Stolen 1996 SS - Black, someone stole my f***king car Options

[Unbalanced Engin...]

Hey guys and gals,

I just wanted to let you all know that my car was stolen last night out of my driveway. Its most likly getting stripped as a type so please also keep your eyes open for a black SS hood and other "hot" parts for sale.

God I feel like shit. I expected to have that car until I was too old to drive.....

Jason "I feel like crying" S.

[BumpaD_Z28]

WOW !!! I'm so Sorry (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) It must be this time of year or something, it seems like on EVERY message board I belong to someone has had there car stolen..... time to check and make sure all my stuff is locked, keys hidden, batteries removed, etc. etc. etc.

If I were you I would put a post up on: http://www.lvfbody.com/forum , 'Vegas is close and those guys may hear about something ???

SORRY !!! AGAIN ~DaVe

[trackbird]

Damn Jason, there have been a rash of these lately. The last one was in Lousiana I think, but one or two others posted in that thread about stolen cars during the same time.

Was it driven or towed, or can you tell?

I'll keep an eye out, and if you have photos, I'll post them here, just mail them to me.

[mitchntx]

hmmm .... eyes peeled.

[robz71lm7]

Damn! Sorry to hear. I'd keep a look out on eBay for SS parts. '96-'97 SS parts are rare.

[Crazy Canuck]

if we see a UE-TA for sale, that'll be suspicious... but then again, chances are they have no clue what it is.
Sorry to hear about the bad news.

[slowTA]

Damn, I know that feeling. Hope you find it or at least get some kind of closure.

Anything easy to spot about the car?

[sgarnett]

The UETA safety loop is easy to spot from the side or rear, even on a lowered car. You still have to get close to the ground, but you don't have to be under the car. It's probably easiest to see from the rear.

This post has been edited by sgarnett: Nov 29 2006, 08:49 PM

[Rob Hood]

Damn Jason, I feel for you - have had that ticket punched myself. Will keep eyes peeled over here. Definitely get some pictures posted. I'm sure you have a CA license plate, may want to keep eyes open for that too (somehow).

PS - If you had ANY personal ID-related stuff in the car (insurance card, registration, etc.) you may want to contact Equifax or TRW and tell them about this, so in case some type of identity theft issue arises you will not take a hit on your credit rating or bank accounts. (Plus contact banks as well)

I hate car thieves.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rant2.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif)

[RichJ]

Sorry to hear. Hopefully we'll all see a post here in a day that the car has been recovered with minimal damage.

[CMC #37]

Alan Blaine told me about this in the am - I have been visiting him in Santa Cruz at Blaine Fab. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I hope a miracle occurs and you get it back the same way it was. So sorry buddy!

[Teutonic Speedra...]

That's a bummer. I hope I hear good news shortly about its recovery.

[firehawkclone]

This just sucks Jason, I don't know what else to say buddy!

How did they get pass the VATS system?

[00 Trans Ram]

Sucks to hear. I'll do what I can.

We did have a rash of these a few years back. About 6 in a 3 month period in New Orleans. Found out they were copying VINs from the windshiled, tanking that to the dealership and having keys made. They said they had lost theirs. The guy at the dealership was either an idiot or in on it (was never indicted). Essentially, the perps had keys to everyone's cars. That's why most of us began putting business cards down our windshields over the VINs.

[Rob Hood]

My neighbor's truck was stolen recently outside his house (Ford F-250) but unbelievably enough, it was recovered the next day, in relatively good shape (and still in the US...). Since my Z has now taken up the other half of the garage, my HD sits outside. I pull the starter and ECM fuses every night, along with the garage door opener. Cheap insurance, but they ain't gettin' my truck easy.

I hate car thieves... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rant2.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif)

[RichJ]

I wonder if GM has a central database of all replacement keys that have been manufactured and sold. That might be a clue to tracking down a thief. I can tell you that I actually need a replacement ignition key for my Z28 (I only have one) and one of the popular GM internet parts vendors said that all I needed to do was email the VIN number. I asked whether they needed a copy of the title or registration and they said that they didn't need anything other than the VIN number.

[Unbalanced Engin...]

It was towed or pushed. No broken glass, and the car was not started (at least not anywhere near my house). I suspect slim jim, and dent puller. I've been looking arround my house but so far haven't found anything.

Nothing that spectacular about the car, autopower roll bar, UE PHR brackets (red), UE TA safty loop, UE stickers on the lower front facia (red).

I'm definitly going to keep my eyes peeled for SS parts on ebay ect, but at this point I don't have much hope of getting the car back in tact...

The licence plate was Montana and the only "personal" info in the car was registration to a friends house in MT (so it won't help anyone steal my identity anyway).

Please cross post to any boards/lists you feel apropriate.

Thanks for the kind words and thoughts,

Jason S.

[trackbird]

A dent puller won't get by VATS, unless you had it disabled. That leaves a slim jim and a way to tow it once they get the brake off/out of gear, or just use a "stinger" tow truck with the folding lance that grabs the rear tires.

That sucks. If you send me any photos, I'll toss them up in this thread for you.

[sgarnett]

The situation is of course different for a built car compared to stock, since we already abuse the cars ourselves and the components have more intrinsic value than normal.

However, if my car was stolen I don't think I'd want it back unless it had just been taken for a joyride and parked intact. A theft recovery will probably get a salvage title after all the stripped parts are replaced (probably with repro "crash" parts).

All in all, if finding some parts yields enough info to prosecute, great, but you might want to carefully avoid any chance of recovering the shell (granting that even the bare shell still has some custom fabrication on it).

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This post has been edited by sgarnett: Nov 30 2006, 06:17 PM

[Absolut Speed]

Major bummer, hope all turns up for the best. A local guy had his stolen trailer recovered within a week, in tact no less. Hopefully karma gets the best of the perp.