[TPR] Follow up to SSCC, post-race, Ash Springs

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Holy Cow, thats unbelievable!

Who is this wizard?

Michael
On Oct 4, 2012 11:58 PM, "John Bentley" <gndplne at yahoo.com> wrote:

> looks awesome Asa.  you dodged a bullet on that one.  nice!
>
> JB
>
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> *From:* Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> *To:* "tpr at teampanteraracing.com" <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 4, 2012 8:30 PM
> *Subject:* [TPR] Follow up to SSCC, post-race, Ash Springs
>
> Some of you may remember I spoke about this:
>
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=5586
>
> My Pantera was backed into at the Ash Springs Shell station by a disabled
> woman in her 2011 Chevy Malibu.  (which by the way has a trunk line
> -higher- than the top of a Pantera but that's no excuse).  I immediately
> called Hagarty and left all the details on their after hours answering
> machine (what? no live people on a Sunday afternoon?)
>
> I drove it the rest of the way to Las Vegas for the SSCC banquet, one
> -not- to have been missed this 25th Anniversary year.  I then drove it the
> 1,100 miles home back to Spokane, WA.
>
> When Hagarty called me back, they had already heard from Gieco who said
> their client had admitted full responsibility.  I got some estimates.
>
> I had the alignment checked, it was fine.
>
> I took the decals off the damaged area and polished it with Meguire's #4,
> #7 and then topped it off with some wax.  No cracks, no blemishes, just
> some ugly dents.
>
> I took it to a paintless dent removal guy last Friday.  The same guy
> worked on it last year to remove some unsightly -small- dents and lots of
> door dings on the passenger side.  He said he could probably get this
> fender back to about 98% of what it was.  I said, that'd be fine, I'm not
> starting a restoration.  He said if he couldn't get it to 98%, he'd call me
> and we'd then take it to a real body shop (that I already had an estimate
> from).  That was last Friday.
>
> Sunday, I flew to Long Beach.
> Monday, I had dinner with Mad Dog and Dick Drenske.
> Tuesday, I hadn't heard from the dent guy.
> Wednesday, I hadn't heard from the dent guy... I'm starting to worry.
> Today, I miss my dentist appointment because I'm so busy at work I simply
> forget.
> I get a call from my dent guy.... the cat is done and she looks gorgeous.
>
> Something about 40 year old Italian metal and a white paint job that
> simply won't give up.  He was elated it came out so much better than he
> thought it would.  The attached photos are from the dent guy as he received
> it, worked through it, and finished it.
>
> $500
>
> I pick her up tomorrow.  I'm jazzed.  :)
> Asa Jay
>
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