Get me to the church on time.

[Spiny Norman]

I came across this story and pictures recently from what must have been the late 60s. A couple were due to be married, but the car carrying the groom to the wedding had a 'spot of bother' en route....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The story had a happy ending though, he was released from hospital in time for his big day.

 

 

That looks like a fair old dunt, both cars facing the wrong way and a lot of damage to both of them. Who said old cars weren't strong?

[michael1703]

poor fucker was concussed, thats why he went to the church

[CreepingJesus]

Brilliant! Where did you find this? I spent a while trying to work out where it was 'til I read the story

Do that in Bath St now, and half the city centre will grind to a halt...

In a way, the bride got off lightly; my dad stuffed his pride'n'joy Riley under a Pickfords truck (somewhere around Saracen X iirc). His girlfriend went out of the windscreen, and she still married him! I call her mum to this day.

[Ross_K]

I used to work across the road from that church

 

The wife's a braw chookie. I would have stayed in hospital if I was him.

[Spiny Norman]

Brilliant! Where did you find this?

 

I can't remember for sure, but it was probably one of the 'old Glasgow' forums like http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/index.php.

The two reasons it stuck in my mind was that I too used to work in Bath St and the bloke in the picture is the dead spit of one of my mates.

[CreepingJesus]

The wife's a braw chookie. I would have stayed in hospital if I was him.

 

Quality.

 

I've never actually worked in Bath St, but I was a bike courier for a while, so probly visited most of the offices there at least once. That and the base being in Berkeley St, made Bath St a regular for me.

Cheers for the linky, I'm off to have a look for the hidden tunnels off Trongate thing.

[Jack_Harpers_Teeth]

[HillmanImp]

Thats a great find. If that had happened today, he would obviously not have been able to go to the wedding as everyone involved would have been arrested for some reason or another. Driving without due care or attention, reckless driving, driving whilst the passenger is touching a dogs arse, touching a dogs arse etc.

[cort16]

If it was now at least the whiplash claim would have paid for the honeymoon.