John, I grew up on the Island and am having a senior moment. Where is Mastic Beach? Near Shirley, Smith Point?
On 1/18/06, John Nasta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In my hometown of Mastic Beach, NY on Gooseberry Lane, just east of > Huntington Drive, there is a Porsche buried in the ground. Unfortunately the > guy did not dig the hole deep enough and you can see the top of the > windshield and the back of the Targa top sticking out of the ground to this > day. The story is that the son of the guy who owns the house bought the car > brand new and then went off to join the military, and was killed. Apparently > the relatives were so concerned about who would get the car that the father > felt that nobody really cared about his son's death as much as they cared > about the car. So, they say that he decided that if his son had to be > buried, his car should be buried too. Seems crazy to me but people do crazy > things (like putting a brand new Corvette in your basement with no plan of > how to get it out). This is not an urban legend. I have seen the car myself, > and I have given the names of the streets so you can also see it for > yourself too if you want to (not that there is much to see). Unfortunately > by now I'm sure the car is beyond repair. The guy just removed the Targa top > and dumped the dirt right into it, and it's been that way for a long time > now. > > > > BTW, if that '63 Corvette in the basement is a split-window coupe, it really > is worth a lot of money. > > -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
