Parking brake failure

[ford kid]

Yesterday while parked in a driveway that is slightly slanted uphill i parked to run inside leaving my wife in the car. i had it in neutral idling and park brake to the floor. while i was inside i heard a crash. i look out the window and my car had rolled across the street and crashed backwards under a semi box trailer. level with the trunk door it smashed the windows and pillars flat. just from a slow roll. she said she heard a pop and then it started rolling. so i figure the brake disengaged its self. very different than the common stuck engaged brake. mine lets go. so i am out a sho. and a car in general just thought i would say something about leaving women in the car to be warm in a 5 speed sho that may crash itself in a whole 20 feet from where you parked it. i have parked cars there for years with just a park brake when engines were out without a problem. but not a floor brake. :shappens:

 

[ford kid]

 

[SHOtime2511]

Wow that really sucks dude.
You could probably fix that if you REALLY wanted to but you are in for a lot of work.
Those gen 1 rear windows are hard to come by.

 

[ford kid]

I saw a gen 2 on a local ad for 750 in need of a new mtx tranny wich I have now so I may just put mine in there if they are direct swap from 1990 -1993

 

[cmysho]

That sucks ... it could be fixed enough to put a glass in pretty cheap, might not be perfect, but you'd still have the car.

 

[sperold]

No rust around the gas tank door and no rust above the wheel well, try to fix it, if it is at all possible. What a shame. The Gen2s are nice, but there is nothing like a Gen1.
And put the center caps back on.

 

[ford kid]

i am looking into what it would take to fix but it looks like more work than i am skilled to do. as far as gen 1 to gen 2 i like the front of the 93 better but the rest of my sho i really like. i dont know what to do with it really. either way im looking at alot of work.
ps. i dont have the center caps they were lost with the previous owner.
was looking to get custom wheels but now plans have changed.