Stolen....

[HO455]

It's good to hear of happy ending.
The 68 GTO I restored for my mom got stolen by some crack head. The Vancouver sheriff's dept raided a crack house 10 days after it was stolen and they found the car in the garage. These miserable wastes of oxygen had put over a thousand miles on it, the front brakes were completely trashed and then maybe in an attempt to repair them they pulled them apart, painted the pieces green and then reassembled them on the wrong sides (drum brakes). The license plates had been swapped from front to rear and they rattle canned the whole car a kind of desert storm camouflage paint scheme in which they masked all the chrome and trim off except the GTO emblem on right front fender. When the sheriff's found it in the garage of the house it was covered up in a huge pile of dirty clothing. All in ten days. I got a call at midnight saying if I could come get it then I wouldn't have to pay the tow charges. I bolted out the door and blasted to Vancouver. The car started but was so low on fuel it would stumble and want to die on any turn above 5 miles an hour. I limped to a gas station and headed home with no front brakes.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Waste of oxygen is right. In 2011 my son moved to San Diego, and two weeks later his truck was stolen. That was a 1989 4-Runner with 75k (gulp) miles and new brakes. No comprehension insurance. He only paid $2600 for it, but it was worth far more, you can't replace something like that. Big bummer and another reason 2011 was the worst year in my life. You would not believe. Add it went out with a bang, literally midnight for the new year, proof of God I tell you, some things just don't happen on accident.

[HO455]

I'm sorry I hijacked your thread an turned it into my own rant. Mom turned 80 a couple of weeks ago and the subject surfaced at her party. Even after 16 years it still gets to me.
Truly I am glad you got what was yours back and hope you can right what is wrong with it, and please do better than I have in forgeting the past.

[dmjlambert]

68 IRON, thanks for the information about the kill switch. Your truck is quite a bit better than mine, but I still have a little concern, so every little bit of info helps. I am going to work on some sort of a kill switch for mine. I am alarmed by the number of threads that come up when you search for the word stolen on this forum.

[68 IRON]

Originally Posted by HO455

I'm sorry I hijacked your thread an turned it into my own rant. Mom turned 80 a couple of weeks ago and the subject surfaced at her party. Even after 16 years it still gets to me.
Truly I am glad you got what was yours back and hope you can right what is wrong with it, and please do better than I have in forgeting the past.

No worries about the "rant".....something so simple as a truck or car that you take for granted gets stolen and then and only then do you really feel what it means to you. And for me this happened. I do appreciate all the congrats and outloud cheers I got it back....cuz I took this board for granted too I found. I just wanted to share my new anti theft device in the hopes it leads to something better for all. Rant on....its good to hear the passion.

[68 IRON]

Originally Posted by dmjlambert

68 IRON, thanks for the information about the kill switch. Your truck is quite a bit better than mine, but I still have a little concern, so every little bit of info helps. I am going to work on some sort of a kill switch for mine. I am alarmed by the number of threads that come up when you search for the word stolen on this forum.

I know what you mean.....too many threads! But as these trucks become older and more scarce, they become more desirable for collectors and for their sheer simplicity to work on in terms of reliability.