Porsche mechanic Dungiven area suggestions

[Lyons]

Well....?!!

 

[BarryPort]

Thanks to all who helped track it down. Current holder let it go painless enough.

Not too bad a shape, replace all perishables, respray, new carpets & trace electrical faults.

Plan is for Mrs BarryPort to contact Car SOS & tell them I’ve 6 months to live.

 

[andy9eleven]

Holy **** balls. Well done you! What a result.

 

[Apis]

Class! Well done.

 

[gav525]

Unreal Barry and what a cool thing to inherit! Had someone else 'taken custody' of it due to it sitting so long, or was it still just sitting waiting to be repaired?

 

[jimc]

well done for tracking it down

 

[Cartunes]

Well I’ll be damned.

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I'll start the bidding at a ton
I'd go £200, but it's a convertible LHD
Low mileage? Let's call it £110

 

[BarryPort]

Unreal Barry and what a cool thing to inherit! Had someone else 'taken custody' of it due to it sitting so long, or was it still just sitting waiting to be repaired?

It was still being held at the son of the mechanic it was dropped off to in 2011.
Even though it was outside he still took good care of it, tyres weren’t flat (not much cracking) and he’d given it a wash now & again.

There was an outstanding bill from 2011 so I popped it into the Bank of England inflation calculator, paid him the amount in today’s money & he gave me a luck penny back.. gentleman.

Truthfully my family had assumed (and accepted) it was gone.

 

[NickR]

Fair play. What are the plans for it?

 

[BarryPort]

Fair play. What are the plans for it?

Slow resto when I can, it might do our next European trip being LHD & cabriolet. But I’ve a good few things taking priority at the min so maybe get stuck in around autumn or winter.

I intend to bring the car back to how it was delivered to Beverly Hills Porsche in 1991.

No big phat wheels, kits or air ride unfortunately.

 

[NickR]

What a project. Will be good to see it restored to its former glory.

 

[Lyons]

It was still being held at the son of the mechanic it was dropped off to in 2011.
Even though it was outside he still took good care of it, tyres weren’t flat (not much cracking) and he’d given it a wash now & again.

There was an outstanding bill from 2011 so I popped it into the Bank of England inflation calculator, paid him the amount in today’s money & he gave me a luck penny back.. gentleman.

Truthfully my family had assumed (and accepted) it was gone.

Brilliant! I assumed someone would’ve taken ownership of it and you would have had to buy it back.

 

[Gaz]

Fantastic Barry, glad you were able to get in touch with one of the Donaghey’s and sort this!

 

[gixermark]

That's a great result..... And sounds like a fair 'deal' some people could have been less than reasonable! But also offering today's money on a 2011 bill is a sensible gesture.

There are good guys out there

 

[Gemma]

Amazing!

 

[Mel]

Unreal Barry, you must be thrilled, I bloody well am and don't even know you

 

[Cartunes]

Slow resto when I can, it might do our next European trip being LHD & cabriolet. But I’ve a good few things taking priority at the min so maybe get stuck in around autumn or winter.

I intend to bring the car back to how it was delivered to Beverly Hills Porsche in 1991.

No big phat wheels, kits or air ride unfortunately.

OEM FTW Bazza! You know it makes sense.

 

[Phil_D]

Well I’ll be damned.

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What a result, Can’t wait to see it restored..lovely

 

[DC.]

Nice to hear you found it, someone took care of it and you paid the man like so. Well bloody done.

 

[IL]

Superb

 

[Graham]

It was still being held at the son of the mechanic it was dropped off to in 2011.
Even though it was outside he still took good care of it, tyres weren’t flat (not much cracking) and he’d given it a wash now & again.

There was an outstanding bill from 2011 so I popped it into the Bank of England inflation calculator, paid him the amount in today’s money & he gave me a luck penny back.. gentleman.

Truthfully my family had assumed (and accepted) it was gone.

Reading this has made my day!

 

[ciarandeery1]

amazing! glad to see you got it

 

[Jethro]

What a result !!

 

[gcon45]

Deadly result!

If the guy keeping it turned out to be a knob end what would have been the legalities around ownership?

Could he have used the “it’s been on my property for x months so now I own it” chestnut?

 

[BarryPort]

Deadly result!

If the guy keeping it turned out to be a knob end what would have been the legalities around ownership?

Could he have used the “it’s been on my property for x months so now I own it” chestnut?

Possibly if the claimed ownership remained unchallenged but there was correspondence between parties.