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| JoeSharpOld |
 Sep 13 2004, 07:01 PM
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Does it seem cold to you  Group: Members Posts: 361 Joined: 29-April 04 From: Camping in Neverland Member No.: 2,001  |
Trailer Queens. If thier owners had control of them they could be driveing them now. If one were mine it would get fixed...
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| URY914 |
Sep 13 2004, 07:04 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,929 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ Sep 13 2004, 05:01 PM) Trailer Queens. I think thier more like "roll-back queens" Paul |
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| rick 918-S |
Sep 13 2004, 10:17 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,869 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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You can fix anything... but why...? Any of the cars that end up repaired will most likely become even more valuable because of the story that will travel with the car.
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| campbellcj |
Sep 13 2004, 10:29 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,603 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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It's pretty damn tragic if you ask me. 356 Speedster production numbers were never huge to begin with, and these were some pristine examples from what I briefly saw.
I agree that we will at least see these "VIN's" again, with salvage titles. I hope for the owners' sake that they were well-insured as even the "highly affluent" can't just swallow $50-100K over a weekend without flinching. If they were owned by some truly rich f'er, well then, I don't feel quite so sorry for them but still just as sorry for the loss of the cars (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Keep in mind that a concours steering wheel or bumper on these cars is worth more than many of us paid for our 914's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) That said, I don't see how the carrier driver couldn't be at least half responsible, and I betcha the carrier firm (if a commercial contractor) eats a lot of the damages. It's hard to imagine a professional driver getting into this kind of predicament. |
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| smg914 |
Sep 14 2004, 08:06 AM
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Sahara Beige Steve Group: Members Posts: 1,971 Joined: 22-February 04 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 1,695 Region Association: None |
Not to mention those chrome-plated wheels with the Rudge-type center "knock offs" on the black speedster that are probably worth somewhere between 15 and 20 thousand dollars.
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| URY914 |
Sep 14 2004, 08:59 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 124,929 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
What if it was a trailer full of '70 914 1.7's?
We would be the only ones talking about it. Paul |
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| FriarJohn |
Sep 14 2004, 11:21 AM
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Non-914-Owner Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 29-January 03 Member No.: 211 Region Association: None |
What's the big deal? I don't see any 914s in those pictures. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
Like Jesse James said on the episode of Monster Garage where they cut up a cherry El Camino, "I just made all the rest of them worth more." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) |
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| mikey |
Sep 14 2004, 04:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 424 Joined: 30-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 214 Region Association: None |
What a catatastrophe! The black speedster with Rudge wheels was a beauty. I drooled over it at the show. It wasn't a 4-cam car, thank goodness. With the price of Speedsters these days I do believe they will be restored. I've seen a picture of an early Gmund coupe, wrecked worse than this in a race, which had been restored to like new. Still, I'm sick over this.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) Glad my 356 is safe and garaged. |
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| Joe Bob |
Sep 14 2004, 05:16 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Yeah nice cars....but I can't really turn on the tears for a bunch of garage queens that get 10 miles a year put on them.
DRIVE THE GODDAMNED THINGS |
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| GTeener |
Sep 15 2004, 10:23 AM
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914 Girl Group: Members Posts: 2,348 Joined: 25-June 04 From: SillyCon Valley Member No.: 2,249 Region Association: Northern California |
Someone posted a bunch of first-hand pix here (including GAF pix)
http://www.pelicanparts.com/swapmeet_pics/...st_04/Page3.htm Stinks Attached image(s) 
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| Root_Werks |
Sep 15 2004, 12:28 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,565 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(campbellcj @ Sep 13 2004, 08:29 PM) Keep in mind that a concours steering wheel or bumper on these cars is worth more than many of us paid for our 914's. :o $700 concours for a 356 steering wheel. Just put one on for a customer on his 59' cab. Nice car, spendy wheel, but very nice. He drives his too, not a garage queen and not trailered. He drove it from WA to CA for a 356 thing his summer. Loved and said the car did great. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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