Yes, "Z"s were way up there on the hit list.
S.
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> From: jmwagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
> To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
> Subject: Re: Kaboom!
> Date: Sunday, July 26, 1998 1:20 PM
>
> Years ago... my brother's 280zx was stolen in Miami... it was found less
than
> a day later, in the northern part of the state... Jacksonville, with the
motor
> still running...
>
> Based ONLY on the time that it was discovered stolen to the time that it
was
> discovered in Jacksonville... (so not even including the time that it sat
there
> undiscovered!)... The car HAD to be traveling over 125mph THE WHOLE
WAY... in
> order to have made it up there...
>
> TRANS BLOWN... bottom of car severerely damaged from slammnig into
pavement
> during jumps... scratches, dents... etc...
>
>
> His father-in-law had a 300 zx... in Tulsa, Ok... I happened to be there
on
> vacation... and I helped him drop it off into the parking lot near his
> mechanic... so that it could be serviced... It was stolen that day...
It was
> found, a week later... but ... they only found the rear clip... burned to
the
> ground.
>
>
> --Justin
>
> Sumner Weisman wrote:
>
> > Listers,
> >
> > Ever since I had a really nice silver 280Z stolen, I've dreamed of
putting
> > a coupla sticks of dynamite under the driver's seat, and put in a
"kill"
> > switch that's really a "KILL" switch. I can just picture it -- at 2am
the
> > car is driven quietly out of your driveway and down the street.
Suddenly
> > you hear, "KABOOM!" End of story.
> >
> > Sumner Weisman
> > 62 TR-3B
> >
> > Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 09:36:19 -0400
> > From: "Craig & Karen Bentley" <mmbent@email.msn.com>
> > Subject: Re: Don't let it happen to you!
> >
> > Hello all just wanted to chime in here. One of the best theft
deterrents
> > that I have ever seen was a piece of rubber hose. The owner cut the
hose to
> > the length of his coil wire, attached two old ignition boots with their
> > connectors and would put the dummy wire in and take the real coil wire
with
> > him whenever he would park the thing. Granted that if the thief was
REALLY
> > determined he would eventually find the problem but most thieves will
leave
> > if they can't get your car in less than two minutes. REALLY determined
> > thieves can get your car no matter what you do to protect it. I've
heard of
> > some really brazen thieves using flatbed tow trucks!!!! Regards Craig
> > Bentley
> > - -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael D. Porter <mdporter@rt66.com>
> > To: Romano Kroemer <romano@bellatrix.pcl.ox.ac.uk>
> > Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Saturday, July 25, 1998 2:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: Don't let it happen to you!
> >
> > >
> > >Romano Kroemer wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >out how it works. But, a car that starts and runs long enough for
the
> > >> >thief to think, "time to leave," and then quits, has him worried.
That
> > >> >indicates a problem with the car that he won't want to take time to
> > >> >diagnose. A professional will abandon the car at that point.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> .. what about a hidden cut-out switch for the ignition, taking the
rotor
> > >> with you or switching the spark plug leads around? Any ideas what
> > thieves
> > >> thing when the car does not start at all?
> > >
> > >Well, this guy was talking about professionals. All the above would
> > >probably deter kids and thrill-seekers of all ages.... <smile> But, it
> > >was apparent from the article that a thief who has an order for a car,
> > >or wants it because it carries a high price on the parts market, is
> > >going to know all he needs to know about the car. As far as a cut-out
> > >switch, that's about 15 seconds for a good thief to beat--hot-wire. If
> > >the thief wants the car, he'll have a spare rotor with him. Switching
> > >the spark plugs around? Fixed in a heartbeat, providing one knows the
> > >car.
> > >
> > >What does a thief think if the car won't start at all? Probably,
> > >"someone doesn't want this stolen, and I'm going to steal it...."
> > ><smile>
> > >
> > >Cheers.
> > >
> > >--
> > >My other Triumph runs, but....
>
>
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