Take a look at this:
BBC News Link
Absolutely disgusting. A piece of motoring history stolen by some absolute scum, clipping a classic 911 on the way out. The news broke on
Pistonheads, and has spread onto the
Daily Mail's site too.
It was taken from Trackspeed in Ripley. Spread the word, hopefully these cretins will be found soon along with the Escort.
Scum bags please share and get it back. Shit Head's
Bring back the noose.
So why is the face blurred out in the clip is that one an innocent?
I wonder what the thieves plans for the car are ? Not like they can change the plates and drive around unnoticed. If they are parting it out are the shells worth anything without a log book ?
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Originally posted by wylliezx9r
I wonder what the thieves plans for the car are ? Not like they can change the plates and drive around unnoticed. If they are parting it out are the shells worth anything without a log book ?
Its a donor for a locost
round spherical things and and engineer's vice come to mind for the perpetrators !
Hmmm, if I was the owner of any of the other cars in there I'd be more concerned with Trackspeeds piss-poor security. A bollard in front of the
window wouldn't have gone amiss.
Security cameras and alarms are great but its definitely a case of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Question:
Would anyone here consider a plate of glass adequate security for their Locost?
Edit: I'm not in anyway condoning the theft (as I'm sure some more hysterical people will make out) but I'm just pointing out that if
you leave a £120k car on display at night with only a pain of glass between it and thieving scum what can you expect.
[Edited on 6/3/15 by Doctor Derek Doctors]
I would imagine, it would be stripped and the shell used for a rally car as it's a two door, but it all depends who nicked it
If that car really has a TVR V8 in it, it's not a proper Mexico, and certainly not worth £120k.
The criminal is the mindless idiot who put the V8 in it, if it ever was a proper classic Mexico!
Now on its way to Russia or China.
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Originally posted by Doctor Derek Doctors
Hmmm, if I was the owner of any of the other cars in there I'd be more concerned with Trackspeeds piss-poor security. A bollard in front of the window wouldn't have gone amiss.
Security cameras and alarms are great but its definitely a case of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Question:
Would anyone here consider a plate of glass adequate security for their Locost?
Edit: I'm not in anyway condoning the theft (as I'm sure some more hysterical people will make out) but I'm just pointing out that if you leave a £120k car on display at night with only a pain of glass between it and thieving scum what can you expect.
[Edited on 6/3/15 by Doctor Derek Doctors]
Neville why does it make the owner a criminal for fitting something different to his car. criminals are the scum that stole it.
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Originally posted by Neville Jones
If that car really has a TVR V8 in it, it's not a proper Mexico, and certainly not worth £120k.
The criminal is the mindless idiot who put the V8 in it, if it ever was a proper classic Mexico!
Rotten rascals.
But 41 seconds to move it :O that would shame some F1 teams.
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Originally posted by ianm67
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Originally posted by Neville Jones
If that car really has a TVR V8 in it, it's not a proper Mexico, and certainly not worth £120k.
The criminal is the mindless idiot who put the V8 in it, if it ever was a proper classic Mexico!
Why is his car not worth £120K? It's worth what somebody is willing to pay for it surely? This is exactly the sort of tosh that I had to put up with when I joined the AVO owners club. I had a 1974 MK1 Mexico to which I made some modifications in order to improve the car; better brakes, better gearbox, engine mods, ECU etc. People would turn their noses up at my car and criticise me for making my car the way that I wanted it. The fact that it had benefited from a full nut and bolt restoration and was better than when it left the showroom seemed to count for nothing. Sold the car after owning it for about six years as I was strapped for cash. Saw it for sale on Pistonheads about four years ago for £35k......
Rant over.......
Here is his response to people slating him and his car
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here is my comment to all the other website trolls:
Hi Guys, its my car - there is no insurance fraud - i am gutted and want my car back i dont want the money. The car was stolen Tuesday night at 9.20pm, when i finally got home that night i stayed up till 3.30am getting the word out on every social media site and forum i could. 6am the following morning i was up contacting radio, tv and independent news services - i want the car to be found - there is no fraud so please stop the damaging speculation and insult on my character, turn your attentions to more positive activities.
The figures quoted are due to the build and development costs over the last ten years, it is an incredible car built with all the best components available to rally Escorts - it has been continually developed over the years. Prepared by Prepfab, just call them and ask how much for a race/rally prepared shell - be seated and be prepared to be shocked, engines to this specification can run into tens of thousands. This is not a boy racer built in a shed, its a very serious car with one of the best prepared race shells of any Escort - hence i guess why it was targeted specifically in a showroom with 10 other expensive cars sitting around.
I gave up counting a few years ago, between myself and the original owner who started the project build 10 years ago we have spent over £100k, off the top of my head i can add at least another £15k in the last few years alone. This car was a love and a passion, not built for a profit - when was the last time we ever made our money back on a project car, from my experience i am always on the wrong side of the equation, but it was an addiction. The figuress quoted by the media reflect the build cost and pile of receipts i have, not what its worth if i had to go to webuyanycar!
Thanks to everyone that is spreading the word, hopefully i will get the car back soon before it is stripped and sold, burnt or dumped.
Cheers guys, enjoy your cars and lock them up safe.
Kindest
Mark
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This is not a boy racer built in a shed,
Thats ridiculous. Just because £ x has been spent, it does not mean the car is worth that much but whatever a buyer is willing to pay.
If a car has had its engine rebuilt 4 times, is its value increased by the total cost ?
I suspect the £120 k includes labour.
The numbers are somewhat unrealustic hence talk of insurance scam.
Webuyanycar value my volvo at 300 but i probably spent 20x on it over the years. I doubt any punter woukd pay £ 6k for it.
Whether the caer is recovered is neither herer nor there as it is not significant historically just one of many cars stolen each day. Its a pisser
for the owner. Why no bollards?