Tim Comeau

As stated, no proof yet to expose/charge the thief.
There are 2 things going on here.
1 is the car.
2 is the individual, who has nothing to do with the car.
I stated, "Believe it or not, I've already had 2 unsolicited reports about the same individual being a parts thief in our 944 community."
Am I being clear? 2 separate reports about one person, who has nothing to do with the car. I was just given a heads up.

hockeydude

i got a carfax (through a helpful rennlister) and sent it to Tim via email. i'll let him decide what to make of it, and what to do next.

ehall

This is one of the oddest threads I've seen.

lart951

Whatever is going on, one thing is obvious, the only ones that really know what is going on is you and Tim. Because me "no comprende NADA"

Legoland951

Tim, all you have to do is call the local police with any VIN and they can tell you instantly whether its stolen or not. There are several places where there is a VIN on these cars including some hidden ones. Call me if you need me to tell you where to find some of these VIN tags.

Voith

where are the hidden ones? I only found the one near the battery.

Rock

Theres like one on each door I think

One stamped under the sunroof liner in the back, theres actually one somewhere on the engine too

I cant remember them all but i think theres actually 7-8 places on the car with teh VIN number.

tifosiman

Not on an 87.

Legoland951

There are several other ones which are semi scrambled but I will not disclose that type of stuff to help future thieves do VIN swaps using the search function.

ibkevin

Que the "it's a $2500 twenty year old car, who would want to steal that" crowd...

luckett

+1



Isn't vigilante justice great drama! If it's stolen just report it to the police and let them handle it.

UncleMaz

Then why start the thread?

hockeydude

he heard of a car that had no VIN plate, history, keys, etc. and wanted to know if any one of us had heard of a recently-stolen 951 that matched his description.

Jfrahm

It might be illegal just to possess a car with an altered VIN plate, even w/o a title and for track or parts use.
It is illegal (I believe) to sell a car with an altered or obliterated VIN, or to buy one knowingly. So if the VIN tag is gone it might be illegal for him to sell it, and for a buyer to buy it.

-Joel.

UncleMaz

Makes sense.