Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

Put in on hotrodhotline.com

They have a stolen vehicle section.

Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

Nov 6, 2013 6:20CST Update

First off, I want to thank everybody who has called, emailed, texted etc. over the past few days to offer help or condolences. The drag racing community is special in that way - who else would loan parts to their next round opponent just because they are in need? Certainly not the norm in today's world - and it makes me proud to be a part of the drag racing community.

The trailer was recovered yesterday morning by the Grand Prairie, TX police department. I checked it out this morning at the impound lot - a bittersweet experience to be sure. All the good stuff is gone - my beautiful B/SA Camaro, the Honda Q3500 generator, a brand new transmission from Remac (thanks Leo - sorry I never got to run it!), a set of S&M lifters etc......you get the idea.

So now I have a trailer that needs a bunch of repair from the butchery inflicted to open it up and strip it - and no car to haul around or race. Detectives from several cities are coordinating the investigation as my car was taken by a well-known set of thieves who have been very busy in this area the last month. Let's hope they can find the car before too long.

In the meantime I have offered a substantial - no questions asked - $$ reward for the return of the car. I am hopeful that somebody knows somebody who knows somebody who can figure out a way to get the car out of hiding and returned in order to collect the reward. I just want to go racing again in my car.

Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

Very sorry to hear this. A friend of mine just went through this and fortunately he got the car back and actually raced last weekend. If you haven't done it already, make a post on Yellow Bullet. I know a lot of guys on here don't go on there, but between that site, Chrysler Power Magazine (in this situation they don't particularly care what emblem is on the grille), and Facebook, someone saw the car and called the local police in Philly.

Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

Your a lucky man so far. What I liked to read was that the cops are coming to the party and are actually helping you, virtually unheard of these days.
I hope they keep up the investigation. Hang in there.

Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

I am so sorry to hear about this and I can only imagine that this would be so difficult to deal with. I have been looking into the "Steal Shield" has anyone used this? I leave my trailer in my driveway and am paranoid that someone could come swipe it. Does anyone have any recommendations for keeping it on lock down?

Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

I keep my trailer inside of my shop. If I had to store it outside or at a storage facility I would have something like Lojack or some other tracking device installed along with an alarm system to alert me if the trailer is moved.
I had my shop broken into years ago. The car was not stolen but it was stripped and all of my tools and loose parts were taken. I eventually caught the person responsible by networking with people that deal in parts of questionable origin. I got most of my parts back. The thief went to court and the court withheld ajudication. Basically got 5 years probation and set free. He had to pay restitution to me for the rest of the missing parts. Took him 5 years to settle with me on the restitution.
Hopefully you will find your car and all will be good
On a side note. I did my own investigation along with the police. I rode with the detectives when they were checking leads and I gave them the name of the person that did the crime. I located him and called the detective so they could come and arrest him. My point is you have to be proactive in the search if you want to find your car and who is responsible.

Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

Carl,

Hope you get more good news soon. While I know this happens everywhere, this is too close to home for me!
You mentioned that the police are looking at "a well known set of thieves". Hopefully that will help.
Did they give you any more info than that, on who these people are and where they are working out of? Sure there are a lot of us around here that would like to know that...

Good luck.
Ken

Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

Carl
Man, I feel for you. There's nothing that pisses me off more than some low life scums that have no issue in screwing up someone like this. They know that the retribution is definately worth the effort IF they get got.
This is the system I use.
http://www.protecsystemone.com/
Admittidly expensive, but if it prevents a theft once, I fiqure it's paid for. I like the features of pager, phone alert, motion sensor, & it will lock the brakes up solid once activated. I also use an electric tongue jack with 2 hitch locks that I have
strategically wired in a toggle switch so I can power down the jack so the tonque height can't be changed. The system & the power to run it is also stategically placed,so, f you don't know where it is, you ain't going to find it. ie: it can't be F'd with.
Is this all a guarantee, no, but it makes a pretty good deterant.

hope all works out the best it can for you.
Keep us informed

liteweight

liteweight

Re: 28' Vintage Trailer & 1969 Camaro B/SA Car Stolen
 

Ken - I don't have any specific information regarding names from the police as of yet. I did hear that one of the suspects was detained - and is in county lock-up now because of a probation violation. Arrest warrants have been issued for the other thief - and the third party who actually has my car right now is known to the police agencies as well. I am hoping to hear from them soon.

In the meantime I have the video footage of the theft - and as soon as I figure out how to upload it online I will put it out everywhere for people to see. I have no doubt that somebody knows who these guys are and where my car is. Let's hope the reward money and the desire to make this right will yield a good result.

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http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6c1b4afe.jpg
This is a photo of the Tahoe that stole my trailer - this is from investigators taken at the scene of another theft.

The rest of these are pics of the missing car - keep networking folks!
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps26a469b8.jpg
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...psc1ac5b9e.jpg
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps2eeb7785.jpg
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps0d715c07.jpg