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A man trying to take some stunning photos of his 1939 Packard instead sent it to its watery grave. Seeing a beautiful classic like this take a bath in a lake is awful, but we’re sure the owner felt at least ten times worse and probably still does.
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It was early in the morning on April 9 when a man from Canyon Lake, California parked his beloved classic car on a boat ramp by the lake so he could take stunning photos of it. If you’re a true car enthusiast you’ve done something similar with your own ride before – other people won’t understand why.
But it seems the man forgot to set the parking brake and didn’t leave the Packard in gear. Yeah, we can’t believe it ourselves, but we’ve known people who have done this with cars and been amazed it rolled away.
That sad mistake led to the ’39 Packard rolling into the water and completely submerging. The owner wasn’t around when emergency crews were called and arrived on scene. Thanks to bubbles coming from the classic car, they thought there might be someone trapped inside, reports The Press-Enterprise.
However, the owner returned in time to set the record straight, cancelling any immediate rescue attempts. Instead, the poor little Packard sat in the water for a few hours until it was pulled out by a tow company and hauled away.
We’ve seen a number of cars submerged in water like this and even newer vehicles will rust up like nothing else a couple days or so afterward. This is why you always have to be cautious of flood cars after a big natural disaster like a hurricane.
In other words, the Packard is likely a total loss. Perhaps the owner will put the painstaking effort into disassembling and reconditioning it, or he might decide to just dump it and forget about his tragic mistake.
Either way, it’s a damn shame.
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