Old metal is in demand...

[John K]

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...

[scrooge]

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????

[jeff oakley]

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.

[s2rrr]

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

[Lyonspride]

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.