Stolen - Rare $600,000 1971 Phase Iii Gtho

[seventytwo]

It would not be worth anywhere near the price in bits as it would be in one piece.

[LUMO]

It would not be worth anywhere near the price in bits as it would be in one piece.

Not anywhere near but still worth big bucks.

Maybe they have a gt of there own that's just a shel now they have all the parts they need,one swap and bang 600000 added to the car if its a HO. but then again it may be an insurance job too..

But what f@kin idoits to ruin something like that.

[Guest]

Doubt it would be insurance, because if they needed the money they could of sold it quite easily. Sounds more like the thiefs want to re-shell it or they had a buyer lined up... but to leave a ferrari and a rolls is a bit silly

[GreenXR6T]

It's an insurance job!!!!!!!

He gets the money and keeps the car.

[Guest]

Haven't had experience with insurance fraud so I wasn't aware he'd keep the car also... I thought the guys who stole it would keep it as payment for their deeds?

[GreenXR6T]

Who knows???

Pretty heart breaking if it is genuine.

[Mat]

It's an insurance job!!!!!!!

He gets the money and keeps the car.

Doubt it. The type of person who own these cars probably wouldnt do that because the stakes would be way to high. 40y/o+ baby boomers who can afford a 600K car as their toy would have to be doing extremely well for themselves. Would it be worth the risk on a car that would attract huge scrutiny from an insurance company.

IMHO, if you break into a garage in the dead of night, move a couple of rolls limos, a 100K modded monaro, a ferrari you know EXACTLY what your doing. U know where to put the cars, where to find the keys and how not to bring attention to yourself doing so. I know the area very well (work on the end of that street).

Wouldnt be a car that goes to a joyrider or gets stripped iMHO. The market in Aus would be VERY limited for a stolen car like that. Clearly they attract huge attention, so you cant show it off (more people who know, higher risk), stripping and selling the parts would be too risky (again all those legit businessmen probably want NO part of stolen gear), couldnt lap it, couldnt do SFA with it. Would have to be kept very low key. Its not just a car that goes away either..

Monaro would be the car you'd steal and strip. Plentry of dodgy people who would glady buy the rims / brakes / engine etc etc

Edited 08/11/07 02:04 PM by Mat

[GreenXR6T]

People do stupid things when they need money!

Maybe business isn't so good and he's going bust?

What would the thieves do with the car? Why steal it?

It is forever marked as stolen and can't be rebirthed. It may be worth something in parts, but it would be a bit dodgy buying original GTHO parts wouldn't it?

I'm sure the insurance company has a PI on the job.

[NVYDF6]

Why did that car not have one of these installed....you'd think you would buy one of them for a couple of k to save a lot more than that.

http://www.quiktrak.com.au/

im thinking insurance job...or just really really bad luck

[F6BF]

Inside job

Surely a workshop that caters for the likes of ferrari, RR and expensive high profile exotics would have top notch security.....would be mandatory by their insurance company