John K Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35716456 This is a shame, usually the older the crate, the more it means to somebody. That poor bloke who had the Lotus Cortina for 27 years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrooge Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 It totally disgusting how people can do this,these barr lamps need stringing up,a lot of old metel ends up on a certain oval raceway,to top it all a fee years back a certain oval raceway driver worked for (wait for it)yep the metropolitan police???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff oakley Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 The problem is that as all investments are rubbish people are looking for somewhere to put money. In the Mail today in the investment section there is a piece on buying classic cars as a means of making money. What this means as the top end goes crazy, people pile onto the bandwagon forcing prices for what is, lets face it, rubbish ordinary cars to stupid levels. So people then take rusty shells for £2k on an Escort and steal a car to ring, or strip knowing that they can make a fortune and that unless caught in the act, are unlikely to be chased. The police haven't the man power to chase these up and frankly they will target the high end operators not the low end. It is heart breaking to lose something you cherish which is why we all must question where we buy things from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2rrr Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 My mate has a Cortina in partly rebuilt condition for sale on ebay with a shed load of parts, it never reached his minimum required amount. Its well worth it but it appears the only interest is from people wanting to buy it to move it on at a bigger profit. He's taken it off now and is trying to get rid of the bits separately. Maybe a bit off the point but I am supposed to be working (yes I know its Sunday) Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyonspride Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It's a vicious circle, someone steals a classic, they sell the parts on an auction site, they ship the parts to the buyers address, they now know that address has a classic car, they break into the buyers address and steal the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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