Except for the situation of stolen cars. Obviously rare for a thief to give
a gift rather than just leave the car anywhere. Unless they're in cahoots
with someone on the inside of the junkyard, also rare.
A long time ago my '63 Impala was stolen, and the Police said they would
notify me if it turned up. A friend of mine was a civilian in the Police
department and told me he saw it towed into the Police impound yard. He
looked it over and it was intact except for the punched out ignition lock.
The Police hadn't notified me. I went to them, and after they checked with
the yard, I got a release form.
At the Police impound yard, they showed me my Impala half stripped (engine
parts, wheels and other items) and told me I'd have to put wheels on it and
tow it. After my protesting, they said it came in that way from the street.
I advised them that a friend within the Police department would back me up
and I would return in a couple hours. When I returned that afternoon, I
picked up my Impala, complete and running!
Fred - So.SF
Subject: RE: Junked Roadster next to junkyard in Miami
Author: GOAVP@aol.com
Date: 4/5/2000 11:57 AM
I have to agree with Larry. If it is obvious that a vehicle was left as a
"gift" to the junk yard, it seems like who ever grabs the abandoned property
first gets to keep it. If you check with the police first, it's gonna be gone.
Peter van der Pas
Mtn. View, CA (we have a little different SOP's here)
Larry wrote:
"Lay off Dave, he's no crook. You don't know Miami. I myself used to leave my
junkers across the street from the JY's on S. River Drive and in Medley
(small burg mainly JYs) because the JY's were closed and they don't give you
anything for them anyway. On any given day the road to the yards have many
"gifts". It's SOP in Miami."
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