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08-26-2004, 11:46 PM
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Whoa! Engine stolen right out of a Mustang
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
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Engine Stolen Right Out of Car
BUNKER HILL, W.Va. (AP) — Julie Slye didn't know the engine of her Ford Mustang was being stolen until the thieves took the hood.
Slye and her boyfriend had spent six years putting together the eight-cylinder custom engine, she said last Thursday as she thumbed through a scrapbook filled with pictures of the 1989 Mustang's 5.0 block.
She noticed something was amiss on Aug. 13 when she walked outside of her home.
"That's when I noticed the hood was gone," Slye said.
Slye estimates the parts to be worth about $2,500. But the "sentimental value" is worth much more, she said.
"They stripped the whole thing down to the block," she said. "They just took everything."
The only portions of the refinishing job not yet completed were a new hood and a paint job for the car, she said. Now she has a new hood, but she's decided not to go ahead with a paint job unless the engine is recovered.
"I was just thinking why in the world would someone do this to my car?" she said. "I've heard of people breaking into cars and stealing radios, a wallet or a pocketbook, you know, but I've never heard of something like what happened to me."
Slye has put up signs asking for anybody who has information about the heist to come forward. She also said she might consider an amnesty if the stolen parts are simply returned.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,130285,00.html |
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08-26-2004, 11:55 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
City: Londonderry, NH
State: New Hampshire
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LMAO!
How the hell could that happen! Right outside of their home! Right in their driveway!
I give props to the theives. haha.
That must of been like days of working in the middle of the night in the dark.
Damn, people. Thats why you always say goodnight to your stang. haha jk.
But on a serious side. I cant believe they actually got away!
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08-26-2004, 11:56 PM
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God
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: DFW, TX
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so they stole everything except the block? like the crank, pistons, mains, heads, distrubuter, manifolds, etc?
wow, balls!
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08-26-2004, 11:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
State: California
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08-27-2004, 02:18 AM
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V "Bacon" V
Join Date: May 2003
City: Fishers
State: Indiana
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08-27-2004, 06:31 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: boston
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now if they actually had the time and could get an engine lift in their to get the block, then all id have to say is mustang neglect  but still that sucks alot... but there is definately a case of not paying attention. or being oblivious. man when my car sits in my driver i check on it a million times.. for that exact reason... hope she gets her stuff back though. thad be funny if it was a whole candid camera sorta stunt.. im sure its not.. |
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08-27-2004, 09:12 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2004
City: Indianapolis, Indiana
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08-27-2004, 10:47 AM
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Member With Privileges
Join Date: Oct 2003
City: Grand Rapids
State: Michigan
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yea i doubt that happened, it would seem to take forever, or need power tools to get some of that crap our of there, also they would have to make louder noises to get it out which she would hear. sounds like a hunk of b.s because she wants a new motor
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08-27-2004, 12:27 PM
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
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lol wants a new motor? How is she going to get it? Insurance wont cover it |
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08-27-2004, 12:48 PM
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taking a break
Join Date: May 2004
City: Iowa City, IA
State: Iowa
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that's kinda funny... this is why you live in rural Iowa... no one wants to take anything of your's 
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08-27-2004, 12:49 PM
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Member With Privileges
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why do you think shes putting it in the paper, if a suspicios motor come up she will claim its hers
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08-27-2004, 12:54 PM
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
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Wtf are you talking about? |
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08-27-2004, 01:08 PM
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I liek gramer
Join Date: Jan 2004
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I swear, people on the internet call BS on everything these days...
How often does a "suspicious motor" just "come up" ?
Fox News wouldn't have put in on their site if it wasn't validated, by at least another newspaper.
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08-27-2004, 01:10 PM
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Member With Privileges
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wtf you guys are confusing me now, i think what i said came out wrong 
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08-27-2004, 02:30 PM
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City: Indianapolis, Indiana
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LMAO!! Im not calling the whole thing BS, probably happened, but it seems fishy for a engine to be jacked right out of a person driveway. Sounds like an insurance job to me. Calm down! |
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08-27-2004, 02:40 PM
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Member With Privileges
Join Date: Oct 2003
City: Grand Rapids
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I never knew insurance wouldnt cover a stolen engine? you sure brent?
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08-27-2004, 03:57 PM
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Ranch Under The Hood
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Parkersburg, West Virginia
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wow...something actually happened in West Virginia
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08-27-2004, 08:09 PM
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
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They will only pay to get you a stock engine back. They arent going to pay for all the performance mods she added on. She probably didnt let them know that she was doing that anyways |
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08-27-2004, 08:27 PM
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taking a break
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