<VV> Damage to 28000 Corsa - what broke the pin ? wind ?!?!?

[George Jones]

Talked with my brother-in-law today (happens to be a retired Leaseway driver
who hauled new cars from the plants in Mich. all over the US. He says that
he was not allowed to let anyone else load or unload the vehicles on his
rig. He said if there was any damage to the vehicles he was held
responsible. He inspected cars before they were loaded, drove the cars on
the trailer, bound each car and verified they were secure. Periodically,
when he stopped for the day, filled up, etc. he did additional inspections
on the vehicle bindings en-route.  He unloaded the vehicles at the
dealership and occasionally was offered assistance by dealership personnel,
but always refused, because he didn't want to be responsible for the damage
they might have done. The cars were his from the moment he did the
inspection at the factory until the dealer acknowledged acceptance by
signing the Bill of Lading.

Chaz,

I believe the pin pseargent was referring to was the pivot pin on the deck
lid where the lid support attached to the lid, but that's just how I read
it.


George Jones
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Eastern Division Director,
Corvair Society of America (CORSA)
Performance Corvair Group
Central Florida Corvair Club (Since 2009)
Tidewater Corvair Club (since 1987)
Central Virginia Corvair Club (since 2006)
CORSA (since 1987)
'65 Monza Crown V8 Convertible
'66 Monza Coupe Custom


On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:15 PM, <chaz at properproper.com> wrote:

> My own curiosity asks, what broke the pin ~ the wind ?!?!?
>
> It doesn't seem that "wind" (even on an open train, backward) could rip
> the pin to cause the damage that was intitially described ?
>
> It wouldn't make any difference just WHAT caused it, if they are
> reputable and it happened it while in their "care and custody," but wind
> does not appear to be the culprit here, IMHO.
>
> Too bad that bad things happen to good cars though ...
>
> Charlie
>
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: <VV> Damage to 28000 Corsa
> > From: Neal <lazypine at earthlink.net>
> > Date: Thu, April 21, 2011 1:40 pm
> > To: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> >
> >
> > Hi, I am a Corvair owner and an auto transporter. What you are describing
> as damage was most certain caused by the lid blowing open during transport.
> If this was a reputable transport company, there shouldn't even be a
> question as to who should be paying for the damage that wasn't there when
> they took delivery of the vehicle. If you signed a contract with the hauler
> damage claims should be described within the contract. Certainly when I haul
> a car it's MY responsibility to ensure that the deck lids, doors, or hoods
> are securely fastened or tie them shut with ratchet straps. If it was my car
> I would be insistent that they take care of any damage which happened while
> the car was in there "care and custody". Good luck, Neal
> >
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