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Today started out with a lot of promise. I got an alert from Row52.com that there was a "new" Festiva in one of the Calgary Pick N Pull yards. I checked into it and it was listed as a black 93. Assuming that the car was the original color it meant that it was GL Sport which of course means spoiler, striped interior etc. With high hopes I headed out first thing this morning. Was a little disappointed to find that the car was originally red and that it was not a sport. It didn't take long to realize that the car was, in fact, familiar. It had been at Westiva 2009 but the first time I saw it was in the parking lot of Pick N Pull as in these photos...
It was in very bad shape. It looked like someone had tried to make a truck out of it but changed their mind. The top of the driver's side strut tower had rusted out and was poorly braced with little scraps of metal, even a brake pad had been used. There was oil all over the engine compartment and a lot of garbage in the car; the back windows were taped shut and a lot of the unique features of the car were missing or damaged beyond repair. The swoopie mirrors were so full of silicone they weren't worth salvaging.
It was sad to see this car in such a sorry state but it was obviously too far gone to save.
It was in very bad shape. It looked like someone had tried to make a truck out of it but changed their mind. The top of the driver's side strut tower had rusted out and was poorly braced with little scraps of metal, even a brake pad had been used. There was oil all over the engine compartment and a lot of garbage in the car; the back windows were taped shut and a lot of the unique features of the car were missing or damaged beyond repair. The swoopie mirrors were so full of silicone they weren't worth salvaging.
It was sad to see this car in such a sorry state but it was obviously too far gone to save.
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