By
Mike Moffitt, SFGATE
Published 12:27 pm PST, Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Photo: Candice Nishamura/Facebook
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Chris Nishamura's 1960 Porsche 356B Roadster was stolen Saturday from the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association "Autumn Get-Together" Car Show at the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. It had been parked just
By
Mike Moffitt, SFGATE
Photo: Candice Nishamura/Facebook
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Chris Nishamura is seen with his 1960 Porsche 356B Roadster, which was stolen Saturday from the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association "Autumn Get-Together" Car Show at the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
The last thing you expect at a classic car show is for your classic car to be stolen. But that's exactly what happened to Chris Nishamura's 1960 Porsche.
"I was numb, I don’t believe this, like a bad dream," Nishamura told
KPIX. "I was trying not to get angry."
On Saturday Nishamura parked his beloved black Porsche 356B roadster outside the front gate of the Grandstand Goodguys Rod & Custom Association "Autumn Get-Together" Car Show at the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. The exhibition area was reserved only for American cars for this particular show.
The Porsche 356B is one of most collectible cars in the world. In excellent condition, the roadster can fetch $175,000 to $200,000.
"That car is part of the family and has gone through so much with us," Nishimura's daughter, Candice, wrote in a Facebook post She asked that people be on the lookout for the striking sports car.
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Owners of '60 Porsche, '63 Impala heartbroken after cars stolen from Bay Area auto show
By
Mike Moffitt, SFGATE
Published 12:27 pm PST, Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Photo: Goodguys Rod & Custom Assn./Facebook
Photo: Goodguys Rod & Custom Assn./Facebook
The Porsche wasn't the only car stolen from the show: A white 1967 Mustang convertible and a white 1963 Impala convertible were also taken. Unlike the Porsche, both were inside the gated showing area.
Don Watson, owner of the Impala, told
KRON that he had left the car with an anti-theft bar attached to the steering wheel.
"Had to cut the steering wheel to get that club off and then hot wire the car or break the ignition," he said. "And I cannot believe that so many people sitting there — somebody had a car for sale across from us that people were looking at — that didn’t see somebody do that."
Watson said the Impala was bought by his father in 1963 as a daily driver. It has been in his family ever since. He is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to its return.
Goodguys is also offering a reward, for $1,000. Both requested that people with information contact the Pleasanton Police Department.
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