Be on the lookout
On September 1st a friend of mine had his 1958 Silver Blue, 245 Hp Corvette stolen from has facility. The VIN # is J58S108462 bearing Rhode Island plates 1KJ358. The vehicle has been reported to local and national authorities. If members run across a 58 described, contact your local authorities and advise the car is a reported national theft vehicle from California.
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Last edited by Ed H.; September 6, 2024, 06:18 PM. -
Re: Be on the lookout
Sad to hear about this.
Curious- What national authorities were contacted?Mark Edmondson
Dallas, Texas
Texas Chapter
1970 Coupe, Donnybrooke Green, Light Saddle LS5 M20 A31 C60 G81 N37 N40 UA6 U79
1993 Coupe, 40th Anniversary, 6-speed, PEG 1, FX3, CD, Bronze Top -
Re: Be on the lookout
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Unfortunately, with these older C1 cars, "re-identification" is so easy. In this case, have an older "junker" 58, just remove the VIN tag, place it on the stolen 58, swap license plates and one is done; the stolen 58 "becomes the property" of the holder of the title to the "junker". The only way to discern the switch is through inspection of the frame VIN derivative stamping and who ever really checks that? That's why I tell people who are interested in purchasing an older Corvette, and that includes all C1 and C2, you MUST check the frame VIN stampings prior to purchase no matter how difficult. Period.
It's my belief that there are actually many stolen Corvettes, especially C1 and C2 cars, out there that have been "re-identified", some stolen LONG AGO and, perhaps, passed through many hands over the years. It's the kind of thing that many folks "just don't want to know", especially AFTER buying a car and not checking the frame VIN stamping. Keep in mind, though, that a stolen car is ALWAYS a stolen car; the passage of years, even many years, does not make it legitimate.Also, understand that this can even include supposedly "numbers matching" cars. How? For example, have a wrecked 1967 back in 1968 with no insurance? Steal another 1967, transfer the engine/transmission to the stolen car, transfer the VIN tag to the stolen car and you're "back in business" like nothing happened. And, you still have a "numbers matching" car to boot (not that that mattered much back in 1968 but, at least, the engine VIN derivative matched the VIN tag, important in many states).
Of course, there's also always the possibility that the stolen car will wind up in a shipping container to be spirited out of the country to some willing foreign buyer.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Re: Be on the lookout
Mark, the name of the organization is National Automotive Theft Bureau, they are the prim agency that is connected with all law enforcement, Federal, state and local, and Insurance Companys, in this country. They provide theft info to shippers and brokers within the US and some international agencies. They have a very powerful information center similar to the NCIC which they provide info into their data base.Comment
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I hate to bring this up, but hopefully it won't be "parted out" - very sad and best of luck on finding it intact!Comment
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