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Posted by: Mark Henry May 14 2013, 03:43 PM

Sorry if this is a repost but........holy crap

http://www.p101tv.com/videos/138/jacques'-place

Posted by: r_towle May 14 2013, 03:48 PM

funny,

I was looking for a 911 way back before the split.
Brad Roberts sent me pics of that same parking lot.

I got close to buying one but the guy would not come down on his price, which was IMHO to high at the time.

Odd to see that parking lot again, I still have those pics somewhere.

rich

Posted by: 914Sixer May 14 2013, 04:13 PM

Probably 100K or more worth of goodies. One of those guys that will have them until he dies.

Posted by: ellisor3 May 14 2013, 04:14 PM

His answer to every Porsche Parts Question: " Yea I have one of those!"
Did anyone else catch the 4 Cam engine?

Posted by: KELTY360 May 14 2013, 04:15 PM

Got Porsche?

Posted by: Mark Henry May 14 2013, 04:17 PM

Which one? I counted 4...

Posted by: brant May 14 2013, 04:20 PM

many 4 cam engines....
even as cores those are worth big bucks.

I'd say the horde is worth close to a million from the looks of it.

Posted by: JawjaPorsche May 14 2013, 04:35 PM

That guy needs to go to a Porsche Hoarders group session. I am sure there are people on this forum who would love to help him declutter his place and get him on the road to recovery.

Posted by: Cairo94507 May 14 2013, 04:46 PM

I just want one of the 4 cam motors and the corresponding car it goes into.

Posted by: jasons May 14 2013, 04:53 PM

He's the first hoarder I've seen that I'm jealous of.

Posted by: rick 918-S May 14 2013, 08:09 PM

Sad, he'll die with that stuff and some slick talker will end up selling it off for the family for an 80/20 split.

Posted by: Jgilliam914 May 14 2013, 08:24 PM

a 356 carrera 2 cabrio is quite rare
Im guessing closer to 2 million for total value. I am thinking I might be very low

Posted by: bandjoey May 14 2013, 08:40 PM

1..gasp! Blat! Choke!
2..moan! Gonna cry!
3..oh my! One poor 914
4.. Who is this guy and is he still alive?
5..(your reaction here)

Posted by: ednosnaws May 14 2013, 08:48 PM

Been there...watched Jacque fire up a twin cam he was working on....literally in a plywood shack. I'll never forget it! It's a legendary visit if you are invited there....

Posted by: Bullethead May 14 2013, 09:20 PM

With that music, this is what I imagine as the voice-over:



"This is Jacques, an earnest, private man with so much to offer and yet he struggles, day-to-day. His aging grease-stained hands are cracked and tired. Everywhere, he is surrounded by faded glory in steel, alloy and dust, tormented by thoughts of what might have been. But he brightens at the sounds of tools clanking, vernier calipers closing to measure rare metal surfaces, the rustle of folding money. Won't you help Jacques by making a donation to Unfunded Carrera 2 Restorations today? As little as $60,000 per month for a year would make an enormous difference in Jacques life... and it could for yours, too."

Pretty sure every 4-cam searcher on the planet has this guy on their radar. Killer collection, but don't have the $$$ to even consider a visit.

Posted by: Mark Henry May 14 2013, 09:41 PM

I admit I was a VW parts hoarder, nothing on this scale, but still a hoarder some what like this guy. I came to the realization that I had to pick the projects I really wanted and flog the rest to pay for it. That's what I did and everything is coming together on two projects right now, my bug and my 914/6 conversion.

This guy should really do the same.

Posted by: toolguy May 14 2013, 09:43 PM

I drive by there all the time. . it has looked like that for the past 35 years. . He use to have one of the original factory 19 Elva Porsche's hanging from the rafters back in ther 80's . . . the place is just like the pictures. . stuff everywhere. . . most of it has become very rare by todays standards. . .

Posted by: Madswede May 14 2013, 10:30 PM

Meh. Didn't see a 968 Turbo RS.

Posted by: brant May 14 2013, 10:45 PM

My dad test drove a carrera 2 cab when it was brand new on the lot.
he passed and bought a lotus instead.... the lotus by far out handled it and and ran it....


both would be killer cars today to still have.

Posted by: Dasnowman May 15 2013, 12:56 AM

Wow just Wow!

Yup never met the guy but seems like the type that will never let any of it go till he is long gone.WHich is sad as there is so many cars getting pile rote from just sitting when some one could be getting them back to health.

It would take months if not years of going through all those parts and cars to try to figure out all those parts. You would have to be long time Porsche mechanic just to figure out what the parts are and what they are worth.

Posted by: moparrob May 15 2013, 01:09 AM

Actually, I saw at least 3......

Posted by: siverson May 15 2013, 01:37 AM

Wow - I've been there too, but only on the outside. I had no idea that stuff was inside.

I went there on the advice of a "friend" of his for a fender for my 914, but he wouldn't sell anything. Not sure if he didn't like the "friend" or what...

-Steve

Posted by: sixnotfour May 15 2013, 03:04 AM

At his age , not needing the money, Its his hold on time. Yes one day it will be all dispersed, Hopefully not by the state of CA.

Posted by: JmuRiz May 15 2013, 07:59 AM

I've only gotten to the :35 second mark and I'm already drooling...a Carerra 2 cab.....oh man!