The Ford Barn

dan · 05-21-2015, 09:10 AM

I think criminals are, to a certain extent, rational. And I don't expect there are many who "specialize" in antique cars. So if your A is sitting next to a 2011 Honda, they're going to think:

1) I can fence/chop shop that Honda no sweat. Probably the chop shop guy won't take the old jalopy. He's in cahoots with repair shops, not restoration shops.

2) I already know how to unlock/drive that Honda--heck, I've stolen three already this week, but that old car is completely unfamiliar

3) That Honda is probably driven by some Latte-swilling hipster, who'll run away if he comes out while I'm working on it, but that A is probably owned by some old codger with a gun.

I often left my A in various parking lots, unlocked, windows down, for fairly long periods of time. This was in the S.F. Bay Area, where there's no shortage of car thieves. I never had a problem, even when I accidentally left something "valuable" on the seat. Part of it I think is that even evildoers are so distracted by the "what a cool old car" thing that they just aren't thinking "Hey, I could grab that bag and run." The bigger problem was that when I was in a hurry, there was invariably someone who wanted to talk cars :-)

05-21-2015, 09:10 AM	#1
dan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: McPherson, KS Posts: 219	Re: Security??? I think criminals are, to a certain extent, rational. And I don't expect there are many who "specialize" in antique cars. So if your A is sitting next to a 2011 Honda, they're going to think: 1) I can fence/chop shop that Honda no sweat. Probably the chop shop guy won't take the old jalopy. He's in cahoots with repair shops, not restoration shops. 2) I already know how to unlock/drive that Honda--heck, I've stolen three already this week, but that old car is completely unfamiliar 3) That Honda is probably driven by some Latte-swilling hipster, who'll run away if he comes out while I'm working on it, but that A is probably owned by some old codger with a gun. I often left my A in various parking lots, unlocked, windows down, for fairly long periods of time. This was in the S.F. Bay Area, where there's no shortage of car thieves. I never had a problem, even when I accidentally left something "valuable" on the seat. Part of it I think is that even evildoers are so distracted by the "what a cool old car" thing that they just aren't thinking "Hey, I could grab that bag and run." The bigger problem was that when I was in a hurry, there was invariably someone who wanted to talk cars :-)