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Hot off the grill

It's not every day a shop gets a repair job like this one. A tow truck delivered this car to the Central Oldsmobile Co. with a bowling ball imbedded in its grill. The driver met the ball bouncing down Queen Anne Avenue North as she drove up the hill. She thought it was a soccer ball, then heard a crash. Patrons at a bowling alley at the top of the hill said people saw three little boys carrying a bowling ball around that night. The ball dented the bumper and grill, smashed a headlight, cracked the battery and threw the front end out of alignment. Damage was estimated at $412.83. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times, 1981)

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It's not every day a shop gets a repair job like this one. A tow truck delivered this car to the Central Oldsmobile Co. with a bowling ball imbedded in its grill. The driver met the ball bouncing down Queen Anne Avenue North as she drove up the hill. She thought it was a soccer ball, then heard a crash. Patrons at a bowling alley at the top of the hill said people saw three little boys carrying a bowling ball around that night. The ball dented the bumper and grill, smashed a headlight, cracked the battery and threw the front end out of alignment. Damage was estimated at $412.83. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times, 1981)