Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Hi back on list terrible news for me

[Jim's Email (jimshadow]

Britt,

First and foremost, glad to hear you and the Blonde are OK!!!!!!!!!!
Very sorry to hear about the car. What a tragedy!   Especially at such a
reasonable speed.  Could've been antifreeze as well?   What will happen now?
Will insurance cover enough to find a replacement?

JIM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com>
To: "JIM" <jimshadow [at] verizon.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:29 AM
Subject: [Ferrari] Hi back on list terrible news for me


>
> HI Guys,
>
> I am back on list as well. Did the trip to France in the 400i and it went
> well. Won first in class in the 400i in July at the Ferrari Concours which
was
> nice. Refinished the 328GTS engine to concours standard with a valve
adjustment
> and belt job as well.
>
> The horrible thing that has happened is my 1986 328GTS was wrecked on
Sunday
> and I expect it is a total loss. Driving to the Welsh coast on the A5 on
> Sunday morning going in a dead straight line the rear wheels lost total
grip. The
> car started to spin immediately and we slammed into the barrier in
reverse,
> bounced off and rotated again onto the hard shoulder. Than the rear left
light
> cluster caught fire. I suspect diesel on the road, it was like driving on
black
> ice, I had no chance to save the car. The blonde and I weren't hurt, just
> banged up, but with the exterior body damage the insurance company may say
it is
> uneconomical to repair. Wheels, engine, passenger comparment, frame are
all
> undamaged but ever exterior panel aside from doors, rt ft and rear wings
need to
> be replaced. I am heart broken as I have had the car for 6 years and
driven it
> over 30,000 miles, all over Europe and the UK. It was my first Ferrari and
> one of the earliest made. Since than everything is a blur, in all my years
of
> driving I have never, ever had a car just lose grip totally in a straight
line
> at 50mph (no faster) and spin so suddenly. In fact I have tracked the car
many
> times and never experienced anything close. Only diesel on the damp road
could
> have caused this.....Still haven't had the insurance company look at it
but
> my mechanic says its a goner.
>
> BR in the UK
> 1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
> 1980 400i (RHD 72,000 miles)
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