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**mobile chicane** · 05-15-2008, 11:12 PM

The local Sheriff's department called the boss the other day. A landowner found a car in their pond last Saturday. If we help get it out and there is no foul play or stolen records on it, we can have it.

They have owned the land since '70 and believe that the car must have been there before they bought the place.

Today he got the call. They found nothing around the car to make it a crime scene and they are practice diving with it - come and get it. So when we get there they are messing with a new video system and we see a red Porsche 356 in the mucky bottom. A little while later, the divers come for cables and instructions on what to tie to. A few tries, and the car starts its ride to the edge.

Things are not looking so good as it gets further out of the water. It started breaking up as it came up onto shore.

We got it back to the yard and found that the car was a bit rough when it went in the drink. A bit of bondo was used to cover up the rockers and some accident work in the rear. Tomorrow we will start the search for a serial number.

Anyone looking for a project?

JohnEvans · 05-15-2008, 11:16 PM

Hell that ain't even good scrap !!

**Kustomkarma** · 05-15-2008, 11:17 PM

Poor thing. It'll be hard to save anything off of that one. Does make you wonder how it got there though.

Fairlane Dave · 05-15-2008, 11:21 PM

Just throw some red wheels on it.

bonesy · 05-15-2008, 11:25 PM

Wow, it looks like it has been in the bottom of a lake for 30 years... oh wait...

**chaddilac** · 05-15-2008, 11:30 PM

why did you even pull it from the lake.... would have been cheaper to NOT call the wrecker.

Rootie Kazoootie · 05-15-2008, 11:40 PM

Skating...err.. driving on thin ice!

KCsledz · 05-15-2008, 11:43 PM

Dude, you can totally rebuild that! Hey it's a free car!

Elvisaurusrex · 05-15-2008, 11:53 PM

"Red"? I don't see any red..

**paperdog** · 05-15-2008, 11:54 PM

momentarily I thought of James Dean's missing" Little Bastard"..

Seem's odd the nazi's hiding stuff in a pond in Wisconsin .... but still its free.... now

oh ya ? I remember now its volkswagons that were supposed to float!

hmm like in "Risky Business""only the cheap version...... where they don't recover the car

but did ya catch any fish?

Mudslinger · 05-16-2008, 12:11 AM

I dont think I would have wasted my time unloading. Straight to the scrap yard.

**Cajun Kenny** · 05-16-2008, 12:14 AM

**mobile chicane** · 05-16-2008, 12:16 AM

"Alright, who is the U-boat commander?"

Risky Buisness?

PollockzRodz · 05-16-2008, 12:24 AM

Ohh hell yea its fixable. Hell the glass is already there, the hard parts already done. You woulda got rejected at the scrap yard haha

Quote:

Just throw some red wheels on it.

LMFAO I just spit my water out hahaha Rat Rod

**FoMoCoPower** · 05-16-2008, 12:24 AM

ebay that turd...advertise it as unrestored and low miles...then put "rat rod" in the title....I swear,you`ll get 10k easy

Van B · 05-16-2008, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaddilac

why did you even pull it from the lake.... would have been cheaper to NOT call the wrecker.

The property owner wanted it out. You can see it was mostly in one piece until we got it completely out of the water.

**williebill** · 05-16-2008, 12:44 AM

Suddenly,my stuff don't look so bad...
Bet the interior smells nice,too..
There's gotta be something to salvage off of that..
Or not...

**chaddilac** · 05-16-2008, 12:52 AM

Hey the rear glass is salvageable!!!

SlamCouver · 05-16-2008, 01:07 AM

Man thats awesome, I love seeing rusted out cars. lawn art?? haha.

**ttarver** · 05-16-2008, 01:30 AM

um...... OK.

05-15-2008, 11:12 PM	#1
mobile chicane Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 124	Miss Belvedere's German cousin The local Sheriff's department called the boss the other day. A landowner found a car in their pond last Saturday. If we help get it out and there is no foul play or stolen records on it, we can have it. They have owned the land since '70 and believe that the car must have been there before they bought the place. Today he got the call. They found nothing around the car to make it a crime scene and they are practice diving with it - come and get it. So when we get there they are messing with a new video system and we see a red Porsche 356 in the mucky bottom. A little while later, the divers come for cables and instructions on what to tie to. A few tries, and the car starts its ride to the edge. Things are not looking so good as it gets further out of the water. It started breaking up as it came up onto shore. We got it back to the yard and found that the car was a bit rough when it went in the drink. A bit of bondo was used to cover up the rockers and some accident work in the rear. Tomorrow we will start the search for a serial number. Anyone looking for a project? Attached Thumbnails __________________ When in spin, both feet in. Last edited by mobile chicane; 05-15-2008 at 11:18 PM.

05-15-2008, 11:16 PM	#2
JohnEvans Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 1,987	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Hell that ain't even good scrap !! __________________ Ya can't have toooo many tools or DOGS !! Rods keep me sane !

05-15-2008, 11:17 PM	#3
Kustomkarma Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 712	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Poor thing. It'll be hard to save anything off of that one. Does make you wonder how it got there though. __________________ If it ain't cars, women or Rock N' Roll, then I'm probably not thinking about it. Oh yeah and bikes too.

05-15-2008, 11:21 PM	#4
Fairlane Dave Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Allen, Texas Posts: 622	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Just throw some red wheels on it. __________________ No Club Lone Wolf Dallas, Texas

05-15-2008, 11:25 PM	#5
bonesy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 1,562	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Wow, it looks like it has been in the bottom of a lake for 30 years... oh wait...

05-15-2008, 11:30 PM	#6
chaddilac Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Muskogee,OK Posts: 5,872	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin why did you even pull it from the lake.... would have been cheaper to NOT call the wrecker. __________________ Pinstriped 3G & 3GS iPhone Covers!!! http://www.chaddilac.com/pinstripes

05-15-2008, 11:40 PM	#7
Rootie Kazoootie Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,983	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Skating...err.. driving on thin ice!

05-15-2008, 11:43 PM	#8
KCsledz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Grandview, MO Posts: 1,706	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Dude, you can totally rebuild that! Hey it's a free car! __________________ Letterpress for the masses! www.itsfancy.com

05-15-2008, 11:54 PM	#10
paperdog Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MINN. JUST NORTH OF TWIN CITIES Posts: 2,677	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin momentarily I thought of James Dean's missing" Little Bastard".. Seem's odd the nazi's hiding stuff in a pond in Wisconsin .... but still its free.... now oh ya ? I remember now its volkswagons that were supposed to float! hmm like in "Risky Business""only the cheap version...... where they don't recover the car but did ya catch any fish? __________________ PAPERDOG Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted Albert Einstein Last edited by paperdog; 05-16-2008 at 12:04 AM.

05-16-2008, 12:11 AM	#11
Mudslinger Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 1,511	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin I dont think I would have wasted my time unloading. Straight to the scrap yard. __________________ When dealing with a Father & Son business request the Father.

05-16-2008, 12:14 AM	#12
Cajun Kenny Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Just Another Smart Ass White Boy In Mississippi.. Posts: 6,500	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin __________________ When The Shit hits The Fan It Will Not Be Evenly Distributed! The Douche Formerly Know As flh4speed!

05-16-2008, 12:16 AM	#13
mobile chicane Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 124	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin "Alright, who is the U-boat commander?" Risky Buisness? __________________ When in spin, both feet in.

05-16-2008, 12:24 AM	#15
FoMoCoPower Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Burbank,ILLINOIS Posts: 1,851	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin ebay that turd...advertise it as unrestored and low miles...then put "rat rod" in the title....I swear,you`ll get 10k easy

05-16-2008, 12:44 AM	#17
williebill Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: in the garage Posts: 679	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Suddenly,my stuff don't look so bad... Bet the interior smells nice,too.. There's gotta be something to salvage off of that.. Or not... __________________ I love the smell of acetylene in the morning

05-16-2008, 12:52 AM	#18
chaddilac Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Muskogee,OK Posts: 5,872	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Hey the rear glass is salvageable!!! __________________ Pinstriped 3G & 3GS iPhone Covers!!! http://www.chaddilac.com/pinstripes

05-16-2008, 01:07 AM	#19
SlamCouver Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,793	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Man thats awesome, I love seeing rusted out cars. lawn art?? haha. __________________ Too cool for an education.

05-16-2008, 01:30 AM	#20
ttarver Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: austin Posts: 277	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin um...... OK.

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