You’ll Never Guess Where this ’66 Malibu Had a Run-In with a Pole

It’s not every day that we pay attention to car crashes in Russia, but when they involve classic American muscle cars, it certainly perks us up. According to autoevolution, American muscle is exactly what went crashing into a pole in Russia earlier this month and the results aren’t pretty. What a tragic ending to an otherwise out of the ordinary Russian car and piece of American muscle history.

The accident involving a 1966 Malibu happened earlier this month, having been posted about on Russia’s equivalent to Facebook called VK.com on March 5th.

According to the post, the driver of the Malibu was okay after the accident. Unfortunately, we can’t say the same about the car.

Apparently slippery roads led to the collision of the ’66 Malibu into a pole in the Russian city of Engels, which pretty much caved in the entire front end of the car.

Although the hood, passenger’s side tire, engine bay, engine and the whole front end will all need to be straightened out, we don’t think the car is probably a lost cause to rebuild, however. That is if the frame isn’t tweaked too badly.

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Just like the ’65 Malibu SS that our friends over at American Modern Insurance Group have taken on for The Build YouTube series, this Malibu can probably be salvaged. Sure, it will take quite a bit of work and even more finagling for parts for the American classic, but being a rarity in the country as well as a classically built Chevy (in seemingly cherry condition prior to the accident), the Malibu may have a chance at another life. Only time will tell.