Ke36 Van - Wipeout

[TLP]

Hey all.

 

I own a 1976 KE36 Panelvan (with windows - is it still a "panel" van?). Some miserable so and so ran into it whilst it was parked on Robinson Road in Geebung on Saturday 26 July 2008 at approx 4am. Did not leave details, or hang around. Came across this site whilst looking for places to source parts for repairs. Thought you might be interested in what goes on out there, and maybe someone could even assist me sourcing parts to put it back together.

 

Thanks in advance and looking forward to hearing/reading your comments.

 

After completion of facelift approx 2 yrs ago.

 

 

 

 

 

Aftermath of 4am hit/run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What was left embeded in the side of my car and no doubt caused part of the damage. I am thinking it might be from an alloy tray on the back of a ute. Any ideas where it may have come from?

 

[irokin]

Definitely a ute IMO. I can't think of anything else that could leave a mark like that and leave the bottom panels virtually scratch free.

[philbey]

I'd be guessing a traytop truck over a ute - easier to do and I can't imagine a ute would have the momentum to rip the full length of the car.

 

Sorry to see that mate. I hate public parking my KE16 because of this sort of shit.

[towe001]

Holly phuck me

 

I'd be more inclined to go with Philbey on that

for the same reasons plus the height. The tray on a ute is normally lower

 

but either way it is it's going to be costly.

 

There's no construction work going on around near your place is there ?

[chrisandliz[RL]]

ummm, you could cut the other side a make it into a ute.

 

I would not like to think of how much that would cost to fix.

 

Sorry to see a good rolla get trashed.

 

Chris

[KEhendo]

omfg! it's strange how it left such a thin 'tear'. living on a main road is really dangerous. i have had two drivers side mirrors broken off and no one left a note either time. hope someone comes forward. where you insured?

[WinKE55]

I would say Ute as well. Maybe drive around and see if there is any damage to any utes around the place, see if your paint is on there car or not. Though finding the ute or car maybe like finding a needle in a hay stack but it is always good to go look. IMO I would bring a bag or crowbar just for scare tactics. Though I don't advise you to do the same.

 

Wont be cheap either from the looks of that, I have never seen the shell just split like that before.

[Trev]

Check out a few fence places local to you and see if any of their vehicles have damage as that is a fence post.

[PHATKE20S]

:) :) :( :dance: :yes:

I know this Van and it's tragic that it has been treated with such disrespect.

You have a PM mate, by the way.

[Clapped out]

There might be a little bit of structural damage, in the pic down the drivers side the two rear side windows are of different allignment eg, one is sitting out more than the other. A whole side panel chop looks to be what the doctor ordered. Hence the smeghole that done this, i'd be involving the police,

 

cheers phatke30!

[Nitephyre]

That's definitely done by a truck, as you'd need a fair bit of torque to can open it like that while on the move.

 

I reckon that's not fixable :)

[JiP]

OMG that's a real pitty.

 

Have you seen if there are any council CCTV cams around?? Of maybe any local businesses with cams out front? Banks?

 

Have you asked locals if they saw anything?/ You seem to be parked in a residential area?

 

Is it insured?? If so make a claim, get your payout and buy it back to repair it if you can. I'd say it could be fixed but you'd want to find another door and maybe find a wagon to use as a donor for the majority of the side and pillar.

 

WoW, I can't believe how close they got to the fuel tank/

[mitch4397]

clearly the work of a T-rex....

 

big shame, bloody neat wags!

[67Rolla-Ken]

S**t!! I wouldn't think that would be fixable, and it looked soo tidy :lol:

Another reason why my beasty is getting $7K+ full comp as soon as she's ready to leave the paint shop!

 

I hope she can be fixed... but that looks brutal.

Edited August 3, 2008 by Dunadan

[TLP]

Firstly, Thanks for your words of encouragement and quick replies. I will answer some questions that have arisen in this post -

 

There's no construction work going on around near your place is there ?

 

Not that I could see. Some a few k's back down the road on major site, but 4am on Sat morning??

 

 

hope someone comes forward. where you insured?

 

No one has come forward yet, and I don't expect them to. As for insurance, the market value if written off was $800 and the annual premium with an under 25yr old driver ( the current user) was (pulling number from air, as I can't remember) $1200 plus, with the excess for any claim being the same as the market value, soooo, it only had non compulsory third party & fire and theft. If I could identify who the other party was, I think the non compulsory Third Party would pay out a certain amount if they were not insured and at fault.

 

Hence the smeghole that done this, i'd be involving the police,

 

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Have you asked locals if they saw anything?/ You seem to be parked in a residential area?

 

It was reported to the police after it was discovered by driver of the corolla at the time, which was some 4 hours after the incident. The car was parked in a semi residential area near the train station, so someone who lived nearby where it was parked, heard it at 4am, but no other vehicles around when they went to investigate the noise that woke them. As it was reported some time after the incident, where do you start??

 

Have you seen if there are any council CCTV cams around?? Of maybe any local businesses with cams out front? Banks?

 

Cameras are positioned around the railway station, but none cover the area where the incident occured. No local businesses where able to assist.

 

clearly the work of a T-rex....

 

Checked the lost and found section of the local paper, but no one had reported one missing during that period. Maybe it returned home without the owners noticing that it had escaped from their yard.

 

I know this Van and it's tragic that it has been treated with such disrespect.

You have a PM mate, by the way.

 

thanks, I got the PM and spoke to phatke20s today.

 

 

 

I have contacted a number of wrecking yards recently, those being

 

All Brand Wrecking Brendale, Narangba Wrecking, Boss Wrecking Tingalpa, Kelly's Wreckers Carseldine, Boondall Auto Recyclers, All Car Spares Windsor, Carindale Wreckers, Beenleigh Auto Dismantlers, Self Service Auto Parts (ABC Wreckers) Wacol, Capalaba Wreckers, Just Toyota Gold Coast, aussie Car Recyclers, Pacific Highway Wreckers, Gold Coast Auto Wreckers, Salisbury Wreckers, and Ipswich Spares.

 

If others could keep an ear to the ground in relation to suitable parts, it would be appreciated, as it is only a "minor" cosmetic blemish. The rest is mechanically sound.

 

 

"A VAN BARELY ALIVE. GENTLEMEN, WE CAN REBUILD IT. WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BUILD THE WORLD'S FIRST BIONIC VAN. THIS WILL BE THAT VAN. BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE. BETTER, STRONGER, FASTER. I GIVE YOU, THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR VAN!"

 

May have to rename it from "The Wonder Wagon" (its a wonder it still goes) to "Steve Austin". For those a bit younger than I, do a Wikipedia search on "the six million dollar man"