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Allegedly, the man hands over cash to pay for the women’s limo with the understanding they will come back to his house afterward. When the ladies drive off in the Hummer with his cash (and not to his house) things take a turn for the worse.

While there’s no information about a Porsche chasing a pink elephant Hummer limo through Naples, we can only assume that’s what happens. We pick up the story when the Porsche driver cuts off the Hummer in an attempt to reclaim his money. Unfortunately, to the ever lasting embarrassment of the Porsche driver, a local deputy intervenes after witnessing a “standoff” between the Porsche and the Hummer.

The Collier County Sheriff’s report goes on to recount the incident as the deputy watches the women in the limo give the Porsche owner a “handful of cash”. He then gets back in his Porsche and drives away. Surprise, surprise, just a few short blocks away the same deputy catches up with the Porsche and arrests the driver for suspicion of driving under the influence.

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What’s even more amazing is that even after all this, he goes on to secure pole position and then win the race in his division! If the video above doesn’t show in your email simply click on Jeroen Bleekemolen loses tire and still wins race.

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PorchePurist Photo Caption Contest Rules

• Look at the picture above and then using the comment form at the end of this post let us know your idea for a caption (if you’re viewing this post via email simply click on the email title or the comment link at the bottom to visit the site and post your entry. Entries sent via email will be added to the site.)
• Submit your comment sometime between now and the 11:59 pm EST on August 18, 2011.
• Please limit your comments to three (3) per person (just to keep things fair).
• We (that’s John and I) will pick our favorite from among the entries and notify the winner via email and by adding a comment below. We’ll give you 48 hours to respond. If we don’t hear from you in that time we’ll pick the next favorite comment.
• Offer is only good for residents of the US. Everyone can play, but if you’re shipping address is not in the USA we can’t send you the prize.

Win a Porsche Martini Racing Gift Set from Porsche Design Driver’s Selection

Porsche Design Driver’s Selection last sponsored our Mother’s Day contest and a lucky reader won a $450 PDDS Handbag for their mom. This time, if you’re caption is chosen as our winner, you’ll receive a collection of gifts from the Martini Racing collection geared toward the beach.

This contest ends on August 18, 2011. If we pick you as the winner, we’ll notify you via email and/or by commenting below to arrange shipping (so be sure you give us a good email address and be sure to subscribe to comments).

Additional Ways to Win

We have lots more good stuff to give away, (e.g. Flying Lizard team gear, Gift Certificates for Service Work, RC Cars, Die-Cast Models, Books, etc., etc.). What we need are great pictures to use for future contests. If you have a funny or interesting Porsche related picture you think is a good fit for our caption contest send it along to us at captioncontest@porschepurist.com. If we use your photo we’ll send you a PorschePurist shirt just to say thanks.

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I wonder if they used water paint??? At least they didn’t use a 911…

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Bill Musselman is a man used to floods

You can hear it in his voice as he assures me my call is welcome and not too early, “this is a fine time to talk, we’re still fighting the flood and trying to get ready for Derby in the same breath.” By “Derby” he means the Kentucky Derby and he and his wife (along with many others in the area) are preparing for it in earnest, flood waters be damned. When you live in a flood zone, along a river, you prepare for certain contingencies, “It was a crazy spring, we normally have a flood after the snow melts up in the West Virginia mountains and Appalachia and all that. We got through that one. I had the Porsches out in the garage and lo-and-behold we came with another big storm that was unexpected.”

Unexpected is right. NOAA or what you might know as “The National Weather Service” predicted the river would crest at a height of 24 feet. Very high water indeed, but nothing the area hadn’t seen before. Well, with four days of continuous rain, NOAA was forced to adjust their calculation and do so in a big way. They now calculated the river to crest at 34 feet; a full 10 feet higher then what was planned for. “That change in calculation was announced and boy everyone was scrambling. Everyone along the river was scrambling to find new ways to take care of their property and that’s when my buddy Smokey came in,” said Musselman.

“Smokey” is the mechanic of one of Bill’s boating buddies (you probably noticed the marina right next to Bill’s house in some of the earlier pictures). Using the original predictions from NOAA, Bill had jacked the 1992 Porsche American Roadster (Bill purchased the car in 1992 and it’s apparently the only “Fly Yellow” one of the 250 made) onto blocks giving it plenty of height and what should have been enough to manage the original predictions. As the rain continued for days on end, the river continued to rise. Bill’s house sits at the end of a point on the river in a marina community. The access road through the marina sits on much lower land than his house and consequently floods sooner. When the flood waters started lapping against the bottom of Bill’s garage door Smokey suggested they might want to try something different than the blocks.

Dispelling Rumors

“You know, I’ve got a bladder that takes a 27-foot boat. Let’s just put this sucker up on that,” said Smokey. “So, we did that, Easter morning, 7 AM and there was my easter egg basket,” proclaimed Musselman. In case you’re wondering Easter Sunday was April 24th. That means the Porsche sat on the float, tethered to the house and exposed to the flood waters, for close to two weeks. When I told Bill about the rumors his now famous Porsche had sunk and asked him to verify if she survived he said, “Oh Yeah. I’d say. I got her down and cranked her up and she’s happy as a lark.” When I asked him where the 964 was now he said she was back in the garage. You mean the house wasn’t damaged? “Oh no, it’s got a concrete foundation that’s 17 feet high and the walls are a foot and a half thick. The water just went into the lower level which it’s designed to do and then you wash it out.” The house itself sits on top of the massive concrete structure. Now that’s solid design.

There was one last rumor I wanted to dispel. It had been reported that Bill was some type of boat captain, perhaps even captain of the Belle of Louisville and that was why he was so well prepared for this event. Explaining this to Bill and asking about his career path Bill simply laughed and said, “no, no, one of my buddies is though [captain of a steamboat]. I don’t think many passengers would get aboard with me after seeing my car on a raft. I’ve been around boats all my life, but this is my first car-boat.”

The Air Dock Bladder System

Built by AirDock, Smokey and Bill used 3 bladders that make up a system for supporting a boat up to 27-feet in length and 7500 lbs in weight. With the turbo bodied cabriolet weighing in at less than half that amount, the bladders worked perfectly. “Two of the three bladders were in the back where the engine weight is. It was very well balanced. It was surprising.” Each bladder has ropes that tie/lash them together and then there is a separate pump going to each section (look closely at the picture above and you can see three air lines coming out of the pump housing).

What Now?

With the storm over and the water receding, life is slowly returning to normal. “The water has dropped drastically, it’s dropped 12 feet,” said Bill. The 964 is now back safe in the garage and sits next to Bill’s 2011 Porsche Carrera S. Having survived two floods (the house flooded once before in 1997) and 20 years under one roof and one owner it’s pretty safe to say this very collectible Porsche is a survivor.

We would like to give a special thanks to the owner of this lovely and now very famous Porsche for taking the time to speak with us.

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UPDATE May-4-2011 9:06 PM: According to the local PCA chatboard, where this Porsche is located, the owners efforts, while heroic, didn’t save this Porsche. We’re waiting to hear back from the owner or someone close to them to verify, but that’s what’s being reported on the PCA chat service. We really hope it’s not true…

UPDATE May-6-2011: The rumors were wrong! The floating Porsche 964 survived. Read the interview with the owner of the floating Porsche for more pictures and details.

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Our first two Photo Caption Contests were such a success we’re going to keep them going. The last photo inspired more than 90+ entries. We’re hoping that this month’s photo will do even better. Take a look at the picture below (we chose it thinking the captions should be a lot of fun. For those of you who aren’t familiar with him that’s Richard Sloan of SloanCars.com) and then check out our simple rules. If your caption is picked you’ll win a Waterless Spray on Car Wash Kit courtesy of Griot’s Garage.

PorchePurist Photo Caption Contest Rules

• Look at the picture above. If you want to see a larger version of it, just give it a click (remember, you’ll need to hit the back button in your browser to come back to the post in order to comment).
• Using the comment form at the end of this post let us know your idea for a caption (if you’re viewing this post via email simply click on the email title or the comment link at the bottom to visit the site and post your entry. Entries sent via email will be added to the site.)
• Submit your comment sometime between now and the 11:59 pm EST on April 21, 2011.
• Please limit your comments to three (3) per person (just to keep things fair).
• We (that’s John and I) will pick our favorite from among the entries and notify the winner via email and by adding a comment below. We’ll give you 48 hours to respond. If we don’t hear from you in that time we’ll pick the next favorite comment.
• Offer is only good for residents of USA and Canada. You can still play, but if you’re not in USA or Canada we can’t ship you the prize.

Win a Waterless Spray on Car Wash Kit (a $50 value) from Griot’s Garage

Griot’s Garage, once again generously offered to sponsor this contest with some of their best selling product. Simply click on the left side of the banner above to learn more about the product or on the right side to watch a short video that shows how the Spray-On Car Wash works.

The contest ends on April 21, 2011. If we pick you as the winner, we’ll notify you via email and/or by commenting below to arrange shipping (so be sure you give us a good email address and be sure to subscribe to comments).

An Additional Way to Win

We have lots more good stuff to give away, (e.g. Flying Lizard team gear, cases of Mobil1 oil, Gift Certificates for Service Work, RC Cars, Die-Cast Models, Books, etc., etc.). What we need are great pictures to use for future contests. If you have a funny or interesting Porsche related picture you think is a good fit for our caption contest send it along to us at captioncontest@porschepurist.com. If we use your photo we’ll send you a PorschePurist shirt just to say thanks.

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Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Heading to NASCAR

This headline really needs no introduction. Simply click here to read all about Jimmy Johnson’s latest ride.

Porsche Introduces Panamera V for Value

This well written spoof takes advantage of Porsche’s proclivity toward introducing more and more variants of each model line-up and suggest a 4 cyl Panamera built to compete with Honda and Toyota. You can read the full article for yourself here.

End of The Road for The Porsche 911

In this short spoof by our friends at Total 911 Magazine, Editor Phil Raby forecasts the ultimate demise of the venerable Porsche 911. Check out the full post at Total 911.

Porsche Line-up to be All Hybrid Across All Models

Jalopnik pulled off one of the more complex stunts of the day when they announce that AOL and AutoBlog had joined together to purchase the Gawker Media property and quickly rebranded the entire site as “Autoblognik”. Appropriately, the newly named site when on to post a number of satire type posts including this one that might not be too far off the mark.

While I’m sure there were more than just those listed above, they were the four that caught our eye. Do you know of any other good Porsche Related April Fools’ Day jokes?

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