RE: Went thru 3 trees last night...
Glad you are ok . I know the feeling . I wrecked a brand new 71 Challenger RT . Throttle cable stuck wide open . Went into a curve and pulled the automatic to low to try and blow the engine ( should have put it in netural ) . But if the engine isn't running you couldn't steer ( had learned that before ) . The car shifted out and turned sideway's . Climbed a embankment doing over a 100 . Through a yard infront of a house . Hit a small post . My driver side looked just like your passenger side. They fixed it . But was a piece of junk after that . Engine block cracked . Learned after I got rid of the car . The early 71's had some throttle cables that where too long and caused the cable to stick when you had wide open throttle. I'd had it do it once at a traffic light at part throttle . But got it un stuck . Those pine needles are tricky also. I have had some dealing with them also . Almost lost a car on wet leafs also. I'd make them go for a new car.