Motoring and Car Secrets | How we bagged this Porsche for free!

How We Picked up This Magnificent 1973 Porsche RS Carrera Replica From a Car Park for FREE... (well, it did cost £25 for the car transporter!)

See this beautiful motor currently valued at around £20,000 (originals fetch up to £150,000) - we got it absolutely FREE!

This is an amazing story about how a regular Autoinfozone contributer managed to acquire a beautiful 1973 RS Carrera replica for free!!!

In acquiring it an incredible loophole was exposed which enables anyone to claim cars - and according to local authorities there are more superb motors just waiting to be claimed.

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She's actually a 1972 911e 2.4

The story about how it was claimed during Christmas 2000 (Loophole still exists).

I used to work in a boat yard in Lymington, Hants commissioning new yachts. In my spare time I also restored and sold craft to boost my income.

I eventually left the yard but continued to sell on my projects until one day I managed a great deal on a boat, swapping it for a Mercedes and some cash. The Merc was a lovely motor so I instantly drove to the old boatyard to show off to my friends and ex colleagues.

Knowing I was always on the lookout for new projects and being impressed with my recent deal a good friend of mine pointed across the car park and said that might interest you... The 1973 RS Carrera replica.

Now, knowing absolutely nothing about old Porsches I liked the look of it but considered it to be’ just an old Porsche’

The car had been parked there for a while

I kept an eye on the car and to my amazement the car remained in the car park. As this was private property I decided to pop up to the Marina office and have a chat with the owner. I asked in a casual manner, “what’s happening with that old Porsche over there?”

And then came the reply I’ll never forget “Oh, that bloody thing, it’s been a right pain and I wish someone would just take it away!!!”

“I know just the man”, I replied.

Now technically, because this was private land and the car was ‘officially abandoned’ having well exceed the 15 day limit, but I decided to give the owner a little more time. I contacted the council again to find when they were planning to remove the vehicle and waited.

>>>>>The actual loophole and methods of acquiring the car have been removed from this page and are available to Autoinfozone members Click Here to discover how we claimed this Porsche RS Carrera Replica <<<<<

I was now the new proud owner of this elegant old classic.

I have used her regularly since and tried to learn as much as I can about the car but there is a limit to what you glean from books and magazines, especially as I’m a hands on type.

The car is in need of some tlc, I also recently spun it in the wet and smashed the rear 8” fuch alloy on the kerb – it looks as though someone has done a lot of work at some stage but sitting around for several years hasn’t help keep her in the pristine order she obviously once enjoyed. There are bodywork issues and the engine smokes.

Over the years I have been totally seduced by this car and after the excitement of a visit to the Goodwood Festival of Speed recently I decided to really push to get the car back in shape. I want to enjoy her on the road, take her to open days and track days.

I am currently hooking up with various Porsche specialists and Autoinfozone to fully restore the car and publish the progress here so please keep popping back to see how we get on.

Current State of the Little Beauty