The V8 Owners Forum -

Guys, I have just had a poop load of bad news!!! The old mans place in black bridge has just been stripped! Trailers, scrap, cars & forklift all stolen!!!!

Basicaly if you hear or see anything forsale from a V8 Hilux please please contact me!!! the cab was full of RX7 bits aswell... 2 diffs, propshafts, hilux wide arches!!!

Pic of the truck is here:



The wheels & rear tub were removed by me a few months ago, but there were still things I needed, such as the V8 conversion plate, screen shade etc!!

Aparantly the cars are going to be in the swansea Cardiff area, so if you could keep an eye out for me that would be great!!!!

Pics of the bits robbed:

Talbot Sunbeam:


Toyota Hilux (this is as it what when stolen):


The forklift:



I know they all look prety tired, but there were parts I needed from the Hilux to finish my work truck.... namely the V8 conversion kit which costs £5 - 600.00 & the screen visor which again is about £190! Thats not including the RX7 bits!!!!!!

So if you could keep your eyes out on ebay & scrap yards that would be great.... if you see anything, please let me know via PM or mobile: 07816303647

Cheers
Jono

Sorry to hear that! Not good. Hope it's OK with you, posted to Retro Rides here - lots of users on the board.

cheers mate

Worked it out the other day.... if I was to replace everything that was in & on that truck it would cost me £4000

Jono

Don't want to do a downer but there was a spate of thefts of old cars removed from driveways etc around here (Surrey and got in local papers) - seems the tea leafs found that the weight of metal in an old car is a lot more than a modern car and hence worth more as scrap.

Could be worth advising the scrap metal works in your area of the theft.

Ian

Gutted, you insured? First thing I would say, like Ian, is that they've been stolen for scrap value. Unlikely you'll see them again to be honest.

Recently a bloke I met out on site told me they'd had a brand new JCB nicked a few years back from a site in Manchester. It appeared 18months later on a farm in Ireland, completely fubared.