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Stolen 1972 LJ Torana - $4000 reward offered

Started by _adamspenc3_ , Dec 05 2015 04:33 PM
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#1 _adamspenc3_

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Posted 05 December 2015 - 04:33 PM

Hi everyone

My car was stolen on Tuesday 24 November 2015. I filed a report with the police that same day and have been emailing car clubs to ask them to keep an eye out.

I have made a post on facebook as well and so here is the link if you don't mind sharing it that would be great: https://www.facebook...153029267586377

Here is a description of my car:
Year: 1973
Make/Model: Holden, LJ Torana
Colour: Orange with a white roof 
Doors: 4

NUMBER PLATE IS INCORRECT in the photos as the photos are several months old - the number plate is 617 VSG**

I truly and deeply appreciate any help you are able to offer either by simply sharing the post or messaging me if you see the car and or have any information about it.

The car was stolen from Chevron Renaissance shopping centre car park in Surfers Paradise.

*****$4,000.00 REWARD OFFERED******
If the car is returned to me with no damage or only minor damage OR
If the information you provide leads me to finding the car or having the car returned to me with no damage or only minor damage.
NO QUESTIONS ASKED
***************************************************************************

Thank you and kindest regards,

Adam

M: 0488396608

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Posted 06 December 2015 - 01:10 AM

Hope you get it back Adam, looks a nice car.


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Posted 06 December 2015 - 01:37 AM

Two weeks?

How long did you leave it with the cops?

Regardless of what they say anything more than 12 hours in there hands only with no result and your out of the game, it probably wouldnt have even made a search in that period, unless one of them randomly trips over it in that period your out of luck. 

Looks like a cool car, but by now it will be repair sections and parts ready for ebay in a few months time. 


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Posted 06 December 2015 - 08:49 AM

I've shared it to the following groups;

 

https://www.facebook...467783/?fref=ts

 

https://www.facebook...597426/?fref=ts

 

https://www.facebook...iation/?fref=ts

 

https://www.facebook...961238/?fref=ts

 

https://www.facebook...210549/?fref=ts

 

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Posted 06 December 2015 - 02:38 PM

I have gone back to the good old trusty club lock on my LJ,at least the bastards are going to have to work for it if they want to knock it off,sad that we have to do this though,hope you get it back

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Posted 06 December 2015 - 03:55 PM

I really hope you get to hand out that 4k Adam but sorry to say, I think it would've been found by now if it was going to be?

 

Most of the young oxygen thieves that joyride cars wouldn't take a grandpa special like that if it was left open with the keys in, so more likely that someone was after that model specifically, which is bad news.

 

I've used one of these in my Commodores for years...

 

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...and I absolutely 100% guarantee it saved my VQ Caprice that got broken into one night many years ago, had it deadlocked (so you can't unlock the doors even from the inside) and alarm on and neither of them stopped the scumbags smashing the window and climbing in... but this little Autoloc stood up to the test, they actually bent the handbrake lever and still couldn't get it off!

 

Can't remember what I paid (would've bought it back in the 80's) but it was like one percent of what it's worth to me!


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Posted 07 December 2015 - 07:34 AM

this little Autoloc stood up to the test, they actually bent the handbrake lever and still couldn't get it off!

 

That looks like a good one; there were some hideously cheap versions that were a bit of a joke.

 

I have a The Club 'Click It' version; stronger than the early brittle ones they made; it's a pretty good deterrent as usually they want to steal it quick but a determined thief will cut through the steering wheel and I've seen some old two spoke steering wheels severely deformed after the thief managed to remove one.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 07 December 2015 - 07:34 AM.

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Posted 07 December 2015 - 08:29 AM

Looks like you could un-screw the gear knob and take it off ........  could be wrong though  :)


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Posted 08 December 2015 - 07:20 PM

Im buying a club lock.

 

hope things turn out.

 

nice little car 


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Posted 08 December 2015 - 07:34 PM

I'm buying a club lock.

 

Protip: install it so the barrel faces the dash; much harder to access if a thief tries to get at it with a pull hammer.

 

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Posted 09 December 2015 - 04:04 AM

Can you still buy club lock's these days?

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Posted 09 December 2015 - 05:28 AM

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 09 December 2015 - 05:35 AM.

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