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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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A Corvette crashed into a popular Dallas eatery on Friday.

The incident happened approximately at or before 11 a.m. at 3906 Lemmon Avenue in Dallas.

The out-of-control sports car came to a stop in a patio eating area fronting the La Madeleine restaurant.

An employee of the restaurant said the vehicle slammed into the building but that he didn't think anyone was badly injured.

He could not provide further details.

It was not clear what caused the crash or if any charges would be filed.






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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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Nice what a waste of a good looking vette!!!!
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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talk about front door service!!! def a nice car, makes me sick just lookin at it. It might even be totalled, frame might be bent since the targa top is popping up from what I can see. Wonder how much the buy back is going to be
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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You mean that wasn't the drive through????
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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How did that even happen...?
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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that looks the "zhz corvette" Hertz Rental. They were specificly made for hertz.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by will350wax
that looks the "zhz corvette" Hertz Rental. They were specificly made for hertz.
that will be fun to pay for.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:16 PM
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that will be fun to pay for.
Hope he got the optional insurance.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by O6DODGE
Nice what a waste of a good looking vette!!!!
Hell no, I need that motor...
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad Chad
Hell no, I need that motor...
there is a thread on here of a guy selling his ls7 i beleive he wants 10k though
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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I can just see at the Hertz counter when he picked it up:

"Sir, do you want the optional insurance?"

"Yeah, I'm going to need that with the kind of driving I'm planning on doing."
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by will350wax
that looks the "zhz corvette" Hertz Rental. They were specificly made for hertz.
Sure looks like it. Told you to get that one last time you had a rental
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:11 PM
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WOW! I wish a vette would crash into my restaurant! You'd see the engine in my truck in a week "nah man dont worry bout the fence or wall, just go ahead and leave me the keys"
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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DOH!

I have one just like that below my monitor.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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where did you get that?
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dirty 30
WOW! I wish a vette would crash into my restaurant! You'd see the engine in my truck in a week "nah man dont worry bout the fence or wall, just go ahead and leave me the keys"
^ lol by the time the tow truck got there it would be just be the frame.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 99problemz
where did you get that?
Not sure, I bought a slew of them (Camaro SS, 67 BOSS, Vett etc.) a while back.

The vette is a:
1 Badd Ride 2005 Corvette C6 (1baddride.com)

I cant find an image of "this" particular one on the net.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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Sucks to see someone couldnt handle power. O well thats why there is insurance.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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i saw 1 just like that at the fitness connection of i45/by fuqua next to the
hilton furniture place, looked clean
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by will350wax
that looks the "zhz corvette" Hertz Rental. They were specificly made for hertz.
i kept seeing vettes with that paint job and wondering what they were

Originally Posted by ArrestMeRedZ
I can just see at the Hertz counter when he picked it up:

"Sir, do you want the optional insurance?"

"Yeah, I'm going to need that with the kind of driving I'm planning on doing."
or as jeff foxworthy puts it "yeah, i need the insurance because this thing's going to see more air than a skateboard at the x games"
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