Just read a thread on the Pelican parts forum that Pelicans owner Wayne had his 914-6 stolen last night in Harbor City......close to LA. He hasn't posted a pic yet, if someone has one please post and be on the lookout.

Wow, that sucks!

I hope it's found soon and in one piece.

I think it's his 74 six conversion, right?

If you folks ever visit other sites, you will know that there's been a rash of 993's walking off. Some say, off to a container and off it goes overseas. Sad but true....signs of the times.

Hopefully he posts some recent pictures soon.

Heads up to all in CA keep you eyes out for his car.

Here is a video with it. Black with Flares

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBkWl9yBHwQ

I pulled that pic from pelican's site, had Wayne's name next to it. Weird that the pic was never updated with the finished product.

That video should help identify it as long as it's not already on a container heading across the sea.

Happened this morning, 12AM or so - Harbor City. Last seen traveling north on Vermont after passing Lomita at about 95 mph according to the Police. At least the car got some exercise. Hopefully they just took it for a joyride and dropped it in a parking lot somewhere. I've been driving around all night looking for it. I've got the team assembling a search party of about 10 people with cars and maps and we will go hunting for it.

More details and pics to come when I wake up (been up all night).


-Wayne

Should be easy to spot the M471 fenders ware welded on with exposed welds and not surface finished last I saw it.

I haven't seen him drive it in a long time.

I never thought the 914 would be worthy of getting stolen !

I'm very sorry for your loss and I hope you find it!

I have a bad feeling that parts from this car will end up on eBay. If he posts a serial number of his engine, I'll keep an eye out on the interwebs.

These incidents will also continue to occur, as long as you have folks who want your toys and don't want to work for it. We live in an " I'm entitled " society now.

I guess we do now need a kill switch and gps tracker since values are shooting up.



Panel Billys post has a gps at $119 + service. Or,
Get a $100 Iphone 4, wire the charger to the car, and toss it in the front trunk. Add it to your service for an extra $10 a month, and if the car goes missing, use Find My Phone service.....just a couple of things to look at.

Wow, how you come to these conclusions is a wonder.

It's not the first time a Porsche was stolen and shipped to a far off land.
Didn't this start happening beck in the 70,s when many of us were kids?

Or, is this the first time theft has occurred?

Remember the good old days when everyone was always nice to each other and nothing ever got stolen?

No? Me neither ...

I heard rumor of stagecoach and train robberies and horse thieves.

Harbor City is not the best part of LA. From what I recall Pelican is in a pretty nice industrial area.

As times get tougher I recommend everyone be on guard. The gummint is cutting food stamps/ebt cards. IF you get hungry and there are no jobs, you steal or starve.

Come on...don't post the truth.
Anyway, the posting of the "stolen- 6" has been deleted by the admins on the bird site.
I guess they don't want any publicity. Oh well, its life.

It's still on there...

Car thieves are not folks who are starving. They are organized criminals. Remember how they treated horse thieves in years past? Find the thief and a lamp post.

he probably left the keys in it and a buddy taught him a lesson......
why else would they take it down with no explanation

Edit ..just got done typing and posted to see ...


see it here;
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-914...ion-stolen.html

That address is next door to Pelican parts. Did he leave it in the street there? That would be nuts !

Or is that address an extension of his shop where he stores cars?

Why would the boss have to park his car on the street? If that's the case.

Sorry for my inaccurate posting above. The Stolen tread is a Sticky now. He's lucky one of his 962s didn't walk off. I guess the overall security situations going to change now.

That sucks.

OMG! I hope they find that sucker out of gas parked neatly by the curb - soon. Worst nightmare for one of us as it relates to cars.

I agree with you, crime is up everywhere, how can people be so blind not to see the increase?

As the price of these cars go up, they will be stolen more for the entire car or parts.

He has photos of a Box Truck that was involved. Did they just drive it in and take off?

Mr Dempsey will be gutted that car has more history with him than any in his collection hands down.

The Truck....
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-914...ion-stolen.html

There are various commercial locating/GPS services available.

My job as a Utilities Superintendent has me keeping track of heavy machinery valued at $150,000 to over 1 million dollars per machine in some cases.

All of our Machinery is outfitted with a locating ping that has a independent power source. We also use a simular, only less expensive locating device on our Chop saws and other expensive small tools that tend to grow legs and disappear never to return.

It only stands to reason if you have a item of value and want to make certain it cannot be Heisted away from your ownership that you would protect it any way you can.

Stealing is a horrible thing, but failure to take the initiative to protect your "stuff" is a close second.

What's up with the truck? How do they know it was involved? How the hell did they get it up that high in that truck?

If you could post some more info about that technology, id really appreciate it. I could could really use that sort of technology in a consumer or affordable commercial version.

Is that so?

California's official numbers, per 100,000 people:

Year Population Index Violent Property Murder Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Larceny Theft Vehicle Theft
1990 29,760,021 6,603.6 1,045.2 5,558.4 11.9 42.6 377.0 613.6 1,345.4 3,197.5 1,015.5
1991 30,380,000 6,772.6 1,089.9 5,682.7 12.7 42.4 411.3 623.5 1,397.8 3,246.0 1,038.9
1992 30,867,000 6,679.5 1,119.7 5,559.8 12.7 41.3 424.1 641.6 1,384.9 3,137.8 1,037.1
1993 31,211,000 6,456.9 1,077.8 5,379.1 13.1 37.7 405.1 621.8 1,327.0 3,029.1 1,023.0
1994 31,431,000 6,173.8 1,013.0 5,160.8 11.8 34.9 356.8 609.4 1,222.5 2,957.7 980.6

2000 33,871,648 3,739.7 621.6 3,118.2 6.1 28.9 177.9 408.7 656.3 1,924.5 537.4
2001 34,600,463 3,893.2 615.2 3,278.0 6.4 28.8 186.7 393.3 671.3 2,016.6 590.1
2002 35,001,986 3,956.6 595.4 3,361.2 6.8 29.1 185.6 373.8 681.2 2,044.7 635.3
2003 35,462,712 4,006.0 579.6 3,426.4 6.7 28.2 179.8 364.8 683.2 2,062.7 680.5
2004 35,842,038 3,970.8 527.8 3,423.9 6.7 26.8 172.3 322.0 686.1 2,033.1 704.8

2010 37,338,198 3,069.5 439.6 2,629.9 4.8 22.3 155.6 256.8 612.9 1,608.4 408.5
2011 37,683,933 2,995.4 411.2 2,584.2 4.8 20.3 144.1 242.0 610.5 1,584.0 389.7
2012 37,999,878 3,185.3 423.5 2,761.8 5.0 20.6 148.7 249.2 646.8 1,671.3 443.7
2013 38,431,393 3,053.8 402.6 2,651.2 4.5 19.4 139.6 231.7 603.8 1,617.3 430.1
2014 38,802,500 2,837.2 396.1 2,441.1 4.4 21.6 125.5 236.6 522.3 1,527.4 391.3

According to official sources, numbers have steadily declined since they peaked in the early '90s.


There's a big difference between media hype (which pays them money) and the actual numbers (which doesn't pay them money).
Fear sells ...

A bad deal indeed. If you've ever read "The Ransom of Little Red Chief" by O'Henry, have you ever envisioned one of these thieves stealing a teener and the inevitable ending?

www.lojack.com

The Lojack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System is an aftermarket vehicle tracking system that allows vehicles to be tracked by police, with the aim of recovering them in case of theft. The manufacturer claims a 90% recovery rate. The name "LoJack" was coined to be the "antithesis of hijack", wherein "hijack" refers to the theft of a vehicle through force.

Do you really believe the Feds? If I recall, they let lots of criminals go due to budget concerns.
Also don't let the main stream media lead one like a cow around.

Right, because your "gut feeling", internet loons and media fear mongering are so much more reliable sources of information than actual numbers from those who keep track of these things.

I don't want LoJack, I want what oub12 described. Besides my 914's, I have about a doezen bikes that I'd like to keep tabs on.

That's what so great about living in the US....you are free to choose the product you wish. Even if it is sub-standard.

Last I heard it was called the "Lame stream media", right? Or something like that?

If your thinking about Lojack, check if your area is even in the coverage area,

LoJack coverage area

Coverage by county *

Arizona - Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz.

California - Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Merced, Napa, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernadino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Stanislaus, Tulare, Ventura, Yolo.

Colorado - Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo, and Weld.

Connecticut - Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, and Tolland.

Delaware - New Castle.

District of Columbia - All.

Florida - Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Clay, Collier, Duval, Flagler, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake County, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Saint John's, Saint Lucie, Sarasota, Seminole, Volusia.

Georgia - Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Jackson, Newton, Oconee, Paulding, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton.

Illinois - Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will.

Louisiana - Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Jefferson, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, West Baton Rouge.

Maryland - Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's.

Massachusetts - All counties.

Michigan - Allegan, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Muskegon, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw, Shiawassee, St. Clair, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne.

Nevada - Carson City, Clark, Douglas, Storey, Washoe.

New Hampshire - Hillsborough, Rockingham.

New Jersey - All counties.

New Mexico - Bernalillo, Doña Ana, Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Valencia.

New York - Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester.

North Carolina - Alamance, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Mecklenburg, Orange, Randolph, Rowan, Union, and Wake.

Ohio - Cuyahoga, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Geauga, Lake, Licking, Lorain, Madison, Medina, Summit, Union.

Oklahoma - Cleveland, Creek, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Osage (Tulsa City only), Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, Nowata, City of Yukon in Canadian

Oregon - Clackamas, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, Yamhill.

Pennsylvania - Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia.

Rhode Island - All counties.

South Carolina - Anderson, Charleston, Cherokee, Darlington, Dorchester, Florence, Greenville, Horry, Kershaw, Lexington, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, York.

Tennessee - Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Fayette, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby, Sumner, Tipton, Williamson, Wilson.

Texas - Bastrop, Bexar, Brazoria, Chambers, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fort Bend, Galveston, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays, Johnson, Kaufman, Liberty, Montgomery, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Travis, Williamson.

Utah - Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, Weber.

Virginia - Counties: Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Fauquier, Goochland, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, King William, Loudoun, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, Prince William, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, York.

Virginia - Independent Cities: Alexandria, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredricksburg, Hampton, Hopewell, Manassas, Manassas Park, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth, Richmond, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Winchester City.

Washington - Clark, Cowlitz, Gray's Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish, Skagit, Thurston, Whatcom.

Depending on how many people actually use his app... Here's a cheap alternative...

https://www.thetileapp.com/how-it-works

http://www.findmespot.com/en/index.php?cid=128

AAA lithium batteries last 6-12 months. Very small so easy to hide. Uses the GlobalStar network used by commercial trucking, etc.

Someone mentioned Tile. I have a bunch of those for keys and such. They rely on bluetooth and have a VERY limited range. They are very handy but I would not consider them a suitable tracking device for a vehicle.

+$100/year.

-Steve

Do the turbo tie rods require the washers that come in the "kit" or not?

I'm working on an insurance policy upgrade and probably will add security cameras to the system here shortly too. These days I think the parts prices and certainly early 911 prices are attracting thieves to cars they normally would pass over for the Camrys and Accords. Just look at what they can sell a good 3.2 or 3.6 911 engine for as an example. And they're easily containerized and sent anywhere globally.

Actually no, unless someone bends you over.

Oh SirAndy, you could not be more misinformed. The stats for at least the last 20 yrs are a load of crap. In city's and their respective police departments, there is significant pressure placed on the officers, detectives, hell even the police chiefs, to under report part 1 crimes. I'm very familiar with the two largest departments in Ca, and what they report to the Feds could be put to better use as toilet paper. With the propositions that released inmates, together with the increase in Meth use, crime is at an all time high...
When the stats of a particular crime get high enough that it might be of concern to the public, the Feds just reclassify it..I was part of the merry go round for 34 yrs. Sorry, you can delete it..

Dunno what you going to sell off it,motor no,gearbox no,body no,,all serial numbered parts and I'am sure the owner has all those details,can't see this car ever being sold complete somehow,wonder if they got the licence plate from the truck in the photo's?.

People dont buy 3.2's for the serial numbers. If the 3.2 engine in my 914 was a stolen engine, nobody would know. I don't know what the serial number is and have no reason to look. We buy 3.2's & 3.6's all the time. There isn't a reason to research an engines serial number. It's just a 30 year old engine.

I hate to say it but Blue6 is right. I too have been in that world for a very long time and departments are very aware of the impact their reported number to the Feds have on property values, both residential and commercial. So they play with the statistics and reclassify crimes to fall outside of the serious crime categories they actually are.

I remember back over 35 years ago when this first came to my attention and a local small bedroom community in the Bay Area that was experiencing a serious rash of auto burglaries, due to their proximity to an urban ghetto city, just reclassified them as petty thefts so they would not be subject to reporting. That was just the tip of the iceberg. When they realized that worked they started doing that with everything. Money talks in all worlds.

Think about the current unemployment rate in the USA. If you believe those numbers are accurate.....