Posted on 07/09/2010 11:17:39 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Police detectives are asking for the public's help in finding a $150,000 show car that was stolen from a Los Angeles transmission shop.
Police say red 1957 Chevy BelAir convertible was taken early Wednesday morning from the San Fernando Valley shop.
"It's not restored, it's completely customized. Everything's tricked out," said Los Angeles Police Officer Thomas Tenney of West Valley Auto Theft division's crime analysis unit. "The keys were in it. Obviously the car was drivable," Tenney said.
Authorities said the owner was on scene within minutes of the shop's burglar alarm sounding and the car already was gone.
Police say thieves pried open a garage door and drove off in the car.
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all sorts of red flags raised on this. who takes a "completely tricked out" show car to "tansmission shop." Except maybe to have it stolen, of course.
"oh mannn"
Hope he had a lo-jack installed.
Transmission shops aren’t all like Aamco. Some do custom hot rod work, high performance transmissions for high-horsepower cars. And some shop owners are car nuts who either own such cars, work on such cars, or provide space for their car nut buddies.
Betcha there is an insurance policy involved that covers the cost of this ‘valuable’ car.
It’s probably already in Mexico!!
“all sorts of red flags raised on this. who takes a “completely tricked out” show car to “tansmission shop.” Except maybe to have it stolen, of course.?
My first thought also.
...guess it was pretty popular car....found it on three different websites
Beat me to it
I wonder if it’s headed to the huge Good Guys car show in Columbus Ohio this weekend. Maybe I’ll see it there.
It was probably in Mexico before the cops left the doughnut shop.
doesn’t pass the smell test
Insurance fraud or not, this reeks of “inside job.”
... the owner was on scene within minutes of the shop’s burglar alarm sounding and the car already was gone. ...
Inside job?
The collector car market is often subject to fraud and manipulation. As the nostalgia group grows older - the value drops. So guys in their late 50s who buy these cars would be buying cars of their youth. So I guess Pacers and Gremlins are hot now. ;-)
Guys buying cars from the 1950s are probably in their 70s now. This means this car is probably work $70,000 at teh most.
Most collectors are usually in their late 40’s to early 60s in age.
That crossed my mind.
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