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While this is not F-body specific, I imagine the people on this board will be sympathetic to the situation. My son's highly modified bright green 1989 Honda Civic Dx was stolen in Bear, Delaware sometime last night. The car is very special to him as he spent two years and most of his spare income modifying it. The car has the complete drivetrain, suspension, computer, and dashboard from a 1992 Acura Integra. The car also has Honda Del Sol seats, chrome wheels with black centers, and a Thule Kayak Rack on the roof. Obviously, the car is too old to be insured against theft. If anyone runs across anything on Craig's List or Ebay I'd appreciate any information. Aside from the financial and transportation loss, the real issue is the loss of something my son spent so much time and effort designing and building. Thanks for listening.

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The car was "found" by Police late this morning along with three others. All were in a parking lot in an industrial park. Both local and state police refused to do a report- each claiming that the other had the responsibility. Oddly enough, several of the businesses in the industrial park were automotive shops. No matter what we tried, we could not get police to come to the scene. Eventually, we were directed by our towing plan (which does not cover theft recovery) to have the car towed before dark . The local police offered to have it towed to impound for $200. We used the tow service our plan suggested and paid $345 for the 2 hour tow home.

The Aftermath-so far: The car was likely stolen by pros. A lift was used in order to steal all of the suspension components (koni coilovers, rear trailing arms, rear control arms, disc brakes). The battery, HID units and igniters,thye distributor w/ wires, and the computer were also taken. The CAI, stereo, amp, speakers and sub were taken as well, though oddly, they unplugged the stereo components. Obviously the wheels and tires (Kumho ASXs) and wheels, the brand and model I have to get from my son, were also taken. Much of the interior plastic was hacked in removing the rear struts and virtually all of the molded-in body work was damaged in one way or another. The Carbon Fiber hood was, of course, taken as well. We'll probably know more tomorrow when we go over the car carefully in full daylight.

As a gearhead who's built and restored several cars of my own, I'm disgusted, sickened and angry. As a parent who knows how much money, skill, planning, effort, and personal pride my son put into the project, I'm heart sick. Parents are expected to know what to say and do to help their kids over the hurdles in this life, but the pointless absurdity and sense of violation this kind of thing creates is going to be hard to counter.

Thanks for all the suppotive posts. I appreciate it. Hopefully, none of you will have to deal with similar things with the cars you build and care about.