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Newcastle Hail Storm Today
VWFOOL - October 31st, 2006 at 08:25 PM

hope my fellow DNVK members got their rides out of the freak hail storm today, unfotunately for my bro his entire car yard was destroyed, even his treasured all original Kingswood premiere copped a beating. He said the hail was so big after 3 hits to the head he was knocked to the ground trying to rescue his cars. Damn...


68AutoBug - October 31st, 2006 at 08:35 PM

If it dented a Kingswood....

it was big hail....

I always thought beetles were too strong for hail damage

but if the hail is big enough...

it's wreck anything....

sorry to hear of Your Brothers car yard....


squizy - October 31st, 2006 at 08:38 PM

Damn Sam that's bad news. Sorry to hear about your bro's yard. Those pics you'd posted of the Kingy were sweet. Hope the insurance gets him back on his feet soon.


VWCOOL - October 31st, 2006 at 08:46 PM

Oh shite...


ratty 63 - October 31st, 2006 at 10:12 PM

Bugger - nothing worst than seeing a vehicle which has survived years and miles of crazy drivers be damaged by the weather.

I feel your pain - I'm still repairing the damage to our familys cars from a hail storm that hit us exactly a year ago today... weird!:duh

R :)


bond - October 31st, 2006 at 10:20 PM

HALLOWEEN HAIL - queue funkadellic eerie music.....

nick


vwjon - November 1st, 2006 at 01:42 AM

yeah thats bad news dude, i was in munich germany when the same happened there, almost all winscreens were smashed, roofs bonnets and boots were all badly dented like someone had used a ballpiene hammer on them. i was lucky we parked in a multistory and no damage was done, loads of people were hurt as well, we looked from a shop door way!!
hope insurance sorts things out


VDUBXTC - November 1st, 2006 at 07:42 AM

yeah my families cars were destroyed too.
less then a year old fully imported SAAB Vectra Sport and a brand new holden Vectra. The saab recieved damage on every panel like the hail just honed in on it from all directions. The holden now has no front or rear windows and the side mirrow was smashed off.
Pissed that the saab got damaged cause its the only one with its colour in the country.
Also the boats canopy was destroyed

Sorry to hear about your bro's yard sam. dam that will hit hard (No pun intended) with business


HotRodMatt - November 1st, 2006 at 08:21 AM

Man that's harsh. Hope everyone affected was insured.


rose - November 1st, 2006 at 11:22 AM

Yes our poor little 62 beetle suffered about 6 dents the hail was as big as golf balls and they came down with a lot of force I live at Wallsend and my beetle I dove it to work and I work at Wallsend Plaza Shopping Centre and we had to evacuate the Centre as the hail smashed through all our skylights lucky it stopped raining as the damage could have been much worse. Haven't had a close look at beetle yet will have to wash her this arvo and investigate more lucky it's insured through shannons:cry