Stolen Cuda, keep an eye out for it

[YellowThumper]

They're just cars guys, it's not like his first born was in the back seat....

..and YES..."Alan G" doesn't put anything but a dollar figure on these things....


Maybe you haven't had some one close to you die, or maybe you haven't been sick enough, you thought you were dying....Whatever the case...you quickly learn there's more to life then some old car.....


So the guy's car is gone....if insured he takes a chunk of money and buys another...life goes on...

I must agree with Alan here. If my convertible was stolen and never found, I would take the insurance money and buy something else. I have another 71 Challenger hardtop to drive and a couple of Chargers. I'd never be able to replace the 71 since the Shaker convertibles were made in limited numbers and mine is probably the only one in the color combination as it is.  It's my memories since I've had it since 1972 and my children have a few memories of riding in it but you can't transfer your memories to your kids and expect the same attachment. Family is more important. Just my 2 cents.  What would I get? Maybe a new Challenger SRT.  That said, I hope he gets his Cuda back. It's his memories that have been stolen..
Terry

This is where I disagree.
The cars can represent significantly more than a piece of transportation.
Case in point is the 2 I have. 68 Mustang that was purchased in 82. It was my wife's first "freedom" vehicle in high school. Hammered to shit her family got a "deal" that is now a completed fully restored, frame straightened car, major panel replaced car. More money, sweat and blood in it than the car will ever be worth. For the love of it. Not another replacement.
Same goes with my Challenger. Owned since 83. It also carries my heart and soul. 99% of all work completed by me. If it was gone. I would never apply the same into another again.

They are personal and personalized to be uniquely ours.

Mike

[Topcat]

This is where I disagree.
The cars can represent significantly more than a piece of transportation.
Case in point is the 2 I have. 68 Mustang that was purchased in 82. It was my wife's first "freedom" vehicle in high school. Hammered to shit her family got a "deal" that is now a completed fully restored, frame straightened car, major panel replaced car. More money, sweat and blood in it than the car will ever be worth. For the love of it. Not another replacement.
Same goes with my Challenger. Owned since 83. It also carries my heart and soul. 99% of all work completed by me. If it was gone. I would never apply the same into another again.

They are personal and personalized to be uniquely ours.

Mike

Couldn't agree with you more.

I've actually had dreams my Cuda was stolen. 

[ledphoot]

I will have at least what my car is worth in it, not counting my personal labor and I wouldn't be able to replace it for that if something happened to it. But nothing will replace all the memories of learning to shift in THAT car with a pistol grip, or racing out in the country on Paradise rd, cruising McHenry picking up girls or taking my girlfriend to prom in that car. NOTHING. So yeah, if that car gets stolen / totaled, the loss will be more than the car. Yes I still have my memories, but that car is special to me. If it wasn't, I'd be driving my Challenger right now while my brother was still looking at a pile of parts.

[Stein]

http://www.thebestmix1055.com/local-news/stolen-1973-dodge-barracuda-recovered-badly-damaged/

[ledphoot]

Well it looks like it can be put back together in a couple of weekends. Damn tweakers.

[Topcat]

Typical Tweaker.   

Take things apart in an unorganized fashion.

And it happened in Fremont. But not where I live...Fremont.

[ledphoot]

This is a news report on it.. The owner used to employ the guy and he is heartbroken over the theft / dismantling of his car...

https://www.3newsnow.com/news/stolen-vintage-barracuda-located-parts-stripped

But he's putting her back together as it should be.

[RUNCHARGER]

Alan could slap that back together in an afternoon. A few of us grumpy old guys could slap the thief silly in about 10 minutes.

[Jay Bee]

Glad to hear it was found, most stories like this one don't end as well.

[anlauto]

Alan could slap that back together in an afternoon. A few of us grumpy old guys could slap the thief silly in about 10 minutes.

I doubt it.....they didn't bag and label all the nuts and bolts 

[Burdar]

Sadly, the Barracuda had suffered quite a bit of damage before the authorities arrived.

The headline is deceiving but I guess it's what I would expect from your basic reporter.  The average person would see those pictures and think "damage".  It can be put back together pretty quickly.(if the police don't hold it as evidence indefinately)

[ledphoot]

Apparently he had stacked the body parts, which means likely paint damage. So I imagine their will be some paint work involved but yeah putting it back together is no big.

[tman]

Found in DODGE county, too bad it wasn't the City of Plymouth.  That would have been a good one.

[303 Mopar]

Obviously amateurs as pros would have had this thing stripped and scattered or in Mexico in a matter of hours.  Even though its not ideal, he got lucky.

[BIGSHCLUNK]

Found in DODGE county, too bad it wasn't the City of Plymouth.  That would have been a good one.

We have that here!   But Plymouth is not located in Dodge....