SEIZED WITH AUTHORITY Porsche 356 Cabriolet Super 90 (1961) Destroyed and Scrapped for Recycling!

IT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DISMANTLE ANY PARTS FROM THIS VEHICLE!
Van der Ven Auto's is the dutch market leader in environmentally friendly car recycling. And we are quite proud of that. Every scrap car is professionally stripped of any liquids and batteries, and then meticulously stripped even further. In collaboration with Auto Recycling Nederland (ARN), thanks to this high-end method, a recycling percentage of 95% of the total weight of a dismantled vehicle is achieved. Together we strive for a green automotive, are you participating?

[@fearlessbulls]

Did nobody read the discription? It was bij law not allowed te sell parts of this car.. blame the gouvement not the company.

[@djupevik]

They were probably allowed to choose if they wanted to do the job or not?

[@JoelKernasenko]

What possible law is that, asking honestly?

[@GregoireVandenbussche]

What a waste, there isn’t a lot of them left in Europe especially. They could have donated it to a museum. It’s a 1960-61 T5 by the way

[@DJRubenGAMINGTV]

professionally stripped !!!!!!!!!!! Cultuurbarbaar !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@graemebrowse1617]

Idiotic regulations! They could have made money for the Government by selling the parts - and what is more environmental than re-using?

[@ozLawrence]

Does anyone know why it was crushed & not exported back to the previous country it was shipped from or sold at auction?

[@chriswatson7488]

Court should have donated it to a charity to sell off. Even if it meant it couldn't stay in the Netherlands!

[@glensgraphix]

That would give the person it was seized from an opportunity to retrieve it back. A donation to a museum with the condition it never left the site and not be sold for 50 years would of been a better option. But we're talking about politicians and governments. Which means any form of common sense is out the window.

[@JoelKernasenko]

Congrats you just destroy a part of automotive history... for that exactly?

[@LokiMelb]

BeCaUsE tHe RuLe SaId We HaD tO dEsTrOy ThE cAr!

[@chazkdarwin3875]

Whether is a Gullwing Merc or a shitbox Hyundai, these laws are moronic and shortsighted. Nothing that is economically serviceable or of value should be destroyed, they should be auctioned off and the proceeds given the victims of crime or charities.

[@Kogacarlo]

Het doet pijn aan mijn ogen maar is mooi in beeld gebracht. Maakt mij wel zeer nieuwsgierig naar het verhaal er achter.

[@tobiasvandevoort5027]

Ja ik ook maar waarom komt deze auto niet terecht bij domeinen

[@geerstyresoil3136]

And.... 356s just got more valuable...

[@raymondferris8337]

This made me sick

[@glensgraphix]

What's the back story? Why was it seized?

[@antonsvensson7274]

Quite stupid, should be ashamed for destroying that T5.

[@bulletproofzimic]

Are you nuts?!?!

[@peppebugpeppe1640]

How can people be so stupid? You should have sold them for money, not scrap it.

[@glensgraphix]

That would give the person it was seized from an opportunity to retrieve it back.

[@Danis8Pastry]

Shame on your company.

[@csmarkham]

Can't blame these guys for following the rules sent to them. But why didn't the impounding agency send this to auction? That happens all the time. Lazy officials. This car would have never made it to the recyclers if someone had taken even a moment to investigate how this could have made that agency $50-$100k, easily.

[@jean-louisvanmarcke4866]

What a shame ! (by the way it's not a Speedster)

[@123merlot123]

So, can you tell us the story behind this car?

[@echizenryoma3828]

cool！scrap more sports car

[@Varrixdude2210]

the same people that crushed the ferrari....

[@kubusek3154]

you could have kept it safe instead of scrapping it

[@thehobbyguy7089]

That seems awfully wasteful. Couldn't the government that ordered that scrapped just actioned it off, they would get a lot more money than the metal value.

[@glensgraphix]

That would give the person it was seized from an opportunity to retrieve it back.

[@peppebugpeppe1640]

Smart recyclers cut the vin and Id plate and save the rest.

[@alsem2]

Slechte reclame bestaat niet laten we maar zeggen, wat is het verhaal hierachter? deze kever was toch al platgeslagen?

[@jaytownley72]

What a terrible waste 🙄

[@johncalberg1573]

Blasfemic. Shame on that company

[@MartijnOostra]

They got an assignment from the court i guess.

[@79ferret]

Could have swapped it for a replica and slipped the real one out the back door.

[@djpaul007bakker]

Ja, wat is het ware verhaal hier? Wie wordt hier beter van? Opvallen door een dure Porsche te verwoesten? Ik hoor het op 1 april!

[@jonnygeez]

"pretty car...Yours...Paid for?"

[@malcolmSC]

What a load of crock

[@JakobKsGarage]

Not a Sppedster and not a 1964.

[@Hebster52]

That is just outrageous and stupid! 30k€ in the press....🤬

[@Psychonaut_]

try over 100K

[@Ianzandvoort]

Belachelijk, geen reclame voor je bedrijf!!

[@stevenharpervw]

Scrap metal is just metal.

[@turbovyv]

It's just a VW Beetle ;-)

[@imagearchy4782]

Thats the real deal!