Southern Members - Stolen! (Updated)

Well guys, this is now what has been found of my car.

http://i1123.photobucket.com/albums/l556/Ilya_Unzhakov/2002%20Z28%20RIP/11.jpg

That picture shows half trash, and it was taken after a whole trash can was filled. Only several parts are salvageable. Sad to see it come to this, but the detective (a friend of mine) said that they know who has taken the car, along with others, just cannot convict due to lack of evidence.

If you're interested in seeing a coupe pictures of my car and it's progress here is a link to the Photobucket album I made tonight:

http://photobucket.com/z20great

Of course, please call the cops and then PM me if you see or hear anything about it.

Wtehfuck. Another one? Holy shit, I hope this gets straightened out. Subscribed.

Red 02 Z28 with a black front end. Stolen between 1:30am-4am in the east Montgomery area. It has a black front end on it with silver ZR1s. Literally happened just now... :mad:

If your not already a member,go register on Alabama racing scene.net and post this up. So the bama guys can be on the look out.

that makes 4 here in the past few months by my count. they just need to slip up once. just once.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

next time please invest in RAVELCO!!!!! Saved my ass twice!! they couldn't get it started to leave the parking lot. all of that viper shit is garbage!!
http://www.ravelco.com/

and this is why i want kill switches. sorry to hear about this dude.

If your not already a member,go register on Alabama racing scene.net and post this up. So the bama guys can be on the look out.

it's always good to think positive BUT the truth is that car is already in the paint booth or being chopped up or stripped for parts. if you did any mods, i hope you have all of your receipts so you can recoup your investment in mods plus the NADA value of the vehicle when you file your claim through your insurance co.

For all the parts I had on it, I only had liability on the car unfortunately. We've narrowed the location down to a small district in the southwest side of Montgomery. There is a ring of thieves stealing LS1 F-Bodies and we're trying to shut it down now. Definitely a huge bummer about the car, but I would really be happier if the whole group got shut down even if I don't get my car back. I don't want to to buy another Z just to have it come up missing once again.

and this is why i want kill switches. sorry to hear about this dude.

Have you seen how they steal these cars? They use a tow truck. Kill switch is just another weight add on in the car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDXh_QLcuKg

looks like the REPO dude to me

the robbers are not that sophisticated in louisiana

Atlanta area watch out for it! Got a tip from a buddy saying that a car that looked like mine was hauling ass up I85 North towards Atlanta. Better description of it is in the OP.

looks like the REPO dude to me

There is a part two of that video. The police found the car with a stripped motor/tranny so it wasn't a repo.

Post up pics or video of the cars

Bump! Still no good news.

Dang..hooked that car and took off. I guess park all the RWD cars with the ass end close to something..

A couple of these thieves need to start gettin shot..that'll change it up a little bit.

A couple of these thieves need to start gettin shot..that'll change it up a little bit.

If I had woken up at the time I was supposed to and caught them in the process, that's exactly what would've happened.

sorry to here that man...hope you get it back soon in one piece.

a guy on another forum im on got his sport truck stolen. found an ad for it on craigslist a couple weeks later. he met the guy and had the cops show up.

sorry to here that man...hope you get it back soon in one piece.

a guy on another forum im on got his sport truck stolen. found an ad for it on craigslist a couple weeks later. he met the guy and had the cops show up.

i would have had a buddy come and stuffed him in a trunk :secret2:

Damn Ilya, wish I would have logged in and seen this sooner. I'm a LEO now.

I'll keep an eye out for it, but by this time it's likely already stripped.

Sorry to hear man.

Yeah I'm 99.999% sure it's long gone now. I had Scott Siethalil and Tim Bradley helping me out that day. Scott used to work auto theft, so he knew some ins and outs, but we couldn't prove anything. I appreciate the effort though. How's your car holding up?

It's doing alright. Got a set of TTII's on it now. Planning on lowering it and making it generally more streetable. The A/C is back in, lol.

Sorry for your loss

Thanks guys. Yeah I've heard you have been slightly demodding lol. A/C is great, that's for sure. I had finally put it in the Z in June and never looked back. I just bought a 240, and it's crazy how used to the shitty gas mileage I was in the Camaro. I'd still take that over the pig-slow 240, but that will change soon, if you know what I mean...

Sorry to hear about your loss.

next time please invest in RAVELCO!!!!! Saved my ass twice!! they couldn't get it started to leave the parking lot. all of that viper shit is garbage!!
http://www.ravelco.com/

Nothing more then a glorified and way overpriced kill switch.

^ this, listen if they want it,they will get it, you would be shocked on how smart these guys are, i would be checking cls to see if any of your parts come up, for what ls motors and 6 speeds are going for i can see all the theft, sorry to hear about it though

In response to the tow truck hook-up, what is everyone's thoughts on putting a line-lock in, simply to have a lock on all 4 wheels when parked?

Add a hidden kill switch, added to a hidden linelock button, and I would think you have the set-up for good prevention.

In response to the tow truck hook-up, what is everyone's thoughts on putting a line-lock in, simply to have a lock on all 4 wheels when parked?

Add a hidden kill switch, added to a hidden linelock button, and I would think you have the set-up for good prevention.

It's a great idea in theory, but the same people stole a Grand National the weekend after mine was taken. They dragged it out of the parking spot just to put it onto a flatbed. What that boils down to is that the winches are powerful enough to negate the brakes, as unfortunate as that is. I just back my new car into parking spots to try to prevent it happening, but they'll take it if they want it.

It's a great idea in theory, but the same people stole a Grand National the weekend after mine was taken. They dragged it out of the parking spot just to put it onto a flatbed. What that boils down to is that the winches are powerful enough to negate the brakes, as unfortunate as that is. I just back my new car into parking spots to try to prevent it happening, but they'll take it if they want it.

PM me the info on what happened to your car, mine got stolen in East Montgomery and I managed to get a pretty good idea on what happened to it, and where it ended up. I may be able to lead you in the right direction, or at least give you an idea of where to start looking. Mine was nearly identical to yours as well.

Out of curiosity, where were the cars, and what time of day was it when it was stolen?

This scares the shit out of me!

Basically, from what I can infer, they back up a U-Haul/flatbed to the rear of your car at night time and drive it to south-side Montgomery around the Narrow Lane road area, then strip it down for the motor to put in their donks. I will say that the cops are onto them and that they only have to slip up once to get their asses busted. Any sort of evidence found now will easily convict them of all the stolen LS1's in the Montgomery area.

Basically, from what I can infer, they back up a U-Haul/flatbed to the rear of your car at night time and drive it to south-side Montgomery around the Narrow Lane road area, then strip it down for the motor to put in their donks. I will say that the cops are onto them and that they only have to slip up once to get their asses busted. Any sort of evidence found now will easily convict them of all the stolen LS1's in the Montgomery area.

Strange, mine was driven away, they were able to disable the alarm ( it never made a sound) I heard it crank up at 3:15 am and they were pulling out of the driveway by the time I got outside. This was near the corner of Vaughn and Taylor rd. I heard them drive it straight to the interstate and I believe they went North toward ATL. However my car was seen a few days later in New Orleans getting a VIN swap and a new windshield to finish the deed.:bang:

that sucks man, one thing i canot stand are people that steal, its just not right honest i had someone that lived down the street from me tell me there was a group of guy checking my car out and told me to keep it in the garage , i was kinda worried about it but those guys will get it when i least expect it lol

Some guys have been covering up their vin #s too. Getting the VIN and making copies of the keys is the main theory behind the GNs stolen this year at their annual meeting (Bowling Green, I believe it was).

I will NEVER bring my car to the New Orleans area....tons of reported thefts there.

I wish we lived in a country where we could throw some death wish in the blue ray player. Get my m4 and 1911, drive over to them and kill everyone of them worthless bastards.

Some guys have been covering up their vin #s too. Getting the VIN and making copies of the keys is the main theory behind the GNs stolen this year at their annual meeting (Bowling Green, I believe it was).

I will NEVER bring my car to the New Orleans area....tons of reported thefts there.

I work at a dealership and GM doesn't play around when it comes to key codes. If someone requests a keycode from GM without having documented proof of ownership (copy of driver's lic., a copy of title or registration, and the tag number) they are subject to a $10,000 fine per keycode. By they, I mean the individual employee who gets the code without documentation. The proof has to be on file for awhile. 7 years maybe?? If we get audited and don't have it we are subject to the fine even if we personally know the person whe requested it. If someone pulled a key code then the owner should be able to have it tracked through GM as to exactly who looked it up, what dealership, and when.

It may be shitty but atleast you have some resolution out of it..hopefully someone will trap them fools with a setup and nail a few of them up legitimately.

Louisiana is the car theft ring capital of the Eastern part of the United States rivaling only LA in the entire country... must be some corruption there, because everyone knows this: but nothing is done about it

There is corruption everywhere.

If they keep it up, Vigilante rule will take over. I'm amazed it hasn't already. The one that was stolen near ATL is too close for comfort. If someone decides to try and steal mine, they better hope they can outrun whatever the first gun I get to is. The only Judge they will see is the one made by Taurus. Sorry for everyone that has already had a loss.

^^^You must plan on sleeping in your car because the people that do this have moved cars out of driveways to get to the car they want without making a sound, now a garage is a different story..sorry for your loss but welcome to the club

There really is no way of preventing it. I was well aware of the trend around here, and was paranoid enough to cover up my VIN and park perpendicular in the drive way, but the one night I didn't do it, they took it. If they really want it, it's theirs. I would've absolutely shot them if I was awake and witnessed the crime, but I unfortunately was not.

^^^You must plan on sleeping in your car because the people that do this have moved cars out of driveways to get to the car they want without making a sound, now a garage is a different story..sorry for your loss but welcome to the club

How did they move the vehicles?

I'm probably about to start parking the car in the backyard, especially considering that I'm gonna start putting some money into it soon. I'd like to see them get it through a 6 foot privacy fence with a hellacious lock, and a pissed off 55 lb Chow-Malinois mix, and that's before I wake up and grab the M4.

Damn I hate that man I new montgomery was bad but i didnt know they was jacking those cars.

I moved to Montgomery, Al in June and not even a week in to living in Montgomery the car was stolen on a Sunday at 1pm( in day light!!). The car Had ls6 heads,si5 cam, fast 90 and just about every supporting mod you can think of. It was a gold trans am with a black hood and they didn't even come close to finding it. a few weeks after that my gsxr was stolen also and now I am trying to figure out a way to keep my new trans am from being stolen.

Keep it in a garage. About the only thing you can do... I've heard of three bikes stolen in the past 2 months. They're the reason I haven't bought another F-Body yet.

Wow this seriously sucks. I wonder if these people in Montgomery came from New Orleans? Guess they cleaned out NO and moved east.

Wow this seriously sucks. I wonder if these people in Montgomery came from New Orleans? Guess they cleaned out NO and moved east.

Sure sounds that way. I bet B'ham is next.

Hope they dont come up to huntsville

My 40 cal XD will have something to say about it

Well guys, there has been an update.
The guy who actually drives these cars away has been locked up. Unfortunately, probably not for long. But at least it's something.

Not to steal your thread (no pun intended), but I moved to montgomery a little over a year ago, and I am renting a house from an old highschool friend of mine. We are still great friends and he asked if he could leave his brother's old chevy truck at the house (his brother passed away a few years ago so its the only reason he kept it). We usually leave the truck in the back of the house, but he had used it for a few days and parked it out on the street, big mistake. About 2 weeks ago he called me on a saturday morning, told me he was coming over to get the truck to go do some work, he knocked on my door and asked me what i did with the truck....unfortunately he knew i didnt use it because the keys were still hanging by the door. Apparently either late friday night, or early sat morning, some jackasses either hotwired it (i never heard anything) or just hooked it up and drove off. We dont even live in a bad area, but essentially, if you live in montgomery, in any area, you are at risk for this crap. He reported it, just because its the thing to do, knowing good and well it was gone. Bad thing is he had just had a new transmission and 4 new tires put on it, so that was a quick 2k down the drain, plus the value of the truck. Like you, he only had liab too.

I hate to hear that. Yeah any part of Montgomery is vulnerable, including outskirts. A friend of mine had his stolen from Marbury of all places (that's a 10 minute drive north on I65), and his was the first one they found. No surprise they found it off the Fairview exit on the west side... Lucky bastard got his whole car back minus interior, PLUS insurance money LOL.

wow sorry to hear about this. this is why i am buying a house with a 2 car garage.

here's an option...cut a one foot square out of your driveway, bout 3 or 4 feet deep, fill with rebar and a huge chain, fill with cement.

wrap chain around the axle and lock with a monster padlock...maybe that will atleast slow them down so we can wake up and grab a gun....just an idea

Well guys, there has been an update.
The guy who actually drives these cars away has been locked up. Unfortunately, probably not for long. But at least it's something.

Whats the story behind this. What is his info?

Whats the story behind this. What is his info?

He stole a F truck off the Stiver's Ford lot, with a GPS tracker in it AFAIK. If I remember correctly, his name is Willie Bowman (sp?), but don't quote me on that.

Damn. Stupid is as stupid does.