Stolen Porsche Race Car.

NMNA, but it was stolen last night in Columbia SC and popped up on my FB feed. It's a 1968 911.

For the FaceTube crowd. https://www.facebook.com/douglas.hagopian

Another picture.

I just ran out to see if somebody hid it in my garage & was severely disappointed...Hope it is found and returned intact!

Must have been in a rough area of town....are those bullet holes in the fist picture?

EDIT: Apparently they tried to steal the whole trailer, but for some reason couldn't get it off the truck or something, so they opened the doors and drove the car out of the trailer, while the owner was at a wedding reception at a Holiday Inn or something in Columbia SC. The theives even peeled out in the parking lot with it when they left

bgkast wrote: Must have been in a rough area of town....are those bullet holes in the fist picture?

Probably stickers. Yes, somebody makes stickers to look like bullet holes...

Why no LoJack? Would have been a wise investment.

Normally thieves are after trailers and hope for tools/equipment they can sell off easily. Targeting a car like this seems suspicious. Someone wanted THAT car and knew right where it was.

secretariata wrote:

bgkast wrote: Must have been in a rough area of town....are those bullet holes in the fist picture?

Probably stickers. Yes, somebody makes stickers to look like bullet holes...

True, but I typically see those paired with rebel flags on "pickem up" trucks, not on aircooled Porsche race cars.

Really nice looking car as is the red Jaguar in the background. Hope they get it back.

Not in my garage, but it looks like a nice car.

I posted this same thing on FB and IG. Hope it gets found.

I'll be in Columbia this weekend, I'll be sure to keep an eye out.

Didn't they hang horse thieves in the old west? Lets bring that back for car thieves.

IMO there's no way this doesn't surface soon. The racing community is small and close knit, as it the aircooled Porsche owner community, the aircooled Porsche owners who track their cars smaller, and more closely knit yet. An E stock car is not something that you want to steal if your intent is to use it, or even part it, within 10 years and not get caught.

It's probably in a shipping container by now, on its way overseas. Sad.

it's been recovered :)

drummerfromdefleopard wrote: it's been recovered :)

Need a link for a story like that.

details still forthcoming

Good deal on the recovery. I hope they also catch/caught the thieves.

BTW, I am turned off by forums where everyone feels the need to list all the cars they used to own in their signatures. Are they really that insecure in their manhood that they need to resort to that type of chest thumping?

It only serves one legitimate function, that works best with more tightly knit ownership groups of less common cars, which is at times you can locate the previous owner, even if 2-3 owners ago, if you have questions about the vehicle.