Sad day for Porsches...dozens burned, including one of our own |
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Sad day for Porsches...dozens burned, including one of our own |
biosurfer1 |
Jul 20 2014, 07:43 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
Woke up last week to the news reporting there was a large fire at a tire shop close to work....turns out it was a little more than a tire shop, it was also a Porsche repair shop. When I drove by, its clear the entire lot is a complete write off. It was especially sad to see a fellow 914 among the deceased. Several 356's (real ones, btw), early 911's, etc... about 30 cars in all, not all were Porsches but a large percentage were.
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Mike Bellis |
Jul 20 2014, 07:47 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
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KELTY360 |
Jul 20 2014, 07:48 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,024 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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jim_hoyland |
Jul 20 2014, 07:49 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,225 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California |
Can you get the VIN ? should be added to the list of scraped 914s
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biosurfer1 |
Jul 20 2014, 08:19 PM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
No...everything is roped off, police are still investigating several days later.
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Krieger |
Jul 20 2014, 08:28 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,685 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None |
A guy I time trial with lost 2 911s inside that shop. I deleted that picture. Now that I see what happened outside away from the shop it looks kinda fishy.
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Dion |
Jul 20 2014, 09:41 PM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,754 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
DDK is reporting the loss of a RSR and some other historical
high dollar Porsches. Sad. |
JRust |
Jul 20 2014, 09:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,305 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) Damn that sucks
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stateofidleness |
Jul 20 2014, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None |
Is that where they burned or were they moved there? How did all the cars burn and the building looks perfect?? odd.. that is a sad picture...
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horizontally-opposed |
Jul 20 2014, 10:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,430 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
Not just any RSR... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums/sh...peedster-RS-RSR |
Mike Bellis |
Jul 20 2014, 10:36 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
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914_teener |
Jul 20 2014, 11:04 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,193 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
OH man....that is just freakin sad.
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SirAndy |
Jul 21 2014, 12:13 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,580 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) wow ...
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johannes |
Jul 21 2014, 12:39 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
Idiots are everywhere...
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Elliot Cannon |
Jul 21 2014, 01:19 AM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
A guy I time trial with lost 2 911s inside that shop. I deleted that picture. Now that I see what happened outside away from the shop it looks kinda fishy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Not just "kinda" fishy. Looks really really fishy to me. Did they drag all those cars out after the fire and then pushed them all together? Did the police have all the cars dragged there so they could investigate? This makes me want to (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) |
jacksun |
Jul 21 2014, 06:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 8-August 13 From: mi Member No.: 16,224 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
the first image looks to be a holding area where they moved the cars..
a couple or three in the back have covers.......also there is no debris under any of those cars, whereas under the last image you see debris.. most likely only moved after fire investigators did their thing.. and being kept for insurance adjustors, or owners? |
jdm914 |
Jul 21 2014, 06:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 27-April 05 From: Charleston, WV Member No.: 3,992 Region Association: South East States |
This definitely makes you sick to your stomach!!
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biosurfer1 |
Jul 21 2014, 08:23 AM
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Teener fo Life! Group: Members Posts: 3,020 Joined: 3-August 03 From: Roseville, CA Member No.: 977 Region Association: Northern California |
This isn't even the first time this site has burned. It used to be a 2 story apartment complex that burned down years ago and they rebuilt it into a single story commercial unit.
That substation behind the cars in the first picture is owned by the electric company I work for. We had to shut power off to the area for hours. |
rhodyguy |
Jul 21 2014, 08:38 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,042 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
rough count is 17 to 20 cars. what is heaven's name are they doing sitting outside lined up so nicely? and how did the ones in the back, under covers, escape the inferno?
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jfort |
Jul 21 2014, 09:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,133 Joined: 5-May 03 From: Findlay, OH Member No.: 652 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
sickening and suspicious
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