Porsche 911 is resurrected after being pulled from a river with over 1,000kg of mud after being submerged for four years

Project "Limoncella"... Limoncella is an Italian word that means something lemon-flavored, and you've probably heard of the liqueur Limoncello.

Now, we've suddenly mentioned the project name, "Limoncella." This project is a revival of the Porsche 911 (993 type) Carrera due to a certain incident, and was named by the project owner.

The project involved reviving a Porsche that had been washed away by a flood and had been submerged in the river for four years.

When it was pulled from the river, more than 1,000 kg of mud was found stuck inside the car.

The car that was salvaged was a 1995 993 Carrera.

When this car was swept away by flooding caused by torrential rains in central Italy, the fourth-generation owner-driver was in the car, and he was somehow saved because he was a good swimmer.

But the Porsche went straight to the bottom of the river...

Four years later, when the Porsche was pulled from the riverbed along with the mud that had been stuck inside the car for over 1,000 kilometres, it was clear that there was nothing that could be done about it, so the insurance company paid the insurance premium to the then-owner and the car was then put up for auction.

The current owner, a car modification expert, purchased this Porsche at auction because he "wanted the transmission unit."

Apparently, the original plan behind the bid was to transplant just the transmission unit into another 993 he already owned.

After winning the bid, he started to remove the mud from the car. He discovered that the car was full of plastic, wood chips, and even inhabitants (live shells, freshwater shrimp, etc.)

And apparently the smell was awful.

However, he persevered and continued to work on removing the mud, day after day.

He said that halfway through he no longer knew whether he would be able to complete the project or what he should do, but he just kept working because he wanted the transmission.

The car was badly deformed, with the roof, front fenders, rear quarter panels and hood all losing their original shape, and the interior was also beginning to disintegrate after being submerged in water for so long.

Despite the terrible, dirty, and awful smelling conditions, he continued working on the Porsche and gradually began to feel attached to it.

He unlocked the locks that had been completely removed, unlatched, and worked his way through each one, clearing away mud as he went along... and the more he worked on the Porsche, the more he felt he couldn't stop.

He was impressed with the German quality when he discovered that the option code sticker on the hood was still readable, and when he saw the option code "L998" he realized that the Porsche's body color was PTS.

The PTS color is a bright and vibrant yellow.

Yes, from this you can see why the name of this project is "Limoncella" which is related to lemons.

The owner grew to like the car so much that in March 2017 he wrote on an overseas message board, "The engine is running without any vibrations at all, but there is a rattling noise when the engine is idling with the transmission in neutral."

After finding the cause and solution to the rattling noise, he continued to make improvements to the car, and finally got the Porsche back on the public roads in September 2023.

It's simply amazing that a Porsche that had been submerged in a river for four years was able to be brought back to the point where it can be driven on public roads without any problems.

The owner who initially bid on this muddy Porsche just for the parts gradually grew attached to it, and over the years repaired each part one by one. Perhaps it was his love for Porsche that caused such a miracle.

Of course, there may have been various parts replaced, but the total amount invested in this Porsche 911 has not been mentioned at all, so it appears that this 993 Porsche 911 Carrera is truly priceless for the owner.

The owner's Instagram account isHere.AlsoHereYou can see the process posted by the owner.

Source:his 1995 Porsche 911 Spent Four Years in a River, Came Out With Over 2,400 Pounds of Mud