Gentlemen

Well it finally happened, someone wanted mine more than I did. This morning at 2.30 some bastards came and took my pride and joy away. Im not to optimistic about getting it back, the insurance tells me that alot go missing for years. I figure that the car is in someones garage being repainted or being dismantled. Well now the pride and joy swings to my 1971 Caprice 2dr HT w/402. Although it isnt as polished as the Chevelle was, its a garage stored original, and its still a Chevrolet. I guess the reason for me writing this is not for you guys out there to keep an eye out, you all have better things to do, but to keep you guys aware that someone out there wants your car more than you. Also, take a good look at Lo Jack. I was gonna put that on the Chevelle but looks like im too late, the Caprice is definately getting it though. Its not all bad though I had $15k stated value with Hagerty.com Insurance and they are not giving me one ounce of proplem.

Keep an eye on your car.

Nick
aka CHEVEL67NI

Whats Lo Jack? I don't want my car stolen. That sucks about your car :( With any luck you'll get it back.

Man that just plain sucks. I feel for you Nick. I think you need to post a couple of pictures so everyone can keep an eye out for it. You never know.

please send us a report so we can add it to the Alert.

http://www.chevelles.com/alert.html

the form is at the bottom of the page.

sorry to hear about this.

Originally posted by RacnJsn95:
Whats Lo Jack? It's a tracking device/system. A device is hidden in your car, it omits a signal. The company can pinpoint the location of the car.

I'd say it's time we start keeping an eye out for parts floating around on E-bay. One of the guys that works for me found his stolen stereo setup that way and had the guy busted...

Have any pics so we can keep a look out for it? You never know as anything is possible.

Racn

This should help you out.
http://burt.com/lojack.htm.

SNFU
Yeah I was thinking about Ebay and did check it but found nothing...yet. I will keep looking on Ebay maybe it will come up.

I appreciate you guys willing to keep an eye out. Here is a link to my pictures, http://photos.yahoo.com/chevel67ni. I will go to the Stolen Chevelles page tomorrow that way I can get the report number.

Thanks

Nick

Racn

This should help you out.
http://burt.com/lojack.htm.

SNFU
Yeah I was thinking about Ebay and did check it but found nothing...yet. I will keep looking on Ebay maybe it will come up.

I appreciate you guys willing to keep an eye out. Here is a link to my pictures, http://photos.yahoo.com/chevel67ni . I will go to the Stolen Chevelles page tomorrow that way I can get the report number.

Thanks

Nick

Dude that sucks it got stolen. Was it parked inside? Did they have to break in to get to it? Glad to hear Hagerty is living up to their coverage. Good Luck if you get a chance to recover it. We should treat the car thieves like horse thieves of the old west: Hang 'em high graemlins/angry.gif

Sorry to hear about that. Nothing gets me angry like a car thief. :mad:

What was the license tag number? Never know, idiot may be stupid enough to leave it on and still drive it. Just a thought...

A moment of silence please....

YES A MOMENT OF SILENCE.....


THANK YOU...


The Chevelle was parked under a car port, behind a locked chain link fence, and under a car cover. There was no broken glass around so they had to have jimmied it, because I know I had it locked.

Well the license number was/is 99R34 Colorado Collector plates. You know is funny, even sad, that I couldn’t tell you the license number off the top of my head, like I just did, before this happened. Damn that pisses me off!!! My damn Chevelle!!! Son of a bitch! The car wasn’t the best, but it was mine and I was damn proud of it! I just hope who ever stole it gives it a better home than I did. You know after letting the thought of my Chevelle being stolen, it really stings me that someone would steal it.

You know the hard work I put into that car, putting in the shocks, rebuilding the front suspension (PST & Hotchkis), rebuilding the rear suspension (Hotchkis), rebuilding the drum brakes, putting in a Eaton Limited slip rear end, taking out the rear end (and lifting the rear end with all the fluid in it!!!, that was a mistake I wont make again), replacing the leaking gas line, replacing the master cylinder (three times). All those time cruising, all gone.

I know in the whole scheme of things the Chevelle was a blip on the radar screen, but it was sure one hell of a blip!!! Guys take care of those Chevelles out there, me Ill be hopping the Caprice up as well as I can. I’m going to start by redoing the front end and throwing an Eaton posi in the rear. In a few years I'll be back in the Chevelle scene, after I buy me a house, with a two car garage...and a lot of locks!!!

Have a good night guys.

Nick

Not sure but if you have it insured for 15k guess thats what it was worth, and thats good for you, feel real bad for the boyz with no ins in tyhe stolen alerts
with all due respect!!naturally!!

AC
Your right I did have insurance, I thought I made that point clear in my initial posting, but $15k sure cant replace the few years of blood, sweat, and tears that I put into that car just to have it ripped off by some lazy bastards. Plus I am still going to be out $3k for the stuff that I put on but didnt bother to up the insurance, thats my fault.

About the guys that had their car ripped off and had no insurance, I dont feel bad for them at all. If you can afford to buy a Chevelle, put a few grand, or even a few hundred bucks, but not insure the damn thing... well thats their own damn fault. Insurance on my car for the stated value was $112 a year, now if you cant afford that you probably should own a muscle car. Now Im sure there are cases where the dudes insurance lapsed but still the insurance for these cars is not a pricey thing.

Originally posted by SIDEWINDER:
AC
Your right I did have insurance, I thought I made that point clear in my initial posting, but $15k sure cant replace the few years of blood, sweat, and tears that I put into that car just to have it ripped off by some lazy bastards. Plus I am still going to be out $3k for the stuff that I put on but didnt bother to up the insurance, thats my fault.

About the guys that had their car ripped off and had no insurance, I dont feel bad for them at all. If you can afford to buy a Chevelle, put a few grand, or even a few hundred bucks, but not insure the damn thing... well thats their own damn fault. Insurance on my car for the stated value was $112 a year, now if you cant afford that you probably should own a muscle car. Now Im sure there are cases where the dudes insurance lapsed but still the insurance for these cars is not a pricey thing. I unfortunately live in a state that has some screwed up insurance rules and don't have many choices. Its due to the fact if you insure 1 driver you have to be able to insure them all. Rates are high and not alot of companies to choose from. In fact I just found out that the company I currently use has too much liablility in the state so they are going to be raising rates to make people move to other companies. NICE!

Sorry to hear about your loss. I understand that the cash dont mean much to the effort.

Originally posted by SIDEWINDER:
AC
Your right I did have insurance, I thought I made that point clear in my initial posting, but $15k sure cant replace the few years of blood, sweat, and tears that I put into that car just to have it ripped off by some lazy bastards. Plus I am still going to be out $3k for the stuff that I put on but didnt bother to up the insurance, thats my fault.

About the guys that had their car ripped off and had no insurance, I dont feel bad for them at all. If you can afford to buy a Chevelle, put a few grand, or even a few hundred bucks, but not insure the damn thing... well thats their own damn fault. Insurance on my car for the stated value was $112 a year, now if you cant afford that you probably should own a muscle car. Now Im sure there are cases where the dudes insurance lapsed but still the insurance for these cars is not a pricey thing. Unfortunately not everyone qualifies for the type of coverage like Hagerty supplies. They have some rules that can easily disqualify some people and not because people can't afford it:
1.) Got have a garage and the car should be in it. Was yours stolen out of your storage?
2.) Got to be 25
3.) Got to have a covered daily driver less than 10 years old insured through a regular insurance company for everyone who is a licensed driver in the household.
4.)Shouldn't drive the car to work.
5.) Shouldn't leave the car out at night.
6.) If driven the car shouldn't be left unattended at any time.


Sure leaves them some pretty good loop holes to deny coverage if they choose. Glad your situation is covered. Good Luck.

hmmm... when I looked at Hagerty's website, and got a quote from them, it didn't say anything about that. I stated that it was a daily driver that I would drive more than 5000+ miles a year, didn't have an alternate vehicle, and they didn't ask about a garage. The coverage they quoted me was still only 220 a year. Pretty cheap for some extra insurance. I would get that in addition to the insurance I already have through Geico.

Is that something they tell you on their policy forms when you go to sign them, or is that listed somewhere else on their site?

I had a very easy time getting the Chevelle insured. The restraints they do put on is how many miles you put on in a year and where it is stored. I had an incident where some dumb ass threw a rock through the back window. I came clean with Hagertey and told them thats where the car was being stored because I had no other garage and they had no problem with it, I hope its that easy this time.

You all bring up a good point, that not everything is the same everywhere for everyone. I apologize for the blanket statement I made in my earlier post. If I had not had my 83 Civic, I would not have been able to get insurance on either the Chevelle or the Caprice, and that means that I would have ended up with just reciepts and not a check from the insurance company (right now I havent gotten the check yet, Im not counting my eggs before their hatched).

Thanks again

Nicholas

Welcome to the club, I had my 72 Elky stolen in may of 03 and it still hasnt been found. Unfortunitely I hadnt even gotten the title for it and thus didnt insure it.

Lost 1500 dollars that I am SOl. Took forever to earn that.

As for the cops, they dont give a rats a ss about this stuff.

Car wasnt even running, had to have been towed away. Bastards.

Chris R.

Chris, that is interesting because when my camino was down having the top-end over overhauled someone tried to steal it. They must have known the car because they pushed it around the corner so I wouldn't hear it. The cops knocked on the door at 2:30AM to ask why I left my car in the middle of the road 2 blocks away. HAHA stupid car thieves, I got it back. I hope there is a special place in HELL for you #%#$^%#%^ :mad: :mad:

Dennis

Same here. We have a camera watching the alley where the Chevelle was stolen. We saw them push the car down the alley and either start it on the next street, or put it on a flatbed.

Nick

God do I know how you feel, Nick. Several years ago my '81 Corvette was ripped off never to be found again. It was insured but you do feel like you've been intruded upon and you're totally helpless. I had a '65 Vette stolen too but miraculously it was recovered 2 days later. Fortunately it wasn't stripped because it ran out of gas and they had to abandon it. You see I had a locking gas cap on it! It had about $300 of minor damage and I had a rare '65 BB intake manifold stored in the back that was missing. The car was temporarily uninsured because it wasn't being driven and considering that I just felt damn lucky that at least I got my car back. Ironically, I found that intake 5 years later at a swap meet and I knew it was mine because it had a one of a kind imperfection that I recognized.
Which brings me to an interesting story. A buddy of mine had his red Triumph stolen (I don't remember what year it was) It was his special sports car and he'd put a lot into it and it was not insured! He saved up enough bucks to buy
another Triumph but he swore that some day he would find his car. Anyway, a couple of years go by & he's cruising a neighborhood at the other end of town when he spots this red Triumph parked on the street. The red paint was pretty oxidized & he stops to look at it out of curiosity. There was somthing about the door panel that he knew it was his car. This guy who had stolen it from him had never registered it of course and he had been driving it all the time. The slime ball admitted all this to my buddy! Mike is 6'4 and about 240 and he's really pissed. Well, he beat the **** out of the guy & then went on his way. He didn't bother to recover the car because it wasn't the same anymore. He told me that he busted up the guy
so bad that he definitely would have to go to the hospital & Mike didn't want to get arrested for assault & battery. Nothing came of it and Mike is
a muscular guy who doesn't throw his weight around
but he told me that it was the only time in his life that he got so much pleasure out of beating
someone up!
I wish you the best & you recover your car. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

A few years ago my cousin had his brand new Blazer stolen right out of his driveway. Several months later, he was walking down a street near where he worked and he saw the Blazer idling unoccupied in front of a Donut shop. He looked around to see if he could find the theif, but there was no one around so he hopped in the truck and drove it away. It was kind of messed up, but he fixed it and drove it into the ground.

Rain Man

Yeah Ive also known a few guys who have had their cherry rides taken and never seen again, or maybe in pieces at a swap meet. You are definately lucky to the the '65 Corvette back, that one would sting for me.

Jim

Great story, kinda made me laugh that he was able to just jump into his truck and take it back. What luck. I had the idea to do the same with the Chevelle if I found it, but I figured that if I did that would be the day the cops spotted it and they would pull me over and have a swat team comming down on me!!! HA HA HA, that would suck. NO REALLY OFFICERS ITS MY CAR, I JUST FOUND IT!!!

Guys just an update on the Chevelle. This weekend a cowoker saw the Chevelle on the hook heading east on I-70 getting onto I-225 south heading in to Aurora, about fifteen miles east of Denver. He said that the the tow truck didnt have any plates on it or have any company name on it, just a old Chevy pickup. Unfortunately he said that he didnt think it was my car untill today when I confirmed some of the stuff he saw on the Chevelle. He also said that the Cragars were replaced with mismatched steel wheels. So close yet so far.

Nick

"""About the guys that had their car ripped off and had no insurance, I dont feel bad for them at all. If you can afford to buy a Chevelle, put a few grand, or even a few hundred bucks, but not insure the damn thing... well thats their own damn fault. Insurance on my car for the stated value was $112 a year, now if you cant afford that you probably should own a muscle car. Now Im sure there are cases where the dudes insurance lapsed but still the insurance for these cars is not a pricey thing""". .................................................. ..................whats that supposed to mean.. im 18 and my insurance companies are putting me thrugh hell when it comes to the premium on my insurance.. my chevelle isnt perfect.. worth under 5 grand and i still pay over 3 grand a year for insurance!! i had my car broken into 3 times.. now im scared to sleep.. i sit by the window and watch it now.. not all of us have money for insurance especially us younger people. i have no ****ing garage, i live with my parents and i work on my chevelle outside in the FREEZING temperatures just to keep me from driving an import.. i keep getting robbed, and often im in pain from the temperatures but im proud of my chevelle.. i didnt have insurance on it till just recently because i have trouble making the 3 grand a year payment!!!!!!

Man take a chill pill, if you read a little further I apologized in the next posting. When I bought the Chevelle I was about 19, Im only 24 not much older than you, and I was going through the same thing. The insurance company wants to rape you on coverage for the Chevelle. So what I did was just park the Chevelle untill I could afford insurance, or a daily driver. Now like I said I could have been one of the guys with their car parked and then stolen but I guess I was lucky, or not because the Chevelle was hugely ugly looking then and I really wasnt worried if it did get stolen because I only had the purchase price invested ($2k). Luckily I was able to find a 1983 Civic that was in great shape for only $150, so I bought that and had my daily driver. Now as far as not driving an import, its not that bad if you get an old one its almost like driving the Chevelle with out the sound, power, or size. Now if the Civic finally died out I would definately look for another old one, or buy a newer one.

Nick

Getting off the main topic a little.
When you say your Ins. cost $112.00 a year or $3000.00 per year. Is that full coverage?
On my insurance most of the cost is liablity 100k/300k/100k. The part that covers my Chevelle is only $160. per year with $200. deductible on the collision.

Good luck Nick, I hope you get your Chevelle back, If not I hope the Ins. Co. will cover most of the pain.

Bob J.

Getting off the main topic a little.
When you say your Ins. cost $112.00 a year or $3000.00 per year. Is that full coverage?
On my insurance most of the cost is liablity 100k/300k/100k. The part that covers my Chevelle is only $160. per year with $200. deductible on the collision.

Good luck Nick, I hope you get your Chevelle back, If not I hope the Ins. Co. will cover most of the pain.

Bob J.

At the time I was only paying $112 a year on the Chevelle for a $15k agreed replacement value. I guess that would be full coverage. Try hagerty.com good insurance, even though they wont cover my Caprice since the Chevelle was stolen.

Thanks, but I never got the Chevelle back. I dont think I ever will, but thank God I had insurance on it, I was able to use that as a down payment on a home! Most people arent that lucky.

Nick