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Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 19 2022, 02:58 PM

VIN comes up as Toms914

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Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 19 2022, 02:59 PM

Anyone want to fix my post?

Posted by: Steve Oct 19 2022, 04:42 PM

Is it in Orange County / So Cal? That looks like a car that used to frequent the Enderle Cars & Coffee in Tustin, CA. It was a narrow body 916/Golf color 914-6 conversion with a 2.7 liter engine with Webers.

Posted by: campbellcj Oct 19 2022, 05:04 PM

I hope all involved were OK!

Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 19 2022, 05:35 PM

He posted in "what did you do to your 914 today"

Went to c&c in OC had fun going around a clover leaf off ramp turning with throttle :

Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 19 2022, 09:05 PM

Looks like Tom’s car. Met him at C&C, lives near by
@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=11342


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Posted by: ndfrigi Oct 19 2022, 11:02 PM

wow! hope the owner was okay!

Posted by: ValcoOscar Oct 20 2022, 02:58 AM

Yup, it's Tom's

See it at 5:20 below...

https://youtu.be/BpVQDwqF_RY

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Posted by: Steve Oct 20 2022, 06:32 AM

I talked to Tom after said event. Both him and his passenger are fine. Passenger went to the hospital to get checked out. Just bumps and bruises.

Posted by: sportlicherFahrer Oct 20 2022, 06:54 AM

Can't seem to find it on Copart. Anyone have a link to it?

Posted by: Geezer914 Oct 20 2022, 07:21 AM

That sucks, but glad to hear no one was injured!

Posted by: kerensky Oct 20 2022, 08:49 AM

Is Copart a repair facility or a salvage yard? That certainly doesn't look repairable to me, but I've been proven wrong before.

Posted by: dstudeba Oct 20 2022, 08:56 AM

Copart is an https://www.copart.com/lotSearchResults?free=true&query=porsche%20914 which has a lot of insurance totaled vehicles.

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Oct 20 2022, 08:56 AM

sadly another vintage 914 has bitten the dust after all of these years, the pride money and hours of labor invested in this car is no more. The car could certainly be fixed (I helped my mentor Phil Owings fix many worse than this back in the early 70s), but with labor costs (and just finding someone to do it) the insurance company would certainly total it.

On a related note, all of the cars involved in the hurricane and flood in Florida are being totaled by the insurance companies even with minor repairable damage because the companies just do not have the man power to appraise, have them repaired, and then deal with on going issues, like salt water in the electrical system.

Posted by: Root_Werks Oct 20 2022, 09:16 AM

Glad both are okay and a real bummer about the 914. Get it back and pull that engine if possible. Dunno if the tub is fixable.

Posted by: bdstone914 Oct 20 2022, 10:31 AM

The shots of his car were at one of my swap meets.
Look to be a couple years ago.

Posted by: ValcoOscar Oct 20 2022, 10:46 AM

You are correct Bruce, miss them

We need another Swap Meet before winter

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