Carrera GT parts robbery
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I watched crimewatch roadshow on the BBC this morning where a police investigation is underway regarding a Porsche bodyshop in the midlands which had loads of stock and customer parts taken. The program mainly focused on a Carrera GT. The car was in for extensive bodywork damage and most of the body panals had been stolen. The guy who ran the body shop was called Ian Mitchell who was also attacked with a machete. There was also cctv pictures of the robbers featured.
So just a little heads up if you hear of body panals being sold cheap give the police a call and hopefully they can catch the barstards.
Link for program below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1qywL7LVt...
So just a little heads up if you hear of body panals being sold cheap give the police a call and hopefully they can catch the barstards.
Link for program below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1qywL7LVt...
Edited by speedyman on Wednesday 22 June 18:42
I also happened to be home yesterday and caught that.
To be honest, whilst i felt sorry for the chap, i couldn't help but think both him and the owner of the Carrera GT were pretty naive to treat a £500k+ car which such a blazé attitude. I would never leave any object of that kind of value with someone that didn't have an appropriate level of security (and by 'appropriate', i mean 'some').
To be honest, whilst i felt sorry for the chap, i couldn't help but think both him and the owner of the Carrera GT were pretty naive to treat a £500k+ car which such a blazé attitude. I would never leave any object of that kind of value with someone that didn't have an appropriate level of security (and by 'appropriate', i mean 'some').
dank said:
Confused as to why such a rare, expensive car was being fixed in an industrial unit, where people could just walk in and out!? Surely a car like that would go back to Porsche for repairs? All sounds a bit odd....
That's exactly what I thought? Had it been purchased as salvage or something, wouldn't of thought that there are that many red cgt's around in the UK. Very odd.
unclepezza said:
That's exactly what I thought? Had it been purchased as salvage or something, wouldn't of thought that there are that many red cgt's around in the UK.
Very odd.
I think I may have seen saw it up on ramp being inspected 4-5 years ago. If it is the same car, it'd been crashed and and repaired by someone who shouldn't have been let loose on a fibreglass canoe, let alone what would still have been Porsche's flagship car back then.Very odd.
The repairs were truly abysmal, not to mention downright dangerous. My guess is it was written off due to the tub having been irrevocably damaged (or new tubs either being unavailable or telephone number ££££'s).
Had the tub been sent to a carbonfibre specialist to repair in the first place, it may have been salvageable, but once some eejit with an angle grinder and a tin of P40 had been let loose on it, it's days were pretty much numbered. Now the panels have been stolen, I'd suggest it's fit only for the breakers yard. Judging by the area of the repairs on the tub, I suspect the driver would have been lucky to escape without some sort of injury. It has all the hallmarks of "jinxed" car.
unclepezza said:
dank said:
Confused as to why such a rare, expensive car was being fixed in an industrial unit, where people could just walk in and out!? Surely a car like that would go back to Porsche for repairs? All sounds a bit odd....
That's exactly what I thought? Had it been purchased as salvage or something, wouldn't of thought that there are that many red cgt's around in the UK. Very odd.
Very bizarre.
Slippydiff said:
I think I may have seen saw it up on ramp being inspected 4-5 years ago. If it is the same car, it'd been crashed and and repaired by someone who shouldn't have been let loose on a fibreglass canoe, let alone what would still have been Porsche's flagship car back then.
The repairs were truly abysmal, not to mention downright dangerous. My guess is it was written off due to the tub having been irrevocably damaged (or new tubs either being unavailable or telephone number ££££'s).
Had the tub been sent to a carbonfibre specialist to repair in the first place, it may have been salvageable, but once some eejit with an angle grinder and a tin of P40 had been let loose on it, it's days were pretty much numbered. Now the panels have been stolen, I'd suggest it's fit only for the breakers yard. Judging by the area of the repairs on the tub, I suspect the driver would have been lucky to escape without some sort of injury. It has all the hallmarks of "jinxed" car.
I remember seeing that car too, H. Repaired in Dubai with massive amounts of filler in the driver's door - so much that the window couldn't wind all the way down. Sill was caved in & also filled to try & make it look straight (only it didn't). The worst bodge was the rear carbon subframe, which was cracked & had been badly fibreglassed over the cracks. Horrible to see what they'd done to that poor car. Total deathtrap The repairs were truly abysmal, not to mention downright dangerous. My guess is it was written off due to the tub having been irrevocably damaged (or new tubs either being unavailable or telephone number ££££'s).
Had the tub been sent to a carbonfibre specialist to repair in the first place, it may have been salvageable, but once some eejit with an angle grinder and a tin of P40 had been let loose on it, it's days were pretty much numbered. Now the panels have been stolen, I'd suggest it's fit only for the breakers yard. Judging by the area of the repairs on the tub, I suspect the driver would have been lucky to escape without some sort of injury. It has all the hallmarks of "jinxed" car.
nxi20 said:
I remember seeing that car too, H. Repaired in Dubai with massive amounts of filler in the driver's door - so much that the window couldn't wind all the way down. Sill was caved in & also filled to try & make it look straight (only it didn't). The worst bodge was the rear carbon subframe, which was cracked & had been badly fibreglassed over the cracks. Horrible to see what they'd done to that poor car. Total deathtrap
Travesty for that work of art/ driving nirvana all rolled into one.nxi20 said:
I remember seeing that car too, H. Repaired in Dubai with massive amounts of filler in the driver's door - so much that the window couldn't wind all the way down. Sill was caved in & also filled to try & make it look straight (only it didn't). The worst bodge was the rear carbon subframe, which was cracked & had been badly fibreglassed over the cracks. Horrible to see what they'd done to that poor car. Total deathtrap
Is this the same car Mat's customer bought sight unseen years ago for little money and didn't realise what he bought? dank said:
So you're saying it's a car that probably can't be fixed,
and the doors of unit left open, thieves came in stole the parts, no forced entry....insurance claim for parts....
just an observation, not accusation.....
What is the easiest way to realise its monetary value. Repair it .... oh wait you cannot get it repaired and you are out of pocket. I know get some gypsies to steal the bits and then you will just have to put a claim in. Oh dear.and the doors of unit left open, thieves came in stole the parts, no forced entry....insurance claim for parts....
just an observation, not accusation.....
Of course it may just have all been an accident of coincidences.
I wonder what the insurance will do with regards to payout. At least they will be able to get themselves some new tracksuits.
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