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A devoted Porsche enthusiast is on a mission to resurrect a Cayman GT4 RS, which met its unfortunate demise in the aftermath of a rare natural calamity. RS Dynamics has aptly dubbed this endeavor ‘Project Seacret,’ yet one can’t help but liken it to a modern-day Lazarus project. Their audacious goal? To breathe new life into a 2023 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS, a victim of a once-in-a-century flood.

Considered by many enthusiasts as one of the finest Porsche’s of our time, the Cayman GT4 RS initially found its home with an owner in Slovenia, snugly nestled in an underground sanctuary. However, fate had a different plan as a colossal storm swept through the land shortly after the handover, unleashing a deluge that submerged the owner’s cherished performance model in their now-flooded garage.

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To merely label it a victim of flooding would be the understatement of the year, for the depths of devastation inflicted upon this Porsche defy simple description. The high-performance sports car found itself entombed beneath water and engulfed in a suffocating shroud of thick mud for three days before being exhumed.

Despite being so thickly coated in mud that it couldn’t even roll under its power, as Auto Motor und Sport reports, the car was purchased by a dealer in Frankfurt, and from there was bought by Marleen and Ricardo of RS Dynamic, a tuning shop in Solingen, Germany.

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And you can easily see why they were tempted. After all, here was a 718 Cayman GT4 RS, that was not only barely driven with a mere 471 miles (758 km) clocked on the odometer, but it was also equipped with the sough-after Weissach package, an add-on that costs around €15,000 (US$16,300 at current exchange rates).

Furthermore, as revealed by Ricardo in a recent video, the carbon fiber components and the paint have managed to retain their integrity surprisingly well, courtesy of a protective film. Even better, despite its long stint under mud, it isn’t even stinky, according to Marleen. as attested by Marleen.

That said, this project won’t be a breeze. The engine, electronics, and a plethora mechanical components were infiltrated by the mud and water, meaning that the car pretty much has to be taken apart completely and then put back together, which is no mean feat by any measure.

The task at hand is compounded by the fact that this serves as a side project for Marleen and Ricardo, who still have to run a business and work on cars for paying customers. However, it is drawing plenty of attention to their shop, which is definitely worth something, and at the end of the day, they stand to posses a more or less brand-new 2023 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS for a relatively small amount of money.