[Noah]

Now I have about a hundred questions, because I've never in my life had to file an insurance claim.

First off I have to decide whether to repair the car here or in Vermont. I think I'm going to take it to Vermont, for several reasons:

First, the shop where I restored my car over the past several years is at my disposal on nights and weekends, with lifts, all manner of tools, and a large cabinet of Wurth hardware. Working at Eurotech in Vermont makes everything easy.

Second, I want Damon at Series 900 in New Hampshire to do the Celette work. Damon is a friend of many of my old Porsche friends, and is highly experienced in doing Celette work. He does most of the high-end repair work on old 911's in the New England/Boston area. I trust him to do the work right.

Third, I could do the complete R&R of the suspension, engine and tranny at Eurotech and then bring the car to Damon for just the Celette and respray work. Then I could reassemble everything myself, which is the only thing I'm comfortable with.

The logistics of this plan are going to be a major PITA; I'll probably take the car to VT, disassemble everything, drop it at Damon's, and then fly back to DC until Damon is done his thing. Then I'll go back to NH, bring the car back to Eurotech in VT, reassemble, and then drive it back to DC.

There are a few minor details to work out with the insurance company. The first one is that they have no idea how to write the estimate on the car. The adjuster has told me flat-out that she knows nothing about old Porsches, and their estimator books don't have the information, either.

How do I go about ensuring that I get a proper estimation? If I say things like "Celette bench," I'm sure that eyes will glaze over.