we expected the NYB bumper to be toast. Well, in
fact it had nothing more than a few scrapes on the chrome.
>
> Carmine F.
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