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A Porsche in the woods you say? |
Unobtanium-inc |
Sep 22 2016, 06:56 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,209 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
Accessible only by ATV you say? I know it's not a 914, but thought you guys might like to see one more saved, in this case an early Pre-A.
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jack20 |
Sep 25 2016, 04:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 406 Joined: 7-November 14 From: Granite Bay, CA Member No.: 18,099 Region Association: Northern California |
I have a late friend who "restored"classic wooden boats. Through him I learned a little about how these boats have survived over the years. Some rare and valuable Hackers and Gar Woods are passed on through generations and maintained along the way.
Other more common brands such as Chris Craft are sometimes discovered in back yards left outside to rot for 60 years. While the hardware, gauges and data plate may still be intact, the boat is nothing more than a pattern. Often, the engines are long gone. He actually called them "pattern boats" and built 3 of them. Records of these boats are still maintained very much like a Porsche COA. He bought the mahogany at a lumber yard, formed it into something so beautiful it seemed a shame to get it anywhere near water. The judges at the annual Lake Tahoe concours d' elegance awarded his boats accordingly. I've always looked at rusted out 356s the same way the boat guys view a rotted wood boat. if they have a vin they are genuine. A restored 356, regardless of how much new metal was still born a Porsche. A Beck Speedster will never be a Porsche. It will always be a Beck. $.02 |
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