Crashed Ruby today.

[Martin Prior]

I should have added that there was no serious injury in either of these collisions. The owner of the RN was incredibly fortunate not to be badly hurt - with three cracked ribs and a deep cut on his leg, he got off very lightly indeed.

The classification of the car is deeply questionable, especially as the insurer offered to reduce the category in exchange for payment, but the owner has already waited far too long for settlement and didn't want to delay any longer.

The damage to the RN is on a par with Andrew's Ruby, with the addition of a slight upwards bend of both chassis rails just ahead of the front cross-member. These can certainly be straightened and reinforced - and indeed will be. The car will eventually be repaired, but will have to be re-registered with an age-related plate unless some retrospective haggling is possible.

The damage was caused when a car that had been waiting in a left-hand side road suddenly pulled out in front of the RN, which was only about 30 yards away and travelling at 40+mph.
For those of a ghoulish disposition, the dashcam footage can be found on the Austin Seven Facebook group.