My dad gave me his 81 Z28 for my 16th birthday. We rebuilt the engine, trans, rear end. Put new suspension and brakes on it, and repainted the car. I loved it. It wasn't fast by today's standards, but it was respectable at the time. About 6 months later I was waiting to turn left at a light, got my green arrow and proceded to turn. What seemed like out of nowhere I hear screeching tires and look over to see a 1st gen S10 barreling at me with the tires turned and locked up
. He had swerved around another car (that was patiently waiting for her green light), ran the red light and hit me. He slid off to the side of the road. I got spun around 180 deg. I had to get stiches in my lip from the steering wheel, but otherwise wasn't hurt. The car was totalled and I got virtually nothing from the insurance company. the engine and drivetrain were still good, so I bought it back and put the engine/trans/rear into an S10 (ironically), and made a sleeper truck.