The Jalopy Journal

**mobile chicane** · 05-15-2008, 10:12 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, 10:16 PM

Hell that ain't even good scrap !!

Kustomkarma · 05-15-2008, 10:17 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, 10:21 PM

Just throw some red wheels on it.

**bonesy** · 05-15-2008, 10:25 PM

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

**chaddilac** · 05-15-2008, 10:30 PM

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

Rootie Kazoootie · 05-15-2008, 10:40 PM

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

KCsledz · 05-15-2008, 10:43 PM

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

Elvisaurusrex · 05-15-2008, 10:53 PM

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

**paperdog** · 05-15-2008, 10:54 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 · 05-15-2008, 11:11 PM

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

**Cajun Kenny** · 05-15-2008, 11:14 PM

**mobile chicane** · 05-15-2008, 11:16 PM

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

Risky Buisness?

PollockzRodz · 05-15-2008, 11:24 PM

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** · 05-15-2008, 11:24 PM

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 · 05-15-2008, 11:43 PM

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 · 05-15-2008, 11:44 PM

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** · 05-15-2008, 11:52 PM

Hey the rear glass is salvageable!!!

SlamCouver · 05-16-2008, 12:07 AM

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

**ttarver** · 05-16-2008, 12:30 AM

um...... OK.

05-15-2008, 10:12 PM	#1
mobile chicane Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 147	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 10:18 PM.

05-15-2008, 10:16 PM	#2
JohnEvans Old School HAMBer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 2,707	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, 10:17 PM	#3
Kustomkarma Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 836	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, 10:21 PM	#4
Fairlane Dave Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Richardson, Texas Posts: 635	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Just throw some red wheels on it. __________________ No Club Lone Wolf Dallas, Texas

05-15-2008, 10:25 PM	#5
bonesy Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 1,928	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, 10:30 PM	#6
chaddilac Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Muskogee,OK Posts: 7,382	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 Pinstriped iPhone 4 covers too!! Go here!!!

05-15-2008, 10:40 PM	#7
Rootie Kazoootie Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,354	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Skating...err.. driving on thin ice!

05-15-2008, 10:43 PM	#8
KCsledz Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 1,839	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Dude, you can totally rebuild that! Hey it's a free car! __________________ NEW! Series 1 Shift Knobs. Check them out at Defiance Speed Shop - www.defiancespeedshop.com

05-15-2008, 10:53 PM	#9
Elvisaurusrex Grenade Inspector Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: 53rd and 3rd, CA Posts: 370	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin "Red"? I don't see any red.. __________________ Who needs a steering wheel puller when you have a cutoff wheel?

05-15-2008, 10:54 PM	#10
paperdog Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MINN. JUST NORTH OF TWIN CITIES Posts: 2,973	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 While talking we learn nothing.. so I'll shut up now. Last edited by paperdog; 05-15-2008 at 11:04 PM.

05-15-2008, 11:11 PM	#11
Mudslinger Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 1,674	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin I dont think I would have wasted my time unloading. Straight to the scrap yard.

05-15-2008, 11:14 PM	#12
Cajun Kenny Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Just Another Smart Ass White Boy In Mississippi.. Posts: 6,917	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin __________________ When The Shit hits The Fan It Will Not Be Evenly Distributed!

05-15-2008, 11:16 PM	#13
mobile chicane Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 147	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin "Alright, who is the U-boat commander?" Risky Buisness? __________________ When in spin, both feet in.

05-15-2008, 11:24 PM	#15
FoMoCoPower Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Burbank,ILLINOIS Posts: 2,079	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

05-15-2008, 11:44 PM	#17
williebill Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: in the garage Posts: 788	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... __________________ Southern Malcontent since 1952

05-15-2008, 11:52 PM	#18
chaddilac Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Muskogee,OK Posts: 7,382	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Hey the rear glass is salvageable!!! __________________ Pinstriped 3G & 3GS iPhone Covers!!! http://www.chaddilac.com/pinstripes Pinstriped iPhone 4 covers too!! Go here!!!

05-16-2008, 12:07 AM	#19
SlamCouver Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gulfport MS. Posts: 1,839	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin Man thats awesome, I love seeing rusted out cars. lawn art?? haha. __________________ Consultant for the Service Engineering Company number 14457 J 1916-1923 automobiles

05-16-2008, 12:30 AM	#20
ttarver Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: austin Posts: 357	Re: Miss Belvedere's German cousin um...... OK.

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