It sure seems like every headline proclaiming a gas explosion starts with a "a crew was nearby digging with a backhoe"
It sure seems like every headline proclaiming a gas explosion starts with a "a crew was nearby digging with a backhoe"
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Just saw this, this is very bad, and loss of life... best wishes to the affected families, and the Ingrams.
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Truly horrible on every level. Thoughts to those involved.
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https://www.charlotteobserver.com/ne...229069109.html
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'. . . At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were hurt Wednesday when a contractor struck a gas line that sparked a massive blaze and explosion that shook Durham Wednesday morning.
But another mass casualty of the blast was a rare and very expensive Porsche car collection that was housed at Ingram Collection.
"The purest & most refined collection of Porsche in the World," is how one user described the galleria of luxury cars that were housed at 111 N. Duke Street.
The collection is the pride and joy of Bob Ingram, a retired pharmaceuticals executive who, according to a profile on Porsche.com, "has put together a relatively unique collection of historical Porsches in recent years. Few if any collections can compete with the quality of the Ingram collection, is the verdict of many aficionados."
The company expressed condolences to those who died and were hurt during the mid-morning blast and blaze.
"On behalf of all of us at the Ingram Collection, we are deeply saddened by the explosion and fire in downtown Durham. We would like to commend and thank the first responders from the Durham Fire and Police Departments, as well as all neighboring departments. They acted swiftly to secure the area and extinguish the fire.
Also, we understand that there may have been a fatality and a number of people injured. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those families impacted by this disaster, and wish a speedy recovery to those who were hurt."
Considering that a Porsche can cost around $60,000 for new and many multiples of that for antique or vintage models, it's likely that the damage to the car collection could stretch into the millions of dollars.
Ingram Collection is a very popular spot for car collectors, and avid car enthusiasts Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno have been known to visit the collection, which is akin to a theme park attraction for auto aficionados.
WRAL News anchor Debra Morgan visited the site and spoke to owner Bob Ingram for a 2013 interview. During her visit to the building, she said there were over a dozen Porsches in the building.
Aerial footage from Sky 5 showed that there were several cars in the building, which had a gaping hole in the roof. There was a large amount of debris resting on a convertible, one of the cars visible from above . . .'
https://www.wral.com/pricey-porsche-...fire/18318231/
More . . .
https://abc11.com/garage-housing-rar...osion/5241821/
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Horrible. I feel sad for those involved.
The 2017 991 R is certainly also damaged.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/m...on-116120.html
I hope that the original R is not damaged.
Much more worried about their original unrestored 550Originally Posted by 928cs
The 550a I know that they personally owned was very restored and came out of a prominent collection in Seattle.
I think you are referring was bought for a customer. And agree hope it is safe
Last edited by rower; 04-11-2019 at 08:32 AM.
Yeah. A wonderful original but restored 1959 Speedster Carerra GT. There’s only 30 of the 1959’s and they were very special. Combination of 1600 roller bearing, and plain bearing 4 cams as well as 7 super 90 push rod. All of them alloy body. Regular speedster production stopped in 1958. This one was a plain bearing which is the most valuable.
I hope these are more surface wounds that appear worse than they are.
Last edited by rower; 04-11-2019 at 08:36 AM.
Thankfully the damage to the collection appears to be mostly caused by roof debris falling on them. More will be known once they can be removed to a safer location. This reminds me of the Corvette collection that fell into a sinkhole under the building.
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