another 70 stolen just saw it on moparts

[68 CHARGER R/T]

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7387688&an=0&page=0


STOLEN CAR ALERT!

A customer of ours just got his 1970 Dodge Charger stolen in the Tacoma, Washington area. It is a plum crazy Hemi auto car, no vinyl top. If anybody sees anything or sees any Hemi parts for sale please let us know ASAP.

Rocket Restorations

[bad88t-top]

How does a car of that caliber get put in a position to get stolen?   Just wondering.  Left out or what?

[Indygenerallee]

Geeze, I hate to say it but a car of that caliber is gone forever, black market sold overseas REBODIED!!! Hope they find it but I hope he had good insurance to get another!!

[1974dodgecharger]

How does a car of that caliber get put in a position to get stolen?   Just wondering.  Left out or what?

something fishy going on..I want to know also how does it get stolen of this caliber.

I can see the photo the home looks expensive which means owner has some money which means to me he has a garage which also means he has a good insurance which also means he could get the money back from insurance.

Ok im rambling on and on, but serioulsy did the guy leave the keys in the car and walk away?

[Mopar Nut]

I'll be on the look out, I hope they can find it.

[tan top]

bastards ,  hope they find it !!

[Benji]

How does a car of that caliber get put in a position to get stolen?   Just wondering.  Left out or what?

something fishy going on..I want to know also how does it get stolen of this caliber.  I can see the photo the home looks expensive which means owner has some money which means to me he has a garage which also means he has a good insurance which also means he could get the money back from insurance.

Insurance fraud will also get you five to ten with time off for good behaviour. 

An expert at car theft could have an old Charger started in under 20 seconds on a bad day (two bobbie pins is all it takes) and be gone in another  five seconds.  Who watches their car every second 24-7-365?

Ben

[surmanajaja]

IF I owned a Hemi car, or any car that I loved and never wanted to be rid of, I would put 2 hidden locators on it..for example a phone with a GPs on it... I think you have also services like that in the states, they put it in your car and wont even tell you where it is..right..?

hope the car is found, would be a shame if it gets parted..its not really so easy to send it "overseas", not like in the movies, but it does happen,mostly on Ferraris and Mercedes and that type, not really so much with classics.

[A383Wing]

Friday, September 21, 2012

Classic vehicle stolen
Detectives with the Fife Police Department are seeking assistance from the public regarding the theft of a classic motor vehicle.  Sometime between September 8th and September 20th, a purple 1970 Dodge Hemi Charger was stolen from a warehouse in the City of Fife.  The thieves gained entry into the warehouse by disabling the buildings security system then driving the vehicle from the scene.  The classic vehicle is a very distinct purple color and has the word "Hemi" in white and black on the hood.  The vehicle is estimated to be worth $100,000. 


Anyone with information about the theft or location of the vehicle is asked to contact the Fife Police Department at #253-922-6633.
 
Posted by Fife Police Department at 4:42 PM  

I saw this on the news Friday Night

Bryan

[Ghoste]

I so hope the bastards get caught.  A high profile car like that could only be laundered by chopping it up or sending it overseas and in either case its gone forever.

[mauve66]

i just saw a special on tv about a ring that worked miami, chicago, la and somewhere else.  they didn't just take the fancy  cars, they change the VIN on all kinds of cars and resold them here and put them in containers to go overseas.  its not just merce and ferrari anymore.  people getting money in asia still can't spend the 100K with tarrifs their government puts on certain models so they get them on the black market for 60-70K, simple things like excursions and range rovers, lexus

[Ghoste]

Has this car been brought up to the staff over at MCG, they are pretty good about listing stolen Mopars in their magazine.

[bill440rt]

Now that's a damn shame. 
Whoever took it (if that's the case), must have had it staked out for quite some time. Hopefully justice prevails.

[Indygenerallee]

It's funny with all the rebody talk, All one needs to know is watch the original "Gone in 60 seconds" 72 Challenger chop scene!  But seriously that car is gone forever. A regular "Joe blow" just does not steal a 70 Hemi Charger, it's being rebodied and sold overseas.

[Ghoste]

Overseas it won't even need a rebody, just a good rubdown with cash.    It could easily be parted out and sold here too, the thieves got it for nothing so it isn't like they appreciate its rarity and want to sell it whole necessarily.
Neither scenario matters if they don't find it soon I guess. 

[Dodge Don]

An alert has been sent out by the 70 Charger Registry to every 70 Charger owner globally to keep their eyes open for this car.

[six-tee-nine]

I cant imagine a car like that stays in the US. If it goes overseas I dont think it will go to a west European country either You cant keep a car like that submerged over here. Even over the borders to Holland/Germany/Sweden.....the Mopar crowd is so small over here the risk is too high.

My guess is the middle east or Russia or some Balkan state

[Ghoste]

Or Asia.  Some big money coming up there now too.

[RIDELIKEHELL]

What a piss off! Catch those bastard$

[1970Moparmann]

That sucks. 

For the record, I'm in the security industry.  The number one thing people don't do with an alarm system is to protect the phone lines.  Break the line, no monitoring.  No a-days I would back up an alarm system with a video system that can help get evidence and be a little more proactive.  Just my 

What a shame..... I have a thing for Plum Crazy 70's.

[Dino]

"Sometime between September 8th and September 20th, a purple 1970 Dodge Hemi Charger was stolen from a warehouse"

Well there you go.  It wasn't even at the owner's home.  How you can protect yourself from thieves anyway?  They laugh at the security systems and you'd have to do a lot of work to make the car theft proof if that even exists.  Damn shame but yeah, that puppy's gone.

Oh by the way, when I was a kid driving a 68 I lost my keys from time to time.  Getting in and starting it without doing any damage is as easy as tying your shoe laces, unfortunately.

[Benji]

"Sometime between September 8th and September 20th, a purple 1970 Dodge Hemi Charger was stolen from a warehouse"

Oh by the way, when I was a kid driving a 68 I lost my keys from time to time.  Getting in and starting it without doing any damage is as easy as tying your shoe laces, unfortunately.

Yup, back in the day I lost my keys for a week or so and I got real good at starting my 65 with two bobby pins.  It took about 10 seconds to remove the socket from the back of the ignition switch.  If I remember correctly I spread one bobby pin out and plugged it into the "Batt" and "IGN" holes and the other went into the "Batt" and "STRT" holes. Once the engine started simply remove the last bobby pin to disengage the starter!

Ben

Ben

[charger_fan_4ever]

If i was that rich guy that puppy would have been on my property in a garage fenced off, protected by smith and wesson and for extra safety a couple trained rotweillers roaming.

All this advance in security systems ect ect. I went to a place that sold used tires recently. Huge operation with thousands of truck tires/cars ect. Everything is out in the open i was like wft how is everything not stolen. I said this untill the owner took me too the tires and he had 3 or 4 pitbulls on long chains that can roam a large area.

I asked him if he has ever had problems and he said in 20 years not a one.

Sometimes we just need to go back to basics.

[Dino]

If i was that rich guy that puppy would have been on my property in a garage fenced off, protected by smith and wesson and for extra safety a couple trained rotweillers roaming.

All this advance in security systems ect ect. I went to a place that sold used tires recently. Huge operation with thousands of truck tires/cars ect. Everything is out in the open i was like wft how is everything not stolen. I said this untill the owner took me too the tires and he had 3 or 4 pitbulls on long chains that can roam a large area.

I asked him if he has ever had problems and he said in 20 years not a one.

Sometimes we just need to go back to basics.

There's not a security system in the world as effective as canine teeth.  Unfortunately it's not an option for me.  I really should make sure the garage is a bit harder to break in to though.  I can't imagine it would take a thief more than a minute to get in.

[1970Moparmann]

For little money, a person can get a system that can email, text or call you when there is motion in an area.  There's also a camera that will send a picture of a motion event within seconds of the movement.  I tested this out recently. 

I've been procrastinating about putting my system together, I have what I need.  Just have to get off my ass and do it.  Once it's in place I'll share what I have...

I see too many people driving in my neighborhood that don't belong looking in garages.  The older I get the more paranoid I get.

[Dino]

For little money, a person can get a system that can email, text or call you when there is motion in an area.  There's also a camera that will send a picture of a motion event within seconds of the movement.  I tested this out recently. 

I've been procrastinating about putting my system together, I have what I need.  Just have to get off my ass and do it.  Once it's in place I'll share what I have...

I see too many people driving in my neighborhood that don't belong looking in garages.  The older I get the more paranoid I get.

I'm not so sure that paranoia is such a bad thing.  People do indeed scout areas to go do something just like this. 

I would love a tracking unit in the car but first things first, make it very hard to break in in the first place. 

I have been toying with the idea of making the Charger harder to break into by removing the lock pin, disengaging the outside lock and adding a blocker to the inside door handle so you can't engage it by sticking something between window and weatherstrip.  Once the power locks are installed this is easily done but of course if the battery dies I'll be locked out as well.   

Maybe I should just paint it green again, that ought to keep everyone at a healthy distance.   

[DadsCharger00]

I would agree. Not sure it's even paranoia or just caring for the things that you've worked hard for. I grew up in a small town. Small enough if you passed gas up wind, a mile down the road they already knew you did before you'd finished, what you'd ate, and who was there when you did it! Heck we all knew everyone in town, and something like this "isn't" a risk. But sadly it's not really the people you know, it's the guys cousin in town, who sees something, and tells his cousin, and next thing ya know, it's gone and no one is anymore the wiser on who did it. We lock everything up tight even if we are still going to be on the property. Doesn't matter how hard you've worked for it, some idiot out there still thinks they DESERVE it more then you do. 

[tan top]

looks like its been found 

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=7387688&page=0&fpart=2&vc=1

[Ghoste]

Whoo hoo!  That is great news!!

[JB400]

Agreed!!! Glad to here one more Mopar was saved from the black market, chop shops, and plain stupidity.  I bet someone is going to take a few more precautions before leaving it somewhere with anybody.

[tracpack440]

Great news. 

[Fred]

Very good news.

[daveco]

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/09/24/classic-car-stolen-from-fife-warehouse-recovered/

[1974dodgecharger]

i still find funny...where is the owner in all this?  He stores a car in a warehouse instead of his nice home? I saw those pics of his home and its super nice.  Leaves it there for weeks and does not visit the storage place 

[charger Downunder]

Great outcome but what condition is the car in.?

[Ghoste]

A lot of great cars are stored in warehouses and frequently in bad neighborhoods.  There are also a lot of great cars in storage that are infrequently visited.  There is nothing unusual about that part at all.

[chargerboy69]

A lot of great cars are stored in warehouses and frequently in bad neighborhoods.  There are also a lot of great cars in storage that are infrequently visited.  There is nothing unusual about that part at all.

I have a warehouse in a complete crap hole of a neighborhood. The kind of neighborhood you never go into without being armed.  I keep the Charger and my 69 Bee in there, never had a problem yet.

With that being said we are closing on a different property for our business, and the cars will be moved hopefully within a few weeks.

[DadsCharger00]

A lot of great cars are stored in warehouses and frequently in bad neighborhoods.  There are also a lot of great cars in storage that are infrequently visited.  There is nothing unusual about that part at all.

I have a warehouse in a complete crap hole of a neighborhood. The kind of neighborhood you never go into without being armed.  I keep the Charger and my 69 Bee in there, never had a problem yet.

With that being said we are closing on a different property for our business, and the cars will be moved hopefully within a few weeks.

So Tim.... Where EXACTLY is this warehouse you speak of where you cars are.... 

[chargerboy69]

A lot of great cars are stored in warehouses and frequently in bad neighborhoods.  There are also a lot of great cars in storage that are infrequently visited.  There is nothing unusual about that part at all.

I have a warehouse in a complete crap hole of a neighborhood. The kind of neighborhood you never go into without being armed.  I keep the Charger and my 69 Bee in there, never had a problem yet.

With that being said we are closing on a different property for our business, and the cars will be moved hopefully within a few weeks.

So Tim.... Where EXACTLY is this warehouse you speak of where you cars are.... 

Mike, you may want to carry at least a 45cal. down there. Some of the guys down there have been hitting Popeyes buffet a little much, and anything less than a 9mm won't even slow them down.  All kidding aside, some of them would probably look after my stuff.

[charger_fan_4ever]

Good stuff i would have thought she was a goner.

Now get the rottweilers trained and let them roam ;-)

[Fred]

Good stuff i would have thought she was a goner.

Now get the rottweilers trained and let them roam ;-)

I've got 2 and now even my friends have abandoned me.  Can't figure it out. 

[A383Wing]

Good stuff i would have thought she was a goner.

Now get the rottweilers trained and let them roam ;-)

I've got 2 and now even my friends have abandoned me.  Can't figure it out. 

probably due to your once a month shower routine

Bryan

[stripedelete]

But sadly it's not really the people you know, it's the guys cousin in town, who sees something, and tells his cousin, and next thing ya know, it's gone and no one is anymore the wiser on who did it.

Spot on buddy!  It's not the guy who saw it.  It's the guy three bar stools down that hears him talking about.

[Ghoste]

Still no arrests in this one?