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ruchaven
Posted 2015-06-09 7:04 AM (#480903)
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This stinks, and it could happen to any of us.

http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/8524159-74/car-ribniscky-fire...
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b5rt
Posted 2015-06-09 8:08 PM (#480990 - in reply to #480903)
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Gotta keep them locked up. Even then there's no guarantee. All it takes it some scumbag following you to find out where the car is stored.

At least the car is still there. Hope he gets some insurance money to help put it back.
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2017-01-21 1:57 AM (#531923 - in reply to #480903)
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I agree. It never has happened to me yet. I hope it never does. Minor Hill Police will know who my '61 fury belongs to. I will say this if a car thief gets a shot of rock salt or lead in his ass by the car's owner I have no sympathy for him.
When I was living in FL a tow truck driver who was also a friend of mine told me he caught some one trying to steal his 1989 firebird . He snuck up behind the thief and clobbered him in the back of the head with a 2x4 I told him he did the right thing.
If this was me I would keep a 9mm close by
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FwdLk56
Posted 2017-01-21 7:17 AM (#531928 - in reply to #480903)
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there really are a *LOT* of scumbag JEALOUS types out there that get "ticked" to see 'better-off-than-they-are' driving around in nice cars...
but it also MORE OFTEN THAN NOT comes down to "life decisions", MOST of these JEALOUS TYPES make more money than i do !!!...
i just "manage" my money better and i have different "priorities" for my money - ie, i'd rather have four OLD cars than ONE brand new one, the four OLD cars added up in value is LESS than ONE new car !!!...

i've had DOZENS of occasions where JEALOUS sh#tb@gs (!*ALWAYS* driving 80s/90s **PICKUP TRUCKS**!) get TICKED just at the SIGHT of one of my old cars, peel their tires, look of "you're no better than me" on their face...
even at times YELLING out the window, "we don't care about your stupid car"...

um, yes you do, or it wouldn't have "affected" you so much...
it happens so often that i drive country roads back from town just to make sure i'm not being followed...

it really could happen to ANY of us...
ONE sh#tb@g jealous type finding out where it is stored...

I HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS FEEDING OFF-SIGHT VIDEO JUST FOR ADDED SECURITY...

in my opinion, people don't "steal" these cars, they DEFACE them out of JEALOUSY...
you can't SELL parts from these cars without the TRUE OWNER finding out !!!...
it's not like you can sell a RARE PART to just "anybody"...
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FIN_NV
Posted 2017-01-21 10:32 AM (#531937 - in reply to #480903)
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I had someone follw me as i was headed home one night with my Fury. When i noticed him folling me, i made a few unnecessary turns, which he made right along with me. When i drove to the local police station, he just kept going.
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FwdLk56
Posted 2017-01-21 10:41 AM (#531938 - in reply to #531937)
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FIN_NV - 2017-01-21 10:32 AM
When i drove to the local police station, he just kept going.


i'll be certain to do that next time an 80s/90s pickup truck is following me...
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mstrug
Posted 2017-01-21 11:39 AM (#531945 - in reply to #480903)
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"Isn't that Cuninngham's car?" "I know where he keeps it"...PUNKS!
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FwdLk56
Posted 2017-01-22 7:53 AM (#531998 - in reply to #480903)
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good reference!
good ol' Arnie Cunningham...
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hemidenis
Posted 2017-01-22 11:31 AM (#532022 - in reply to #480903)
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I had one car follows me at night from the from the highway, he was trying to get my attention, flashing his headlights when he finally was at my side I was gladly surprised by a beautiful 1961 Imperial. "same year!" he shouted!
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big m
Posted 2017-01-23 12:39 PM (#532117 - in reply to #480903)
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I was waved over the other day by a CHP officer that followed me for a ways. Once I pulled over he apologized and asked if he could get some pics of the '58 Fury I was driving. Turns out his father drag raced a brand new '58 Belvedere that was ordered with the 350 Commando engine when the officer was a little boy.

Nice encounter!

---John
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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2017-01-23 8:27 PM (#532157 - in reply to #532117)
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I have had that same thing happen with my DeSotos. The 56 Adventurer,
60 Fireflite, and 58 Fireflite I have now. Big apologies for "abusing" the lights,
but had some big interest in the car. This was back when I was having lots
of police problems, so it was a real relief to find a cool cop amongst my
antogonists.
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di_ch_NY56
Posted 2017-01-24 10:02 AM (#532189 - in reply to #480903)
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I think I'm going to inform the registry department of state I live in my country to hide my license plate. Here were I live the license plates are personal and not related to a specific car like in most other countries. With a simple app of an iPhone or Android phone anybody could find out where I live, because the app displays my complete address.

Happy Restoring!

Dieter

BTW: this story reminds my about the deck lid ornament of my Letter (was in place at the sellers place, but not a the storage place to put it into the container...), but what I read at the link - it's an MCA

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hemidenis
Posted 2017-01-24 3:52 PM (#532219 - in reply to #480903)
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Good idea Dieter, I can't believe the government allows that info on the net.

I also remember one episode when I was coming out of the movie theater heading to my 61 New Yorker when i saw a police car parked in front of it, with blue flashing lights and everything and the policeman walking around my car. At that split second hundred of reasons "WHY" go over your head...

I approached him with caution and he asked me "is this your car"? Yes, I said.

He said: "Man I haven't seen Bias Ply tires since I was a children, I remember my dad making me clean them to perfection using only soap".... He also asked my permission to touch them..

It is amazing how childhood experiences affect us all...
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Pops62
Posted 2018-07-17 4:30 PM (#566747 - in reply to #480903)
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I remember as a kid I stopped a guy driving a 57 Chevy and l asked him if he knew where I could get some parts for mine
He directed me to the one that was parked in front of my house
It was mine it went into a garage the next day

How about this one
I broke down on the highway with my 65 Lincoln as I was under the hood trying to fix it some guy in a caddy pulls up opens his trunk and advises me that he didn't want any engine parts just the tires

Last one but worst of all
Just fonished the restoration of my 1968 cougar X-R7 three days later the car was towed away from in front of my house
1 month later I moved out of New York and never looked back 35 yrs ago the further I get from there the better I feel
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mikes2nd
Posted 2018-07-17 6:08 PM (#566758 - in reply to #480903)
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common classic cars are easy to part out and flip.

And they are easy to steal, esp as mopars get more expensive... it will get worse.

Protect your cars... disable them, make them untowable.. its that simple.
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2018-08-06 11:53 AM (#567917 - in reply to #566758)
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How about this way Old West style if you get my drift.
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Bungle
Posted 2019-11-19 4:17 PM (#590395 - in reply to #480903)
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Oh man that's horrible. I would be quite upset if that happened to me. I mean the doors and seats for crying out loud? That's a shame.
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RICKYMOPAR
Posted 2020-02-20 8:29 PM (#594600 - in reply to #480903)
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I went to a upscale shop in Broomfield Colorado for an alignment check, They entered my license plate number and low and behold there was all my personal information.
Owner name, owner address, and vehicle VIN and Color. Your department of revenue sells information to businesses that have automotive repair facilities.
This place is the only one and not a chain or franchise. I was a little frightened by this... every POS can now get your information.
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Suddenlyits1960!
Posted 2020-05-07 9:58 AM (#597895 - in reply to #531937)
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FIN_NV - 2017-01-21 10:32 AM

I had someone follw me as i was headed home one night with my Fury. When i noticed him folling me, i made a few unnecessary turns, which he made right along with me. When i drove to the local police station, he just kept going.


Unfortunately I can relate to this story. The same exact thing happened on two occasions,the last time two gangbanger types followed me at night from a parking lot as I was headed home. They were sitting in their Honda staring at my car as I got into it. I was suspicious of them and watched as I left and sure enough they followed me no matter where I turned. I lead them to the police station,then when they realized where they were they just kept on going. I sat there for about 15 minutes before going home. Ended up talking with one of the officers about the car,and the cars his dad had when he was a kid.

Unfortunately times have changed and you have to worry about things like this these days. I used to daily drive my cars,now I’m much more selective about when/where I take them.
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Suddenlyits1960!
Posted 2020-05-07 10:20 AM (#597897 - in reply to #594600)
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RICKYMOPAR - 2020-02-20 8:29 PM

I went to a upscale shop in Broomfield Colorado for an alignment check, They entered my license plate number and low and behold there was all my personal information.
Owner name, owner address, and vehicle VIN and Color. Your department of revenue sells information to businesses that have automotive repair facilities.
This place is the only one and not a chain or franchise. I was a little frightened by this... every POS can now get your information.


It’s often even easier than that. All someone needs in most cases these days is just your telephone number,or simply your first and last name and the city you live in and they can do a search for free online and pull up not only your current address,but all the past places you lived in,your email addresses,phone numbers,your age,relatives,etc.

This is the so called “Information Age”,the people you do business with buy and sell
your information to others. This is why it shocks me that people are so cavalier about putting personal information online in public places without thought of the ramifications.
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b5rt
Posted 2020-05-07 12:06 PM (#597900 - in reply to #480903)
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I did a google search on my name and was shocked at what info is out there and readily available. Time to install some security cameras. I've been looking on ebay and there's many options for wifi cameras with phone alerts for under $50.

When you enter car shows they want you till fill out a placard with your name and city. I'm thinking just putting my first name will be plenty for the general public to know about.
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Iliya
Posted 2020-08-04 2:04 PM (#601687 - in reply to #480903)
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Yes, they generally follow us everywhere, you just have to talk on the phone and mention some Toar, from all sides its advertising is pouring in
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