Ok, here we go. A friend of mine fell head over heals for a brand new loaded, white Pontiac T/A with t-tops.
Now this is where it get's a little fuzzy. I know the car was a 79, but it must have been 1980 when he bought it, because it was the fishing derby on the river and that happens in January each year. So one week after he bought it we were out on the river at the "fishing shack" doing what young guys do.
So we were "fishing" all day, and it was beer thirty again, black of night and my buddy was going up town for another 1/4 barrel of beverages. Next thing here he was coming back on foot just wild mad, hollering something that will not be repeated here.
He got off the main trail on his way back to town and the car fell into the ice, three wheels fell through.
Being your typical rednecks of the day we were going to pull it out before our local law enforcement agent was called. Well someone chiseled enough ice to get a chain to the rear end and the other to a 4X4 and started tugging. It moved very little so we hooked on another 4X4 and after some time it finally let loose.
Next morning we got together to clean things up from the night before and found out that the T/A (brand new T/A) buckled right in the middle, the t-tops wouldn't close, and the door gaps were more than they were supposed to be. Basically, JUNK! I'm thinking falling through the ice is what did it in, but the pull didn't help matters much. The car was totaled by the insurance company.
My redneck story.