Three 's a crowd

A productive Saturday thanks to precious help from my sons.
Radiator and fan - out,
fuel-pump and filter - out,
rear panel - out,
rear suspension and half axles - out,
and finally (for today) loom - out... which is just a small wooden box full off cables, switches, relays and sensors. Not so easy to get it out, but most certainly a major headache to get everything in place again.

The rearside of the chassis almost empty now (except for the diff and brake lines).

The scuttle now bare of cables, panels and everything mounted like the coolant expansion tank.

Damage to the rails clearly visible, upper triangle and side rails.

Not that much left before the engine and gearbox can come out. Some inner panels, the brake and fuel lines, the oil cooler and maybe some smaller things I only will find out.
Cheers.

"She will live"... well... hopefully !

Last Friday I got news from the insurance expert and although I haven't received the official report, the offer appears to be quite fair. The weekend was long enough to take a decision and I will (try to) rebuild my car. A box large enough in a storage depot half an hour away was booked and this morning, the ACL towing service transfered the car.

Arrival at it's temporary home.

Ready for dismantling.

Some of the bent parts after the first couple of hours.

From left to right, wheel carrier looks ok, lower shock absorber eye ripped off, lower pivot bent, upper wishbone and lower wishbone bent, on top bent steering column. Some more damaged parts still in the car.
The rest of the week I have to work abroad and will not be able to work on the car.
Cheers.

Damage survey

The insurance company and the expert will probably forward a proposition next week. Today I took some more photos and I will start a list with the damaged items I already am sure to be replaced. Further on, I will have to look for a depot or big garage where I can dismantle the car. A specialized company will straighten the chassis, but therefore, it has to be completely naked.
Survey
Wishbone, upper and lower, if exactly the same is available, else the wishbones of both sides will be replaced. During dismantling, it will be visible if the wheel carrier and steering are damaged.

Nose, cracked beyond repair, brackets as well, nose pushed against bonnet during crash, damaged beyond repair as well. I'm not talking about smaller items like flasher or headlight a.s.o.

Radiator, damaged beyond repair, this was an original Caterham item.

 Nose pushed against bonnet, bonnet pushed against air-filter...

 Chassis tubes bent, upper, middle and lower on driver's side, some smaller tubes up front.

Where it all started for my car 23 years ago, Garage Jean Kesseler in Gonderange, Luxembourg. At that time this company was the Westfield importer for Luxembourg. Those not wanting to assemble the kit on their own bought it here OTR-ready (OTR - on the road).

Hopefully my car will be repaired during the winter months. As I found out by now, it has some history to be told, but I will only tell it when it is repaired and running again.

Cheers.

Journey's end

Pics speak for themselves...
Driver and passenger are ok, only minor injuries.
The driver coming from the other side turned left and didn't wait for me to pass by. Insurance has to decide whether the car will be repaired or written off. You may read less posts in the near future, but I hope to be back with better news soon.
Cheers.