Cars come, cars go, and when they leave the nest, we kinda keep tabs on them. We recently saw this video of our old VW Fox project, and we don’t know if we’ll hear much more about this one.
What’s the worst thing you have seen happen to one of your old cars? And, backing up, do you even …
Knowing the amount of time we sunk into the Fox, this video clip hurt to watch.
I mean, of course I still watched it more than once.
The video is missing.
In reply to Toyman! :
The blurry red car in the picture is going fast, then finds itself with a Fox parked in its way, nowhere to go and not enough time to do anything about it 
I just recently experienced this. Three years after selling Datsaniti, the Datsun 210 wagon that I spent thousands of hours on to win the $2000 Challenge in 2019, it finally resurfaced on the internet. But it had been crashed.
And honestly, I felt nothing. That car was more about the experience of building and racing. I got everything out of it that I wanted. If it had significant emotional importance to me, I wouldn't have sold it. I'm sure the Fox is a similar situation for you. I still have my stories, which can't be crumpled up and dumped next to a telephone car.
In reply to Toyman! :
Not sure why it isn't showing up on your end, but here's a direct link that should let you watch it:
In reply to Colin Wood :
Looks like it's a FB video. That may be why. All I see is a big white blank spot.
Ooof. Are there people standing by it? Why was the corner not flagged?
David S. Wallens said:What’s the worst thing you have seen happen to one of your old cars?
A couple years after trading one of my cars, I got a letter from the US government, telling me that it had been seized at the border for violation of USC such-and-such (IIRC it was drug smuggling). Since I was the last registered owner in the database they were letting me know that it was due to be auctioned at some date.
At the time I lived in San Diego, where high milage trade-ins often get sold across the border in Mexico, which is presumably why they didn't know who it belonged to. I did not hesitate to send them a copy of the release of liability form that I got when I sold it.
maschinenbau said:I just recently experienced this. Three years after selling Datsaniti, the Datsun 210 wagon that I spent thousands of hours on to win the $2000 Challenge in 2019, it finally resurfaced on the internet. But it had been crashed.
And honestly, I felt nothing. That car was more about the experience of building and racing. I got everything out of it that I wanted. If it had significant emotional importance to me, I wouldn't have sold it. I'm sure the Fox is a similar situation for you. I still have my stories, which can't be crumpled up and dumped next to a telephone car.
Sucks to see that car crushed, but is that a giant telephone car beside it?
David S. Wallens said:Sucks to see that car crushed, but is that a giant telephone car beside it?
I'm sorry for your loss, how much are the wheels?
In reply to David S. Wallens :
I need to know about the car phone!
Sad to see the Fox go out this way. I have some good memories from when we were building the car after work in Toms garage and taking it to race at Barber.
In reply to Wally (Forum Supporter) :
I’m picturing this but on an F-150 chassis.
That must be from the original buyer of my car. He was a movie props builder or set dresser or something, and known for bringing telephone cars to Burning Man. Cool dude.
That car was bad luck.
tester (Forum Supporter) said:That car was bad luck.
We have no idea what you're talking about... 
The irony of the video is that the film car is owned by the original owner/builder of the Fox.
I was on track when the incident happened. I didn't see it but went past it maybe 10 seconds later. No, the Fox will likely not return, whole front end shifted. The driver of the Solara (I know them) also needed to be looking further ahead. They got lucky, no major damage. It was back on track within 15 minutes.
I was young. Built a daily driver from parts of various Toyotas. I did my best, but I was inexperienced at every step of the way. It was the first time I ever did brakes.
3 days after I sold it, I saw it crumpled up at a local gas station. Front end collision. The engine was in the passenger compartment. I doubt any occupants survived.
I never found out if it was a brake failure. I was too scared to ask.
In reply to SKJSS (formerly Klayfish) :
can't find the video right now, a friend found the nose of their Integra shoved a foot to the left at Thunderhill. They chained a truck to it and got a running start, straightened it right out.
Most of the spot welds popped in the process, mind you.
Honestly there are worse lives for a car to lead. Parted out and taken to the crusher in working order or abandoned behind a barn to rot would be way worse than having a purpose built racecar die doing purpose built racecar stuff
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