Whilst it is possible that a half shaft broke, or the wheels nuts or studs broke or came undone, given that the car is probably over 60 tears old, so metal fatigue may have played a part, it also brings up the question of roll over bars on our cars, and could this type of accident be a possibility?
I had an "oofer" moment a couple of years ago when hitting a diesel spill on a roundabout exit. The back kicked out quite a bit.
noticed and voiced her concern! It was on the Fellmog Windermere weekend. Anothef Taffmogger was going home on the Sunday night in very heavy rain and saw a couple of cars on their roof on the M6.
We had a chat and agreed on fitting rollbars.Lawrie at Williams fitted Librands bars on two cars and a third needed a custom bar as he had a short door car.
The rollbar is not full race spec but can have a higher one fitted( few bolts only)and fits under the hood. A proper race height bar would not..My seat is lowered by removing the wooden spacers so head clearance is just ok.It would save us in a simple roll/topple but a high speed somersault? Hmmmmm. It does give peace of mind though. Car also feels more solid.
