I am really the first one to post this here?
http://jalopnik.com/help-find-this-s...del-1347417030
Robert (DMCVegas) has already made some good comments, there are a lot of details missing here which would be very important.
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I am really the first one to post this here?
http://jalopnik.com/help-find-this-s...del-1347417030
Robert (DMCVegas) has already made some good comments, there are a lot of details missing here which would be very important.
Jim Reeve
DMC6960
D-Status: - Getting some Spring exercise
Location: Atlanta OTP GA
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My VIN: 2743
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCH) (DCUK) (DOC-UK)
I was just coming to do that!!!
Why would the owner go to Jalopnik and not here?
And what does "a dealer-applied non-color" mean??
and isn't this the very car?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4072177084.html
before or after it was stolen??
(PR to help sell the car???)
Last edited by Dangermouse; 09-19-2013 at 01:25 PM.
Dermot
VIN 2743, B/A, Frame 2227, engine 2320
I don't always drive cars, but when I do, I prefer DeLoreans
http://www.will-to-live.org
No-one is to stone anyone, even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say "carburetor"
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Something doesn't add up there. A stolen black DeLorean with distinctive wire wheels in non-running condition posted on Jalopnik AND a Craigslist ad in San Francisco of the same car for sale with very little information.
Jeff
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My VIN: 6313
Something does add up, it is just not legitimate. Besides the one on Craigslist is a Dalorean not a DeLorean, easy mistakeOriginally Posted by OverlandMan
Jeff
#6313 (lic: DMC-EV Texas), 25k miles, 100% leather, touchpad, 100% LED, dimmable LED dash, remote door lock & Elvis mod, all A/C vents in kneepads, wedgectomy, escutcheon velcro fix, GM door chimer, custom arm rest/storage/controls...
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The Craigslist one is now gone....
- Devon
83 Canadian Spec - Manual, Grey, Fixed Pulls, Flat Hood
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My prediction:
The guy who stole it knows the heat is on. He'll realize he has no chance of selling the car since it's now been publicized. I bet somewhere in the flood of craigslist callers he was tipped off to the Jalopnik article.
Next week the car will be found abandoned somewhere and the owner will get it back.
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Someone did that poor car a favor by taking it. Better than sitting and rotting.
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I couldn't disagree more.
Did you even read the article?
The guy that owns the car fell on financial hard times and didn't have the means to restore it. Does that mean he should have his car stolen from him?
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It's either:
a) Mikey is an idiot and listed the highly identifiable car he just stole on CL, in the same city with photos of his workplace and a contact cell number,
or
b) Mikey is a genius and sent a letter to Jalopnik generating lots of interest in the car that he is legitimately selling.
Last edited by Dangermouse; 09-19-2013 at 05:35 PM.
Dermot
VIN 2743, B/A, Frame 2227, engine 2320
I don't always drive cars, but when I do, I prefer DeLoreans
http://www.will-to-live.org
No-one is to stone anyone, even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say "carburetor"
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 305
My VIN: 3060
I don't understand your "genius" theory. No one will buy it from the thief because they will all know it was "stolen". So now the owner would have to fabricate a way that it was magically "found" and then try to sell it again as "the famous stolen DeLorean".
The post on CL from the "thief" would only hurt the sale if they are trying to just get publicity for their for sale ad. He will have to have it "recovered" and then try to sell it in a separate post.
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