To All,
Fred brings up several good points. I haven't had to worry too much about it
because my 67 2000 is not very pretty (well, to the untrained eye, to me it
is beautiful), but it will be when I take it in for restoration.
One of the reasons I bought my 70 2000 was to use as a daily driver once my
67 2000 gets restored. Some wise people on the list have said that the
problem with tricking out or making your car really nice is that thieves
will notice this as well. So I will put some theft prevention stuff on the
car, but we all have to realize that if someone wants the car badly enough,
they can take it. And no Victor, it doesn't mean I will love my 70 2000 any
less than my 67 2000, only that I am not going to do the big restore on the
70 the way I am going to on the 67. I am not about to pour in tens of
thousands of dollars into my car only to have some punk steal it.
One issue that has not been brought up is the fact that you need to park the
car (whenever possible) in a location whre theft is not as prevelant. Now I
know the owner of the 69 2000 that was stolen is heart broken, but it does
serve as a lesson to us all: keep your eye on your car!
Even more worrisome is the fact that the 69 2000 has not turned up yet which
means it probably wasn't joyriders. People are out to get parts and that
worries me.
Andrew Murphy
67 2000
70 2000
SoCalROC
>From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
>Reply-To: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, andycost@att.net
>Subject: Re[2]: theft prevention
>Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 13:58:08 -0700
>
>I have one of those "special" ignition switches on my '70 1600. You can
>crank forever but it won't "catch" until you let go. A lot cheaper than a
>Doberman. I'm willing to swap it for a regular switch and a Doberman!
>
>Several anti-theft principles to think about:
>
>1) Park safe. Visit your car often or park where you can keep an eye on it.
>Then
>you don't need to worry about other measures. Also comes under the heading
>"don't own and use more than you can afford to lose". Otherwise...
>
>2) The value of return to the thief dictates the effort of stealing it.
>Ugly is
>safer. My '70 daily driver never gets bothered, (especially when it was all
>primer color). Not that it's ugly, it's just not a show winner. No mags, no
>stereo, nothing of value to steal. However, beauty is in the eye of the
>beholder and all a thief might want is a joy ride in a unique car. So...
>
>3) Advertise that you've got anti-theft measures so a thief won't bother
>with
>it. A Doberman is intimidating. A Club is noticeable, although it won't
>stop a
>thief. A blinky alarm light helps to intimidate. Another thing that might
>help
>is to make the car truly stand out to the law enforcement people, like
>purple
>paint and white stripes (yeah, like Ken's DATSTER).
>
>4) Make it a pain in the butt for a thief so he gets frustrated and gives
>up.
>This stops the amateur thief but they may cause some damage first, so use
>this
>with #3 advertising! My '66 has an ignition kill switch (visible) and a
>power
>kill switch (hidden), but I back it up with a (useless) Club. A fuel line
>cutoff
>valve is something no one looks for.
>
>
>Fred
>
>_______________________ Reply Separator ___________________________
> > Subject: Re: theft prevention
> > Author: andycost@att.net
> > Date: 5/23/2000 1:15 PM
> >
> > I just drive a car that is so beat up and rusty
> > that nobody would steal it for fear of tetnus.
> > Mine has a "factory" ignition kill already
> > installed also. Sometimes it just won't crank.
> >
> > Nomad Trash
> >> The latest sad story about roadster theft got me thinking about some
> > simple > precautions. What's better: a starter interrupt system or an
> > ignition
> >> cut-out system? JC Whitney sells both. Or would The Club be better? Or
> > maybe > an angry Doberman? Any advice?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Jim
> >> 70 1600
> >> Berkeley
> >>
>
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