The 'mainstream media', to which gawker belongs, wants headlines and eyeballs, not facts, which is why this story exists and is tagged here at jalop. Death merchants all...
Unless hookers tried to get into your wallet a block away from the yard, none of this counts as a story to tell when you get home.
Now you know how a chair lift or gondola operator at a ski area feels.
Remember, this is an obligatory chew-but-don't-swallow review, not even approaching an anticipatory climax. He arrived, he saw, he drove, he went home. Vini Vidi Meh, straight from the can.
The 4-door 'Vette is right here - since 1996:
Gotta admit those jugs look real from here...
I spotted a red 250 GTO at the post office one day. I didn't think it needed confirming that it was a replica. It was still enjoyable, none the less.
The only thing trees has to do with this is that they are in the foreground, nothing else. The tank went into the trees when the crane fell to one side. Outside of falling over, there was no other 'over'.
At the right speed, and this type of vehicle, any series of objects higher than the roadway become the only contact points.
According to the School Bus geeks
http://www.schoolbusfleet.com/forum/topic.as…
...the Skiway coach was kit-bashed out of a pair of Kenworth Model T-216 Pacific School Coaches. It was dual-control because of zero turning radius - they combined two front halves and stuck engines underneath.
He wasn't scheduled to drive the car until next year,
Don't we have GM to thank for the the mid-'70s V-8 Monza fiasco? To access the rear two spark plugs, the engine has to be lifted up from the crossmember approx. 8", but not completely removed. The seven remaining cars on the road probably still have the original two rear plugs.
11' 8" FTMFW...
$30,000 Lamborghini Bicycle...cut to your physical specs - roof rack extra.