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https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/01/entertainment/kevin-hart-car-crash/index.htmlActor-comedian Kevin Hart and two others were involved in a car crash in Calabasas, California early Sunday, according to a California Highway Patrol incident report obtained by CNN.
Hart and the driver, Jared Black, sustained "major back injuries" and were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment, the report states.
Black was driving Hart's 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, according to the report, when he lost control of the vehicle. It went off the road and rolled down an embankment.
Two of the three occupants were trapped in the vehicle. Hart left the scene to his nearby residence to get medical attention, the report states.
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PIC OF A 1970 Barracuda
SWBTATTReg
(21,856 posts)Prosper
(761 posts)The most desired models had 425 HP Hemi.
CanonRay
(14,036 posts)I'm lucky to be here
sir pball
(4,726 posts)To be fair, a lump of coal in my ass woulda been a diamond (credit Ferris), but on a proper open highway it isn't that bad.
Assuming you were on a highway.
CanonRay
(14,036 posts)sir pball
(4,726 posts)You are a lucky person indeed.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)It was on a very straight long stretch of rural highway in MA.
In 1979, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration limited speedometers to a max speed of 85mph in an effort to get car and motorcycle drivers to slow down snd conserve gas. So the motorcycle magazines published the top speed of all the new bikes at redline in their top gear. I had bought a 1983 Honda V45 Sabre. It was a water cooled shaft driven sports bike with a 45 cubic inch (750cc) V4 engine with 6 speeds.
It was my first motorcyle and was a super smooth ride that was a oretty fast bike for that era. According to the report in 6th gear at redline, 14,000 rpm, it hit a top speed of ~149mph.
So a friend wth a Kawaski 1000 with a full speedometer and I did some passes on that rural stretch of highway and removed any debris we could find and then setup for the speed run. The plan was he was going to clock me riding side by side. At, as I learned, at about 140mph, his bike started to develop some front fork wobble and he dropped off. I continued on in 6th gear feet on the rear pegs, chest on the tank using the instrument cluster as a faring of sorts. I hit redline (14,000 rpm - 149mph) and eased up on the throttle. When i felt like I had slowed enough I sat up and the wind hitting my chest at I'm guessing 115mph nearly ripped my hands of the grips. It scared the hell out me.
sir pball
(4,726 posts)There's a multi-mile straight stretch through a gigantic bog up there...I stuck my GPS in my back pocket, tucked behind the little cafe-racer fairing on my lightly massaged Suzuki SV650, and ran it to 12k in top gear. Time slowed down and the road turned into a tunnel in my vision...
Steady as she went, but after I stood up and slowed down, realized what I did, the shivers kicked in. I was wearing full leathers, I guess I'd have just tumbled into scrub brush and soft moss and been not much the worse for wear, but still. Dumbdumbdumb.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)and claims differently isn't being truthfull.
sir pball
(4,726 posts)But any of us mortals, absolutely.
And yet I'd do it again in a heartbeat...
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Prosper
(761 posts)Hellcat motor in Harts car. Danger in going fast is no room to stop.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)but is not his current wife...
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)with another woman that was not his wife...
cwydro
(51,308 posts)So there ya go.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,097 posts)Demovictory9
(32,320 posts)CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)was her boyfriend. He likely was allowing the guy to take a spin in his car and the guy lost control.
Most muscle cars react big to minor pushes on the accelerator, unless a person is used to that problems can arise. California has nasty looking ravines just off the roadside and most don't seem to have railings.
RockRaven
(14,782 posts)And homophonic Heart/Hart at that...
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)uncle ray
(3,153 posts)box stock it's good for 707hp. not for inexperienced drivers.
pecosbob
(7,502 posts)it's kind of hard to tell anymore. The big B-body Chryslers handled the power of a big block a bit better than the smaller E-bodies like the Challenger or Barracuda, but none of them were going to win a race on a course with a lot of turns.
My first car was a 69 GTX (an overpowered Belvedere) which would be worth an insane amount of money if I had it today, but I have to admit the 'cuda was the car I always wanted. And I've had Mustangs and Camaros and Chevelles, but never an E-body Chrysler.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Ok . You would have moved from close to Mount Olympus to lower, IMO. The only way that you could have gotten higher was to own a 69 Camaro, 69 Mustang, or a Shelby Cobra.
pecosbob
(7,502 posts)Last edited Wed Sep 4, 2019, 12:24 AM - Edit history (1)
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)CottonBear
(21,596 posts)https://www.thedrive.com/news/28919/did-you-know-kevin-hart-drives-a-1970-plymouth-barracuda-restomod-with-a-hellcat-v-8
Did You Know Kevin Hart Owns a Hellcat-Swapped 1970 Plymouth Barracuda
Modern-day Dodge Challengers and Chargers are performance machines with a hint of retro styling to them, but if you want the full retro Mopar experience, you need a 1970 Barracuda. The downside to the throwback muscle machine is that it's nearly 50 years old and doesn't have contemporary performance or reliability. Kevin Hart's new 'Cuda built by Speedkore is special, though, because it has a Hellcat V-8 Hemi engine under the hood.
Besides Speedkore, who has also built stunning machinery for the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Hart enlisted HP Tuners to modify the 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 and Gearhead Fabrications for, well, some of the fabrication. Sending power to the rear wheels is a ZF eight-speed automatic, the same automatic which lives in the modern Hellcat Challengers and Chargers. It's reliable, the shifting is quick, and it's easy to cruise around town in. While we would have liked to have seen it with a manual, there are worse transmissions to have.
The interior is completely redone and to save space and have a streamlined look, the 'Cuda has a rotary shift knob instead of a physical shifter. It does make the dash look sleek, even if it's not a retro-inspired component. New gauges pair to a period-correct steering wheel, making it look like it rolled off the assembly line in 1970
On the outside, noticeable changes have been made to the wheels, tires, and brakes. The 'Cuda sits low, with the wheels tucking up inside the fenders. The blue paint doesn't scream "look at me" but adds a classic vibe to the performance machine.
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Pre-wreck pic at link
bullwinkle428
(20,626 posts)Transmission/Rearend: To handle that torque, Westminster Performance built a bulletproof 727 transmission with a 300M alloy input shaft, four- and six-pinion planetary gear sets, and billet hubs and servos. Peter rows the gears with a B&M Stealth Pro Ratchet shifter, and a custom Drivelines, Inc. three-inch driveshaft sends power to the fabricated 9-inch axle with 3.00:1 gears on a Detroit TruTrac differential.
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/bicycle-champion-peter-sagan-builds-the-1970-dodge-charger-of-his-dreams/
I'm a huge Sagan fan-boy, so I recall this story from a couple of years ago!
Demovictory9
(32,320 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)The world championship is not a climbers course this year.
bdamomma
(63,652 posts)that was a very serious accident. Get well please Kevin Hart.
sir pball
(4,726 posts)Rollovers in old cars like that, with no strong cage, usually end in head/upper body injuries.
Unless they weren't wearing seatbelts and got "thrown free". That tends to result in severe back injuries indeed.
sir pball
(4,726 posts)No one less than Lewis Hamilton should have been driving that car hard, and I guarantee the driver decided to punch it.
I love any and all old cars, but they will all kill you VERY easily if you don't know what you're doing.
Iggo
(47,487 posts)...more than once someone who had no business driving a GTO would wrap one around a tree or telephone pole.
We would say, only half-jokingly, that there should be a separate license for that much car.
Coventina
(26,846 posts)sir pball
(4,726 posts)And I think he's a whiny, entitled, self-centric little.tw...yeah..
He's the best driver since Schumacher and very possibly better.
Coventina
(26,846 posts)Just kidding.
But seriously, Hamilton was in the right place at the right time. He cracks waaaaay too easily under pressure. He isn't all that brilliant in the rain (even though people say he is, I don't know why, he crashes and spins pretty regularly in the rain).
I think that once either Verstappen or Leclerk get into machines that can rival the Mercedes (maybe if Ferrari finally get their shit together) they will wipe the floor with him.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)then test the engine response to accelerator pressure.
Like you said, the guy likely tried to punch it with little room to control what happened after that.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Theyre lucky to be alive.
Hart is a homophobic asshole, but Im sure hell be fine.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)sir pball
(4,726 posts)See how the entire top of the car was gone? Fresh belts just hold you in to be sheared off along with the roof.
Restomods are great, just don't think they're survivable in a crash.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Maybe the driver tried to burn it on the highway.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)headed in the opposite direction. Now a few seconds earlier I had both seen the San Francisco may in the distance way below me and saw house lights well below me. I really felt sorry for the driver, but there was nothing that I could do. I did notice other drivers that were going in the same direction as the vehicle slowing down to try to help. The next day as I was driving back in the direction that the vehicle went off the ravine in, the California Highway Patrol was still there, so my assumption was one or more people died in the crash.
If you want a scary drive, take Highway 80 between Mountain View California and San Francisco, of Highway 17 between San Jose and Carmel.
bluedigger
(17,077 posts)Red 440 with a six pack. He swapped out the rear end, put slicks on it, and drag raced it back in New Jersey in the summers. Carried a fire extinguisher between the front seats. He gave me a ride back from the hockey rink to my dorm on an empty back street once. Scariest six second ride of my life! And I've done some shit since then.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)I love that phrase. He lost control. You know, sort of like when youre not sure where you left your wallet. Maybe it ran away on its own. But it doesnt sound like anything the driver did. He just lost control.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)One article said the boyfriend of his wife's personal trainer was driving and the personal trainer was in the back seat.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Ive been driving almost 50 years and somehow have never lost control of a vehicle.
Clash City Rocker
(3,379 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)You know, the way one just happens to lose control of the massive death machine one is piloting.
Prosper
(761 posts)fast needs a lot of room to stop. One liter and bigger sport bikes can approach 100 mph from dead stop across a big intersection. Flooring a 700 hp car is exhilarating but also gets a car to 100 mph using up a 100 feet or more letting off the gas and putting on the brakes.