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

[Robert Garven (rgarven]

Could it have been a cv joint failure or other suspension component?

Glad your OK really sorry about the car!!

Rob

On 8/23/06, Clarence Romero Jr. <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Damn sorry to here about your wreck but it shows how well the cars are
> built.
> Glad you and the blond are ok.
>
>
> Clyde Romero
> Ferrari's and Ducati's
> Fly Fast N' Check Six!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Britt2Asa [at] aol.com [mailto:Britt2Asa [at] aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 5:30 AM
> To: clyde
> Cc: The FerrariList
> 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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Robert Garven, Ventura, California
1975 308 gt4 Red/ Black