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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Can you get the VIN ? should be added to the list of scraped 914s
No...everything is roped off, police are still investigating several days later.
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.
DDK is reporting the loss of a RSR and some other historical
high dollar Porsches. Sad.
high dollar Porsches. Sad.
Damn that sucks
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...
OH man....that is just freakin sad.
wow ...
Idiots are everywhere...
QUOTE(Krieger @ Jul 20 2014, 07:28 PM) 
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.
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 
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?
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?
This definitely makes you sick to your stomach!!
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.
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.
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?
sickening and suspicious
Makes my stomach turn. What a sad end for a bunch of beautiful cars.
That is not where the cars burned, they were moved to the empty lot next to the shop (er, former shop) was.
Holy crap. That sucks.
Honest question: Are the bodys worth anything to build back up as track cars or anything? Engine cores?
I can't imagine they got hot enough to melt the body. Or did they?
Honest question: Are the bodys worth anything to build back up as track cars or anything? Engine cores?
I can't imagine they got hot enough to melt the body. Or did they?
QUOTE(CptTripps @ Jul 22 2014, 02:28 PM)
Holy crap. That sucks.
Honest question: Are the bodys worth anything to build back up as track cars or anything? Engine cores?
I can't imagine they got hot enough to melt the body. Or did they?
Maybe not melt, but the heat would screw up the Tensile Strength of the Metal that was left
QUOTE(carr914 @ Jul 22 2014, 11:35 AM)
Maybe not melt, but the heat would screw up the Tensile Strength of the Metal that was left
All those shells are toast (pun intended) ...
Don't smear the shop owner till the truth emerges...
Could have been many things....
Could have been many things....
What was the name of the shop?
QUOTE(r_towle @ Jul 22 2014, 12:20 PM)
Don't smear the shop owner till the truth emerges...
Could have been many things....
We had a Boat Motel Marina where the boats are stored on racks under cover and it caught fire burning all the boats (Fiberglass). The cause was a disconnected Boat Battery slipped and rolled the poles againt the Metal Fuel tank.
Damned shame all those cars are gone.
This is as bad as when the train hit the transporter years ago up at the Ventura show. Those pictures were so horrifying just as these are...
OMG tragic losses, in the $$$ millions ?!?!
Man what a shame... those cars are already hard to find.
Imagine all the phone calls the shop owner has to make- "Hi Mr.Smith, not sure if you heard, but..."
Imagine all the phone calls the shop owner has to make- "Hi Mr.Smith, not sure if you heard, but..."
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