07-20-2010, 08:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2010, 08:29 AM by locolizard.)
Ok I'll play. Some of you may have heard this one around the campfire before. Sorry guys no pics or video available, but BEAT THIS:
Matt's 'Lil Blue Mule was in our garage in Massachusetts being prepped for paint when my niece and her boyfriend came to visit for the weekend. Matt brought them into the garage wanting to show off his work in progress. Since the truck was all masked off for paint, he reached in through the driver's side door window to start the ignition and let that ~400 hp engine growl -- not able to see through the plastic that the truck was IN REVERSE. So yep, it fired up and jerked back right through the garage door before it stalled. Did I mention we were renting this house?? It would have made the best Petersen's "Worst Stuck" pic ever, that unmistakeable EB tailgate sticking out through the middle of the garage door, but the "OH $HIT" factor in the moment was too great to think to get a picture before he pulled it back in the garage!
Here's the best part: when he did pull it forward, all those splintered boards (old wooden door) pushed right back exactly into place without a single piece missing. A little filler, some paint, and plexiglass to replace the busted windows and it looked good as new! We even got our full security deposit back when we moved to NC. The only damage to the Bronco was a small ding where the garage door handle hit the tailgate. :rockon:
Liz
Matt's 'Lil Blue Mule was in our garage in Massachusetts being prepped for paint when my niece and her boyfriend came to visit for the weekend. Matt brought them into the garage wanting to show off his work in progress. Since the truck was all masked off for paint, he reached in through the driver's side door window to start the ignition and let that ~400 hp engine growl -- not able to see through the plastic that the truck was IN REVERSE. So yep, it fired up and jerked back right through the garage door before it stalled. Did I mention we were renting this house?? It would have made the best Petersen's "Worst Stuck" pic ever, that unmistakeable EB tailgate sticking out through the middle of the garage door, but the "OH $HIT" factor in the moment was too great to think to get a picture before he pulled it back in the garage!
Here's the best part: when he did pull it forward, all those splintered boards (old wooden door) pushed right back exactly into place without a single piece missing. A little filler, some paint, and plexiglass to replace the busted windows and it looked good as new! We even got our full security deposit back when we moved to NC. The only damage to the Bronco was a small ding where the garage door handle hit the tailgate. :rockon:
Liz