Stolen Air Ride Camaro

[Kustom_dude]

Stolen cars at a car show is not new news…. Cars have been getting stolen from car shows since the 50's. I have a few friends that work for Good Guys and other shows. They have cars stolen almost at every show. I went to Pomona for the LA Roadster show and about 8 high dollar cars where taken the first night of the show. The next night 2 or 3 were taken.

I hate to say this and especially on the internet but … usually taken by young guys that can use the parts on their cars. I have heard rumors of a few certain car clubs that go out and do this type of stuff. Don’t know if its true or not but you never know….. You just have to keep a eye on your car at all times. It's just the way it is and use something like Frank says low jack, snitches, alarms what ever it takes.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Is that something like a Lojack system?

Kinda, but better. read it all here.

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/sh...&highlight=gps

[buickfunnycar.com]

Wow...slimey stealing *******s.

One word...Karma

[HsvToolFool]

Rather than passive tracking devices, I'm strongly attracted to more pro-active solutions. The thieves open the trailers in remote, isolated areas after stealing the tow vehicle. So the idea of a trailer rigged with a "deterrent" which "activates" when the door is opened is rather appealing. For example, a redneck (me) sleeping in the back with a loaded semi-auto 12-guage shotgun. Probably not allowed in CA or MI, but perfectly legal in GA and other gun-friendly states. "It was self-defense, I swear! They kidnapped me, officer!"

But seriously, there's enough lost money here to justify FBI sting operations at the larger car shows. The chance of opening the trailer door on a few armored Federal Officers carrying full-auto M16s should eliminate all but the most desperate.

[ill steez]

Rather than passive tracking devices, I'm strongly attracted to more pro-active solutions. The thieves open the trailers in remote, isolated areas after stealing the tow vehicle. So the idea of a trailer rigged with a "deterrent" which "activates" when the door is opened is rather appealing. For example, a redneck (me) sleeping in the back with a loaded semi-auto 12-guage shotgun. Probably not allowed in CA or MI, but perfectly legal in GA and other gun-friendly states. "It was self-defense, I swear! They kidnapped me, officer!"

listen, if your up for it, i'll give you like ten bucks a day to sleep in the back of my car at shows. i'll even pay for ammo.

[toxicz28]

Sorry to hear it. Damn dirty thieves!

[LMDGUY]

Its a sad thing but it happens.. at every kind of car show. From Lowrider Supershow to CES to SEMA. The man that owns the corporation I work for had a race car and rig stolen from SEMA this past year. There is really nothing you can do.. if they want it they will get it one way or another.

[John McIntire]

I really do not understand why they do this? Do they just strip the cars down? Do they just repaint them? You would think that they would reappear somewhere. But Like Frank was saying they have some big time thieves come in and thise cars are probably thousands of miles away now, if not out of the country! I mean what do you do with Rad Rides car? Is that just sitting in some guys collection somewhere? I dont get it.

[onebad2]

But Its not like they could show them again...At least some of the cars with "one of parts" that others know that were done.

This just makes me sooo mad that people have to be doing this.

[jeff s]

One car was recovered. It had a hidden switch for the fuel pump. Got a little ways then died. The thieves abandoned it after spraying the areas they touched with wd40. Police figure it was a professional operation. Moral of the story, put a hidden switch in there somewhere.
I have it in different places on all my cars, not always the fuel pump either. Simple, cheap, effective. The hotel I stayed at was where the Bandit Run guys were staying. They hired a security guard to watch the cars. I chipped in, cost us $6 / night each, pretty cheap. Another deterent. I'd rather do these 2 things than quit going to events.

[WS6]

Jeff has the right idea. More times than not, if the car can not be driven away it will not be stolen. A hidden kill switch is way more effective than any noisy car alarm out there. The possibilities are limitless on what the kill switch is. All you need is a relay that interupts fuel, spark, or starting unless some other switch is turned on. Think of all the switches in a car that are normally there. Then think of all the places you could hide a relay and some wires. That's all there is to that. You don't even need to add a new switch that can possibly be found.

LowJack is a waste in a situation like this. These are obviously highend theives. Your LowJack system will be sitting in a trash can by the time you realize your car is gone. I have no idea how snitch works. I'll go read it now.

Sorry for the loss Bret. I do hope you can find it. I think more information about the individual cars being circulated would help a lot. Pictures of each car and maybe tag/vin info.

[Steve1968LS2]

Jeff has the right idea. More times than not, if the car can not be driven away it will not be stolen. A hidden kill switch is way more effective than any noisy car alarm out there. The possibilities are limitless on what the kill switch is. All you need is a relay that interupts fuel, spark, or starting unless some other switch is turned on. Think of all the switches in a car that are normally there. Then think of all the places you could hide a relay and some wires. That's all there is to that. You don't even need to add a new switch that can possibly be found.

LowJack is a waste in a situation like this. These are obviously highend theives. Your LowJack system will be sitting in a trash can by the time you realize your car is gone. I have no idea how snitch works. I'll go read it now.

Sorry for the loss Bret. I do hope you can find it. I think more information about the individual cars being circulated would help a lot. Pictures of each car and maybe tag/vin info.

And the best switch is one where the car dies after moving a few yards. No thief wants the attention of blocking traffic, they generally bail.

However this doesn't help if they flatbed your car away. In that instance something like lojack or the GPS Snitch is the way to go.

[Gordz32]

Sorry to hear that bad news for you bret and everyone else. I had heard about this and we were talking about this at the shop today. It really sucks. Sooo.. having said that, I'm going to mount motion sensitive machine guns that pop outta the chevelles fenders and trunk. I hope the cars show up.

[MonzaRacer]

I'm thinking a plate with 6 or 12 razor sharp knives that spring up through the seat and into the perpetrators backside.
OR possibly a stun gun wired to the steering wheel so it will stun the b@#$^*d while driving!.
I can be vindictive and mean when it comes to my property.
Sorry for the loss Bret.
Lee

[Steve68]

Lee, a friend did that to a radio in his Toyota Tacoma, taped razor blades to the backside, When they came back for the new radio, what a surprise!!! but it did cost the ins.co almost 3K for the interior, the ******* wiped blood everywhere, I like the GPS thing, or bolt it to a eye bolt in the ground, Jeffs hidden kill swith sounds best,

[bingham72]

That definately sucks, Bret! Us Georgia boys will keep an eye peeled. Surely the hotel has security cameras that caught a glimps?
I would think that the GBI or FBI would be involved in this investigation. Stealing multiple cars isn't a opportunistic endevour.

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We hope you find the car in 100% condition!

[theorangeguy]

Not blaming Year One. But damn. That's a load of stolen cars. I blame Atlanta and the Police's inability to control or deter crime in the area. I've heard 6 to 10 were taken. That's epic, epidemic crime in association with a car show. Either we're looking at a "Gone in 60 Seconds" type coordinated hollywood style crime ring, or we're looking at a car show held in a *super high* crime area. While it's fun and easy to say it was organized, it could be either. Sure, there are chances to have our cars taken anywhere anytime due to the high desirability factor. And then there's the factor of putting your high risk car in a high risk location. *That's* the point I was making. Atlanta = High risk.

I want you to know that i registered for this forum just because of what you said...time to straighten some things out lol

maybe they should hold the year one event in Sacramento, the city with the 7th highest stolen car rate in the country. Just so you know, the year one event was actually over an hour away from atlanta...the reason it was stolen wasnt because of where it was located. Its unfortunatly because people go around to these shows looking for beautiful cars to steal...

As for the person who lost the car, i've seen this posted on atleast 3 forums so people are definatly on the look out!

[TonyL]

mmmkay. 6 cars ripped off due to one event. Hold an event here? Go ahead. Thing is, given the crime rate in Sac or the Bay area, shows like Good-guys get togethers happen and you're (un)lucky if one or two cars get stolen. There are bigger and more publicized events all over the country. This is the first time I've heard of *this many* cars getting ripped off due to attending one event. If I'm wrong, correct me. Find a show where 6 cars were stolen somewhere else. Given the relatively small attendance of cars in comparison to the nationals in Columbus Ohio, how many cars were taken from attendees of that show? (not sarcastically meant, seriously if any were taken, I don't know, and would like to.)

All I'm saying is 6 cars were taken after a show. Regardless of which show or where it was, *This particular news* is widespread now. People are going to remember this next year. Some simply wont bring their cars for fear of a repeat performance. Once a crime wave like this happens, people react. Usually negatively. They'll either take more precautions next time or stay away all together.

All I'm suggesting is damage control. Year One has to know this took place. Even though it was out of their control. They are going to feel the pinch next year as this bad publicity keeps getting spread around.
The only option available to them is to move the venue, since they have no control over hotel security.

Please don't take it as "I hate Atlanta." I'm looking at this from a damage control perspective.

[zbugger]

I thought the same thing happened last year with a bunch of Monte Carlos and a few other cars. And I think it was at the same show. And then it happened again on the Power Tour. At least that's what I remember. I could be wrong. But it's mainly been happening in that area. At least the grouping of car thefts has.