Port Chester mechanic crashes $500,000 Porsche

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Port Chester mechanic crashes customer's $500,000 Porsche; photo

By LIZ SADLER

THE JOURNAL NEWS

 

Mauricio Ibacache

Porsche Carrera GT crashed into a telephone pole

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Photo: The Journal News

(Original publication: December 1, 2006)

PORT CHESTER - Some minor body work turned a $500,000 sports car into scrap when a village mechanic crashed his customer's Porsche Carrera GT into a telephone pole.

Although the carbon-fiber convertible has a top speed of more than 200 mph, Chris Numme said he wasn't doing more than 30 when he lost control as he swerved to avoid a truck on Pearl Street.

"Virtually, the car felt like it just went on a piece of black ice and careened into the telephone pole," Numme said. "I'm thankful that we're alive and that we walked away from it. It was an honest accident."

Numme, 48, had fixed a crack in the car's side at his repair shop and was on his way with a friend to return the silver sports car to a Greenwich, Conn., dealer the morning of Nov. 24. But as he drove south on Pearl Street, a truck rolled past a stop sign at William Street, triggering the accident, Numme said.

The mechanic said he lost control of the sports car, owned by a 70-year-old investment banker from Greenwich, as he turned the wheel and shifted from first gear to second. The car slid into the pole, he said, its windshield shattered and the front wheels and side panels buckled.

"It's a carbon-fiber car," Numme said. "You're not talking about a metal car. It's a carbon composite, which will just disintegrate."

Both passengers complained of minor injuries, according to the police accident report. No charges were filed, and there was no mention of the truck in the report.

The car is owned by Robert F. Greenhill, the founder and chief executive of Greenhill & Company, a New York City investment banking firm. Greenhill, who lives in Greenwich, took the car to the dealer for a $7,000 to $8,000 repair.

The two-seater limited-edition sports car's engine boasts more than 600 horsepower, according to RSportsCars.com, a Web site for car enthusiasts. The car can accelerate from a standing start to 62 mph in 3.9 seconds and has an estimated base price of $484,000.

Greenhill could not be reached yesterday for comment. Numme said his insurance company has already located a replacement car.

Staff writer Shawn Cohen contributed to this report

[Porsha911gt3 8]

Seeing that makes me want to cry, it's like destroying a work of art

If thats the damage at 30 I can't imagine at 200

[xfirefighter484x 234]

Seeing that makes me want to cry, it's like destroying a work of art

If thats the damage at 30 I can't imagine at 200

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