Sadly, if you own classic cars and think since you don’t have a Mercedes Gullwing nobody wants to steal them, you might be wrong. A man in Alberta, Canada found that out the hard way and now he’s grieving the loss of four beloved rides thieves swiped from his property.
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That property in a village called Cremona was hit sometime in early June, although the owner doesn’t seem to know exactly when. Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched an investigation, but there’s been no update reported.
Taken from the property was a green 1951 Frazer Manhattan, a white 1966 Hudson Hornet four-door with silver flames on the fenders and hood, plus 1956 and 1957 Nash Metropolitans paint white/yellow and maroon/white.
Perhaps most shocking to the owner is that the thieves took the cars since they were in different stages of restoration. “These cars were for the most part not running,” he told Cochrane Now. Maybe that would’ve caused thieves to hesitate before, but these days they don’t seem to care.
At this point, we think a lot of thieves are targeting classic cars, even ones not worth all that much, because they’re easy prey. After all, they lack security features found on newer rides. And many owners don’t equip them with aftermarket alarms, trackers, kill switches, etc.
We hate to say it, but quite a few classic car owners also don’t secure the area where they store their vehicles. They lack surveillance cameras and if they do park them inside, sometimes don’t even bother locking the door.
Plus, with older cars it’s easier to fraudulently sell them. All this means criminals can score some quick cash with you classic. We recommend taking extra steps now to make yours harder to steal.
We hope this man gets his cars back, but they might be gone forever.
Images via Lonnie Basiuk/The Cochrane Classic Car Club/Cochrane Now
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