Stolen Car Alert (with pictures)

<!-- message -->Stolen 7/8/08 between 2:30 and 3:30 pm from Westminster Mall in <st1><st1:city w:st="on">Westminster</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state></st1>.
1957 Chevy Belair sport coupe.
<st1:state w:st="on"><st1>California</st1></st1:state> black plate number PLL 062.
VIN VC57L197166
Matador red with black interior.
Lowered in front with Super Bell disc brakes.
American Torque Thrust wheels with Kelly tires.
Has original power pack 283 with powerglide.
Rocker molding missing on left side.
New dual exhaust system installed the day it was stolen.
Original wheels and hubcaps in the trunk.
This car belongs to my wife's cousin. I took it to the muffler shop for him today and stopped at Sears on my way home. It was gone when I came out.
He got this car when he was a senior in high school 23 years ago.
Call Gordon.
H (562)598-1987
C (562)715-7408
Westminster PD
Detective Weber
(714)898-3315 x357

 

Ttt

 

Man shit like that just pisses me off, just like the other one stolen this morning. I don't know what their reasoning is for doing something stupid like that. Let alone why would you steel something that would be hard to get rid of, meaning such a small market.

 

Damn...good luck!

 

I hope it's located and the thieves are dragged behind it through the streets.

 

Gordon,

Good luck with this, I hope you find the car soon. As I mentioned in the other thread, if this happened to me I would be planning on a trip to the Pomona swap this Sunday. Check the car corral in case someone's trying to sell the "deal of the century" (sorry, no title) and (hate to say it) check the vendors for someone with all the sheetmetal, wheels, interior layed out...

I'll keep my eyes open.

Aaron

 

this is getting fuckin ridiculous... every time I log on, there is another stolen something... surely there is something everyone can do to make it safer to be able to drive a car like this all the time.. on the lookout.

 

i hope you find the car,best of luck

 

ill keep my eyes open

 

Thanks for all the support guys. I just talked with Greasy 71 and he was able to alert some of his friends who work in the harbor to be on the lookout. I am planning to go to Pomona.

 

not another one stolen will keep eyes open this side of the mountains ...jeffrey

 

Ttt

 

and it sucks even more as it was not your car...

hope you located it

 

should stay on front page thieves suck

 

Big bummer!

 

fuuuuuuuck! its an epidemic..

 

I'm lookin out for it, and everybody I know who is into cars around here. What a beauty.

 

I am sorry to hear this. Good luck!!!!

 

This is getting way out of hand

am I the only one who thinks car theft should be a capitol offence?

it used to be you could shoot a horse theif..WTF has happend to this freakin' country?

obviously no one is getting agressive enough to put a stop to this shit..whats it going to take?

 

Thiis getting out of control! I hope you find it and get some pay back.


Von Rigg I have said the same thing. You were hung for a horse theft and get slapped on the wrist for $30,000 car. WTF?

 

no shit!

 

That car is in a container on its way to Hong Kong by now. It's a global economy. The title, police report, and the history of that car means nothing.

The sad thing is, it's people just like you and me that perpetuate this particular "export trade." And they'll never be caught. They're at home watching TV, and in a couple weeks, they'll receive a wire transfer for a few grand. It's a sad state of affairs that will continue as long as the dollar is worth nothing compared to other currencies.

On the upside, I'm sure the new owner will love it and care for it...that's a really nice car.

 

dont the cops realize that when they are shown to be completely non effective that sooner or later people will start taking matters into their own hands?

theres obviously a classic car theft issue going on here..
with the value of these cars it is a very lucrative (sp) buisness for these thiefs, and by the way things have been going..they dont have to fear law enforcement..so its a fucking hey day..

some time soon some one needs to gun one of these dirtbags down and hang his sorry ass up in the center of town..time to make an example out of these types.

I cant wait to read the HAMB thread that shows.."Were not gonna take it!"

 

I don´t think so.
Pretty hard to get stuff out f the US without the title.
Sad to say so.
But it still sucks when things get stolen.
We don´t have that problem here, Yet!

 

Thanks again for the support. If it's found it will be because of you guys and your willingness to get involved and not let the bad guys ruin our fun.

 

Good luck!!!!

 

Who needs titles and containers? It's not that far to drive from Westminster to lawless Baja (Mexico) where anything goes.

 

Here is the link to the KNBC story. Also heard a '57 Chevy was stolen on July 8 from a southbay shopping mall.

http://video.knbc.com/player/?id=238987

 

Is it possible to make this a sticky so it stays at the top?

 

Has anybody installed disconnects or hidden kill switches to stop thieves?I'm considering it after reading tese horror stories.It's getting to be a frickin' epidemic! If they are stealing em in daylight at a mall,ya gotta think twice about leaving your ride in a motel parking lot overnite on a road trip.......