Thank goodness the windows were tinted, because the driver of this C2 Corvette is going to need plausible deniability for at least the next decade.
The video, filmed at the Rugby Rumble Car Show in Tennessee, starts off like every “hold my sweet tea” moment in automotive history: a gorgeous blue Sting Ray coupe, blower sticking out of the hood like it’s trying to sniff out horsepower, revving proudly for the crowd.
And then… physics files a formal complaint.
The driver hits the gas, the rear tires protest, and the Corvette immediately swerves left like it suddenly remembered it left the oven on at home. It disappears out of frame, which is never a good sign in car video land.
When the Sting Ray reappears, it’s missing most of its passenger side front fender — just gone, like it rage quit the car entirely. A woman nearby sums up the moment perfectly with a heartfelt, “Oh my goodness,” which is Southern for “that man’s insurance agent is about to have a long day.”
The car tries to restart, coughs, dies, and finally sputters back to life while bystanders politely gather the Corvette’s fallen body parts and toss them aside like they’re cleaning up after a toddler who just knocked over a Lego tower.
Then comes the best part.
The driver — who still hasn’t seen the damage — bravely rolls past the camera with the confidence of a man who thinks everything is fine. An onlooker approaches and seems to give him a thumbs up, which is either encouragement or sarcasm or pity – hard to tell in the moment.
A passenger starts to get out, takes one look at the situation, and decides nope, staying in the car is the safer emotional choice.
Finally, the wounded Corvette limps away, and the driver gives the crowd a little wave from the window — the universal sign for “Please pretend you didn’t see any of this.”
So… how would you react to a burnout that turns into a fender flinging yard sale?
Source:
Dixie Customs / YouTube
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What concerns more is the writer comments about using human qualities to describe the damaged C2 (Wounded). Moreover, the car doesn’t have a mind of its own, and will restart again by itself?
Anthropomorphizing: Means attributing human qualities to non-human things-such as objects, animals, or phenomena. Children often anthropomorphize as they are curious about the world, and it helps them make sense of their environment. Kids may notice human-like things about non-human objects that adults dismiss. Thanks, Ray
Man, now he’s going to have to get some new fresh back tires after that burnout…