69 charger rt/truck/trailer STOLEN! KC AREA!

[rave_12000]

finishing up resto on my 69 charger RT.  whole rig stolen out of my driveway last night.  trailer and car recovered from hiding spot...still missing 2002 silver gmc crew cab pickup.  mike 816-799-8844

[1974dodgecharger]

Wow.......motherfuckers. 

[myk]

Freaking HATE thieves as much as I do murderers and rapists.  On the bright side, at least you got the trailer and the car back-I hope you get the truck back and are taken care of by your insurance company...

[tan top]

 bastards !!         least you got the charger back & trailer 

[Baldwinvette77]

wow what jackasses, stealing an accountants ferrari is one thing, but a mans truck, trailer and musclecar project? 

[hemi68charger]

Mike,
I hope you recover your truck soon.... Hopefully there was nothing, damage-wise, done to your Charger........

[rave_12000]

they hid the car on the trailer behind a moose lodge in independence, mo so they could come back for it later.  tucked behind a dumpster/wall on the grass.  luckily, an employee spotted it early and saw that my tools were randomly spread across the trailer.  reported to police.  hood was not fastened down on front...very surprised that the hood wasn't flipped back and sprung.  everything was intact.  they did try to start it.  keys were moved from trunk lock to ignition.  soooooo glad I didn't charge the dead battery...but open headers may have woke up the neighborhood. lol

[JB400]

Anything custom about your truck?


Just glad they didn't keep the car.  Plus side to everything.  I hope they fingerprinted the keys and the car.

[kokxville]

  Holy sh#t.Glad your charger is back save

[nvrbdn]

you were lucky that the employee was paying attention, and followed through. now catch and fry the thiefs.

[Dino]

That's some very scary stuff.  I hope they find the truck but I'm sure you're real happy having the Charger back!

[stripedelete]

Leave it behind the dumptser!!!!!!!!!!
And take a couple of days off work.   Tell your boss your going hunting.............

[rave_12000]

I thought the same thing...hide back there with a shotgun.  really...just happy I got the car back...would have crushed me to lose it.  truck loaded with charger parts I hadn't unloaded yet...probably trashed.  gonna go check dumpster to see if they pitched anything.  ugh. 

[PlainfieldCharger]

Sorry to hear this Mike, This world is full of bad too. Good luck in finding your truck and glad to hear you got the car back. Much harder to replace. Trucks are near and dear too though......I hope they get what they deserve!

[moparstuart]

finishing up resto on my 69 charger RT.  whole rig stolen out of my driveway last night.  trailer and car recovered from hiding spot...still missing 2002 silver gmc crew cab pickup.  mike 816-799-8844

oh no dude so sorry to hear  man   

[moparstuart]

they hid the car on the trailer behind a moose lodge in independence, mo so they could come back for it later.  tucked behind a dumpster/wall on the grass.  luckily, an employee spotted it early and saw that my tools were randomly spread across the trailer.  reported to police.  hood was not fastened down on front...very surprised that the hood wasn't flipped back and sprung.  everything was intact.  they did try to start it.  keys were moved from trunk lock to ignition.  soooooo glad I didn't charge the dead battery...but open headers may have woke up the neighborhood. lol

I used to work right across the street from the moose lodge  ,  do you have any pictures of your truck  ??

[hawkeye]

Can't see much of the truck, but it is a good picture of his car.   http://kansascity.craigslist.org/pts/4047192225.html

[charge69]

Wow!  That Charger looks a lot like mine except for the wheel and tire package!
I hope your truck is recovered soon but, by now it may be in pieces in a chop-shop operation. I hope not, though.

Good luck in finding it!

[69rtse4spd]

Glad you got the car & trailer back, did lodge have security cameras in back. Maybe do something nice for the employee that found it. Dose not someone on here belong to the Kansas Mafia  . Find them & well you know what to do.

[rave_12000]

charge69...yep a lot like yours except white interior.  insurance made me wait 7 days before they totalled it out as loss.  so...truck shopping time.  lets see...6 pairs of my best window wing assemblies in there...my red exterior paint.  5 back glasses...tools, the list goes on.  crap.

i jump started the truck every time i drove it for 6 months...gave in and put a new battery in the weekend before.  the lesson here guys...dont replace a dead battery as a form of theft prevention.  baugh!

[charge69]

Sounds like a lot of your restoration parts were in the truck! I understand about replacing the battery as it would be a big hassle to jump-star every time you wanted to start it.  Just bad timing on the replacement but it seems to me to be too much of a coincidence. Anyone know about the battery change?

Not sure if you mean yours doesn't have white interior but, mine is white. Just a little hard to tell in the pics.

P.S. I just reread your first post and noted the rig was stolen out of your driveway. Don't know how long your driveway is but it has to be decent size to park a truck and trailer in it. It is still hard to believe it was a crime of opportunity. Possible, I guess but, I would look more toward friends, or friends of friends, that knew where it was.

[rave_12000]

Love the white intetior...mine is white, too.  Originsl rt.  Put it all back as original except added a 4 speed.  Power window car.  I live in a subdivision in the country.  Homes are 5 and 10 acre plots.  Drive is large with horseshoe.  Was parked in front of garage...but never again.

[spiderjason]

Glad you got the Charger back!!!!

[rave_12000]

my nerf bars and push bar off my truck showed up on craigslist last weekend.  i pretended i ran a salvage yard and quizzed him about any other parts...hoping he would mention "charger parts".  i went to his place and looked around...haggled him on price a bit...then pulled out pic of my truck and let him know they were stolen.  he and his friend played dumb and sorry.  told them i was gonna be taking them or calling the cops.  loaded them up and left (and still called cops).  can't fix stupid.

[sgt72charger]

holy crap i would of tried to beat it out of them!!!
how did you know they where yours?
how did they get the parts?
ive had 2 cars stolen from me and my one car broken into and atempted to be stolen until a installed a alarm i feel for you!

[stripedelete]

Good for you.  I hope you get somewhere with it.

Btw,  how did you recognize the parts?

[moparstuart]

my nerf bars and push bar off my truck showed up on craigslist last weekend.  i pretended i ran a salvage yard and quizzed him about any other parts...hoping he would mention "charger parts".  i went to his place and looked around...haggled him on price a bit...then pulled out pic of my truck and let him know they were stolen.  he and his friend played dumb and sorry.  told them i was gonna be taking them or calling the cops.  loaded them up and left (and still called cops).  can't fix stupid.

NICE     

[JB400]

Good deal.  Maybe, the rest of your stuff will show up.

[PlainfieldCharger]

Great find Mike, a little extra time to hold them accountable  SOB's

[rave_12000]

I even got the guys pic.  They are a perfect match and westins...and 3 blocks away from where my charger was hidden.  Ad stated off an 02 gmc 4 door.  Sounds familiar, eh?  Oh well.  Happy to take car on 1st drive this week.