Harvey and Sue Weidman needs our help ...

Guys,

I got word yesterday from Harvey that his home is a total loss, as well as the loss of the neighboring homes of his brother Al, and his brother-in-law…


In the almost 20 years I’ve known Harvey he has never asked for anything he hasn’t earned…

Through the years of being one of the most respected and generous members in our community we know he has earned our help, and more…

We have set up here a link to a GoFundMe site for Harvey and Sue Weidman and the Weidman Wheel Family…. Please give what you can….


https://www.gofundme.com/f/harvey-an...f+share-flow-1

Chuck,
Thanks for setting this up for Harvey and Sue.
Rich

Sorry to hear that, Chuck; and thanks for setting up the GoFundMe...

I can't imagine...thanks for setting up. Definitely a Gent worth supporting.

Great to set that up - I gladly made a donation.
That is such a sad situation.

Cheers.


PS: or my own information - is there no insurance for such disaster ? is it taking loads of time to get the insurance policy activated ? Not challenging here, am living in another country and rules may be different, again for my own knowledge.

Shared to the PCA community here in and around Ottawa; there’s quite a few early cars and I’m sure Harvey is known to some... I hope the target is over-achieved.

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Great to set that up - I gladly made a donation.
That is such a sad situation.

Cheers.


PS: or my own information - is there no insurance for such disaster ? is it taking loads of time to get the insurance policy activated ? Not challenging here, am living in another country and rules may be different, again for my own knowledge.

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No idea re Harvey's situation, but I hear fire insurance for some in the area was cancelled after a previous fire..

Absolutely horrible for Harvey, his family and all others affected by the fires. Thanks for setting up Chuck and letting us all know how we can contribute.

These fires are devastating the whole state. Harvey's families are so great, what a horrible thing to happen to such Great People! Thank God he did not lose his business! Thanks for setting up this donation platform. Harvey, are thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

very sad to see this. I'm fairly new to the early911 community, and Harvey's posts have been a huge help as I've been trying to learn about the many details of these cars. thanks for setting up the GoFundMe.

Thanks to everyone. We are truly humbled with the outpouring of support. It is a difficult time for us and we will get through it. I'm not sure how all of it will come out right now but I'll try to keep everyone informed as best as I can. Here are some photos (before the blue trim) that we had on our computer. Snow is a good photo op. Is a little unusual and always makes the property look nicer...The Pine and oak trees in the center of the house are still visible after the fire. The foundation is bare, even the ash from the wood studs was swept away by the intense up draft.

Here is one of the shop. We built a complete shop for scaling down and moving home. The bead blaster, compressor and polishing lathe (on the left edge of the photo). The only wheels stored were our inventory-no customers wheels. About 200 wheels destroyed, mostly dust or puddles. The recognizable damaged wheels were stored in the paint room. No Fuchs were injured in this tragedy....

Our Garage/Apartment. At least that is what we called it. It was made as a guest house. The red writing on the driveway is from the Coroners search team. All buildings were searched, the ones that had metal roofs were removed and then searched with cadaver dogs before releasing...It has the ALL CLEAR marks on it...

Just speechless at the physical loss and heat that must have swept through. All the very best Harvey.

Heartbreaking, Harvey. Thoughts and prayers with you and your family at this time.

If you have ever met Harvey you know immediately he is a man of his word and as honest as the day is long. He has done a couple of sets of wheels for me and the wheels on my '71 914-6 were done by Harvey and Sue. Just great people and they deserve our support. Donated and proud to do it.

Couldn't have been 3 weeks ago I talked with Harvey as the wheels for my '72 targa were done. He'd also done a couple sets for my 914's over the years... you always hear about these fires (and see the smoke here in AZ) but never actually know someone affected. What a tragedy...

Living in south eastern Australia we know of these horror-events all too well.
My contribution is but a tiny drop in the ocean, but I hope with 'go-fund-me' that many little bits make for a substantial starting point.
Wish you and your family lots of strength in these difficult times and that you can quickly build another home.

Patrick

I’m so sorry Harvey, you have many friends here. let’s all pitch in and give Harvey a helping hand.

Harvey,

Sorry to hear about your house. I'm glad you and your family are okay.

Harvey- what a nightmare. Glad you guys are OK, and that you maintained your sense of humor "No Fuchs were injured ....."

Just saw this. So sorry Harvey. Prayers coming your way. Hang in there.

15 years ago I was driving from Portland, OR down to LA in a 1972 911E Targa I had purchased off an early S member and I stopped in to meet Harvey who had refurbished a set of Fuchs for me. He gave me the tour of his facility and we talked Porsches for a while. I mentioned I was having some throttle and clutch cable issues on the 911 and without hesitation, Harvey grabbed a trolley jack and some tools and was underneath the rear of the car in no time fixing the problem and getting covered in oil and grease in the process. I always remember that gesture and now its time to return the favor.

Glad to hear nobody in your family was injured in the fires which we Aussies can surely relate to. Houses can be replaced.

Looking at the pics of the fire and workshop damage, might I suggest Harvey could raffle off some of the melted or damaged wheels to members who might like them as garage or bar decorations to help raise some more funds for the rebuild ?

Am donating on the Go-fund-me page now.

Harvey, I am thankfull that you are all ok... Thank you for all the support throughout the years... the least we can do is show you our support in your time of need...I wish you a speedy recovery back to our hobby as we desperately need you!

-Benjamin

To the Man who donated $911.00 I must say both admirable and clever. Sorry to hear about your loss Harvey. Just your tools alone. Devastating.

That was Freeman who gave the $911.00.

Wow ! the total is up to $68,732 with a jump of over $20,000 in the last day. Well done to all donors.

$500 from me last week. Community has to mean something.

Guys,

Please give what you can... Let's keep this going...

Did what I could to keep it going. I've had the good fortune to have a few extended conversations with Harvey over the last 10 years. Porsche's an SoCal back in the day. He has been very helpful.
To Harvey and family. All the best.

Harvey,
Very glad to hear you and your family survived this tragic event. Today is my 80th birthday and yesterday was 911/302672 ‘ s 55th. Decided it was time to do a good deed and provide some assistance for one of the most enthusiastic Porsche persons anywhere. Prayers for your family, may the good Lord be kind to you and your recoveries timely.

302672 / John Burton

Guys,

Every bit helps........
Please give what you can...

Hey Chuck, how did this go? How is Harvey and family?

I’m new and it was great to see this organized, thank you Chuck.

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Hey Chuck, how did this go? How is Harvey and family?

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As you can see when you hit the link we're up to almost $79,000 …
BIG thanks to all that has contributed so far...:)

I talked to Harvey the other day and He, Sue, and the family are SO VERY appreciative... it's hard for him to express it...

They're now dealing with the different bureaucracy's to move forward...It's frustrating... but it's moving little by little...


He said he will post here and give all of us an update soon...

Holiday Cheers and Thanks Again... and please give what you can...

The ESR

First above all, your support has been over whelming. I have fallen back on your comments and support more that I could have imagined. This Porsche “hobby” and the people associated with it have been a big part of what I have done with my life. This ‘event’ has brought us even closer. I have never been prouder of my association with this group of Porsche enthusiasts.

I promised to update but there hasn’t really been anything new to report until now. I spend most of my time when I’m not working looking through the ash for something recognizable. A tool here, a part there and occasionally a treasure like our special order enameled Jotul wood stove… but mostly unusable junk. I have removed and sorted most of the recyclable aluminum wheels. I removed burnt steel wheels, cleaned and painted them and put on tires for my old box trailer. That way, I can sort and move stuff that may be savable out of the way of the upcoming FEMA clean up. I had a very nice pile after months of digging and sorting. I guess the looters though it was a nice pile too because when I went back to work on the property last week, most of my treasures were hauled off by the looters. It was really depressing. After the fire destroying so much of our life’s work and the fire insurance cancelled because of the recent big California fires, this was a definite set back. Just being able to save anything became almost a miracle to us. I am done with coming home filthy from ash and dead tired from digging. Now I am anxious to get the property cleaned off and move on. FEMA has approved the clean up and they should be starting soon. It may take up to 2 years to get fully hazard free. The county said if I take out a permit to rebuild, it will bump me up, so that is what we’ll be looking at in the near future.

Thanks for the update Harvey …. The stuff about the looters makes me NUTS !!!!

Sounds like you're safe, healthy, working...…. and dealing with it all

Anything you still need please ask.... and keep us posted...

Best to you and Sue,

Chuck / ESR

Sorry, it has been a while since my last update. FEMA clean up was agonizingly slow. Then dealing with the building department bureaucrats took a pile of paperwork. Finally, we received our building permit, although it is just for temporary power. The rest of the building paperwork for the actual house and workshop looks like it will take years. This is the first step in who knows what life will bring. At least we will be able to do some RVing at the property and clean up the rest of the partially burned trees. Sue and I want to thank all of you that helped us get back going again. Your efforts and thoughts kept us going on many bleak days..
Now maybe we can get back to doing some Porsche driving...and building new cars... without worrying abut the property....at least until the next bit of paperwork is due.
Thanks again and hopefully my next post will be a comment on some complicated Porsche question....:)

Thanks for the update Harvey. I think of you and Sue often and hope to get up to Oroville this summer with my car. I wish you the best as you trudge through the paperwork to get a new home built. Shame on the State and County for making this process so difficult for fire victims.

and I thought it was on Australia Authorities who behaved like dills following a major bushfire event...of which we have many.

Sorry to hear the process is so slow Harvey our thoughts are with you