Deer Danger 44272 Deer stories (from about 20 I could tell you. I live in a very rural area and they're a constant danger). I live in the Upstate area of South Carolina. There's a...
Been there, done that...
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Deer Danger 4426Yes! It isn't just something that happens in the boondocks, although the consequences might be more severe there because of higher speeds. Deer...
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Hit a pretty good sized buck doing 55+ MPH. Have the damage to show for it. Hoping to find a new rad support and grille that greedy junkyard owners don't want an arm and a leg for. I went to a yard called "Friendship Junkyard" a couple weeks ago and they wanted $70 for half of a '68 Galaxie grille that looked like hell. I've seen far nicer grilles on eBay for under $20. Bah, if I don't find anything this weekend I'll probably find something at Carlisle the following weekend.
Oh, I'm glad I was driving the Galaxie when this happened. If I had been driving either of my beaters I was trying to sell at the time (Prelude and Calais), well, things coulda been much worse off for me, especially in the Prelude. I've always said half the reason I drive these big old cars with frames is for safety, and it's proven worthwhile twice. Once getting struck in the side in my '67, saved my girlfriend from getting hurt, and then of course with the deer and the '68.
At least I had the car running the next day after replacing the fan and radiator. Had to get a new water pump later on as the bearings were damaged from the impact. No big deal, though the radiator was kind of expensive.
Cory
