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The narc-ing ability of Google Earth!

Started by Magnumcharger, July 17, 2011, 10:59:58 AM

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Magnumcharger

In the latest Motor Trend Classic magazine, on page 143, Steve Magnante shares a picture of a group of rusting musclecars, which includes a 1970 Hemi-Cuda.
I wondered if I could find these cars, which were said to be in California somewhere.

I noticed two steet signs, one that said "Hoov" which I interpreted as "Hoover". The other, "Garden".
Another sign said "Lawnmower & Scooter". I Googled "Lawnmower Scooter Hoover Garden California".
I got the town of Westminister, California.

Got on Google Earth, typed in "Hoover street, Westminister California".....and followed the Street until I got to Garden Grove Blvd.
Judging by the area, the train signal and the signage I saw in the picture, I was on the spot. Went to street view, and confirmed the location.
In an overhead view, I could easily see the shaker hood of the Hemi-Cuda.

Total time in this search....less than 5 minutes.

Location: 33 46'26.24"N 117 59'51"W
Just type this into the location bar on Google earth.
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

sixty8charger

jeez... someone should change their occupation..   wait, what do you do?
Jayson

twodko

If he told you, he'd have to kill you.  :nana:
FLY NAVY/Marine Corps or take the bus!

GordonGriggs


Google earth is really useful at times.  I bought my 1969 Dodge Charger  from somone on craigslist. I have heard all the horror stories of people getting robbed or killed. So when the man selling the Charger gave me his adress I looked it up on Google earth. I zoomed in and the Charger was sitting in his driveway. I know that most of the images are at least a year old. So that told me that he had the car for at least a year.

69bronzeT5

Is it in those storage yards there?? Did you check out all the other old cars in there? I spotted a bunch! Which one is the 'Cuda though?
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http://moparconnectionmagazine.com/



1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

Magnumcharger

The Hemi-Cuda is in the upper right hand corner. In the magazine, you can see what to look for. There is a 440 powered (original) 1967 Charger right beside it. In the magazine, there was a 1969 Z28 and a 1970 LS6 Chevelle there as well, both are gone now.

In the article, Steve says the cars have been sitting there for over 20 years and the owner - a postal worker - wouldn't even consider selling ANY of the cars! Well...maybe that has changed!
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

69bronzeT5

Quote from: Magnumcharger on July 18, 2011, 04:30:12 PM
The Hemi-Cuda is in the upper right hand corner. In the magazine, you can see what to look for. There is a 440 powered (original) 1967 Charger right beside it. In the magazine, there was a 1969 Z28 and a 1970 LS6 Chevelle there as well, both are gone now.

In the article, Steve says the cars have been sitting there for over 20 years and the owner - a postal worker - wouldn't even consider selling ANY of the cars! Well...maybe that has changed!


I got the Chevelle....beside the 'Cuda. Also looks to be a Shelby Mustang infront of them?
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic


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66FBCharger

That's pretty scary! Anyone can look to see what I have on my property no matter how high a fence I install. It would be easy for a thief to use Google Earth for bad things.
'69 Charger R/T 440 4 speed T5, '70 Road Runner 440+6 4 speed, '73 'Cuda 340 4 speed, '66 Charger 383 Auto
SOLD!:'69 Charger R/T S.E. 440 4 speed 3.54 Dana rolling body

tan top

Quote from: sixty8charger on July 17, 2011, 12:19:07 PM
jeez... someone should change their occupation..   wait, what do you do?

:o good bit of detective  :yesnod:  , interesting stuff !!  but scary really as you never knows who is  searching & looking to pay a particula area a visit at 2am  with a towtruck 
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

Magnumcharger

Quote from: tan top on July 19, 2011, 11:30:55 AM
Quote from: sixty8charger on July 17, 2011, 12:19:07 PM
jeez... someone should change their occupation..   wait, what do you do?

:o good bit of detective  :yesnod:  , interesting stuff !!  

Here is the magazine picture, photographed at a news stand at the local airport with my iphone. Maybe I am a narc!! :D

I'm hoping that somebody in California will take the initiative and track this Hemi Cuda down - and buy it!
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

tan top

Quote from: Magnumcharger on July 19, 2011, 12:25:16 PM
Quote from: tan top on July 19, 2011, 11:30:55 AM
Quote from: sixty8charger on July 17, 2011, 12:19:07 PM
jeez... someone should change their occupation..   wait, what do you do?

:o good bit of detective  :yesnod:  , interesting stuff !! 

Here is the magazine picture, photographed at a news stand at the local airport with my iphone. Maybe I am a narc!! :D

thanks for picture !! :cheers:   :2thumbs:

  :o  got some rare cars there reading the text at the bottom :yesnod:

Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

Ponch ®

I sorta know where that is and I've probably driven by a few times while visiting family in Westminster. Go figure...you never really know whats in those places.
"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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Rolling_Thunder

drove by there last week -  maybe i'll have to go back for some pics.
1968 Dodge Charger - 6.1L Hemi / 6-speed / 3.55 Sure Grip

2013 Dodge Challenger R/T - 5.7L Hemi / 6-speed / 3.73 Limited Slip

1964 Dodge Polara 500 - 440 / 4-speed / 3.91 Sure Grip

1973 Dodge Challenger Rallye - 340 / A-518 / 3.23 Sure Grip

daveco

I wonder if the owner has a "reasonable expectation of privacy" for the cars where they are parked.
R/Tree

Rolling_Thunder

Quote from: daveco on July 19, 2011, 11:07:07 PM
I wonder if the owner has a "reasonable expectation of privacy" for the cars where they are parked.


The world does not revolve around him or his feelings...       :smilielol:
1968 Dodge Charger - 6.1L Hemi / 6-speed / 3.55 Sure Grip

2013 Dodge Challenger R/T - 5.7L Hemi / 6-speed / 3.73 Limited Slip

1964 Dodge Polara 500 - 440 / 4-speed / 3.91 Sure Grip

1973 Dodge Challenger Rallye - 340 / A-518 / 3.23 Sure Grip

bakerhillpins

Quote from: 66FBCharger on July 19, 2011, 11:21:39 AM
That's pretty scary! Anyone can look to see what I have on my property no matter how high a fence I install. It would be easy for a thief to use Google Earth for bad things.

I have done this type of search several times and not just for cars. All of the data is there at your fingertips. If you live in the sticks like me they hardly ever update the maps!  :icon_smile_big:

Oh, and don't forget to turn off Geo-tags in your digital cameras!   :yesnod:
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Magnumcharger

Quote from: Rolling_Thunder on July 19, 2011, 07:55:33 PM
drove by there last week -  maybe i'll have to go back for some pics.
. I'm thinking that his privacy issues were negated the moment he permitted photos to be taken of his vehicles in-situ. As well... What kind of storage is that which is outside and at a busy intersection in the core of a city?
1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

TUFCAT

There's also a white 1967 Coronet in that picture....I spy the "383 Four Barrell" fender emblem. :scope: ...or it's a R/T Hemi and the badging says "426"!  :drool5:  Although I can't see any hood louvers so maybe its not an R/T.  :scratchchin:

Rolling_Thunder

I managed to find the following within a 10 mile radius from my place.

1972 Challenger
1970 Cuda
1970 Challenger
1970 AMC Javelin
1969 Vette
1968 Dodge Charger - 6.1L Hemi / 6-speed / 3.55 Sure Grip

2013 Dodge Challenger R/T - 5.7L Hemi / 6-speed / 3.73 Limited Slip

1964 Dodge Polara 500 - 440 / 4-speed / 3.91 Sure Grip

1973 Dodge Challenger Rallye - 340 / A-518 / 3.23 Sure Grip