Hi
Brad,
I looked at your web
sight, your cars and family. Both look very nice and you are a lucky
person.
I noticed pictures of
Lafayette. I am sure it
isn’t, but is that Indiana? My daughter
attends Purdue University there. They
are having a large car show “Dancing in the Streets” July 30. I won’t be
able to go in that I will have only been out of the hospital about two weeks
from my second 3 disc fusion in the lower back, I may be making a mistake, but
I have told my daughter if I couldn’t make it she could take the car and enter
it herself.
I read what you said
about the insurance and that really makes me a little nervous. I have
the car insured with my home and auto insurance rather than collectors
insurance so my daughter can drive the car at times. It is insured for a
certain amount, but your comment about 60% vs. 80% concerns me. I think
I better contact my agent and speak to him prior to my daughter taking it to
any shows without me.
Chuck
Speake
70 Chevelle
Malibu
Glen Ellyn,
IL
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From: Brad
Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July
04, 2005
9:14
PM
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Bad Long
week end
Dave,
Sorry to hear
about this. I've been involved in a crash just like this one. All
I can say is to fully document everything starting now. I was in my '66
Corvette when some guy in a pickup started, stopped, and then started his left
turn in front of me. At the time, he apologized and appeared to take
responsibility. By the next time I heard from my insurance company, he
decided I must have been speeding (he says at least 55) and that is why I hit
him.
The next complication was that my insurance company (they
were the ones to work with since there was a question of fault) decided that
my car was an "old Chevy" and that the "junk" percentage would be 60% of
assessed value instead of the 80% that they use for new cars.
This
turned into a long, long battle with both my insurance company and the other
one as all I wanted was to have my car repaired. Having full
documentation of the car and every conversation really helped keep things
clear. Good luck and let us know if you need any help or run into problems in
the next few months.
Brad Waller
1967 Chevelle, 1966 Corvette
http://epage.com/brad
Dave Benjamin
wrote:
The
Beaumont Takes
One
We went
for a nice little cruise Friday and when I was coming back into town a Mini
Van was stopped ready to make a left turn in front of me. For some reason she
decided to try to make it and I was too close and couldn't get it stopped in
time. Everyone is fine. I am thankful we were in the Beaumont and not our
little Honda. They do take a good hit. She was charged but now I have to get
the hot rod fixed. It doesn't look to bad in the pictures but it needs a bunch
of work now.
I am now
looking for some parts. Any help is
appreciated.