3500 GT Spider stolen in Cologne/Germany

Thank you for letting the community know about this terrible event.

Hopefully we'll have some information for you soon.


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That is just terrible!

A Vignale spyder must be one of the most difficult items for a thief to dispose quietly. Do they really think they are not going to get caught when they try to sell the car??

Ivan

 

Hi Jürgen,
Ich komme auch aus Deutschland (Frankfurt/M). Mein alter Porsche wurde 2006 gestohlen und glücklicherweise hat die Polizei den Wagen knapp ein Jahr später in Holland aufspüren können. Also sei dir nicht so sicher, dass der Wagen so weit weg kommt. Mein Porsche war einzigartig und sehr auffällig. Die Diebe hatten einfach die Fahrgestellnummer geändert und somit sind sie mit dem legalisierten Auto herumgefahren.
Ich hoffe das du den Wagen wiederbekommst.

Grüße

 

If it's an opportunist theft I would expect them to be caught rather soon, there's nowhere to sell something like that. Worse if it was a commissioned job by someone wealthy living somewhere with little/no judiciary, or where money takes care of that sort of thing. There are all sorts, unfortunately.

Regardless it's terrible to have something like that stolen, I hope they find it and return it to you soon.

 

Terrible news to hear Jurgen, I know how you feel.

I will inform anyone I can, websites, collectors, dealers etc to let them know.

Hopefully, you will get your car back soon!


Ciao and best!

~Trev

 

Still Missing?

 

What a shame it's sitting in some barn in Siberia

 

All of you, can we start a thread just for stolen cars. To be used as a reference database of what has been stolen so if/ when we see cars in adds, or via brokers or otherwise , we can easily check the reference. Also it is important to figure out what is happening, whether they have or not been recovered and where/ how because once they recover most of the owners either have given up their rights to insurance company or are so happy they are not going to post.

I had offered setting up such database to a well know broker after my Mercedes Pagoda was stolen in front of Techno Classica few years ago, you can google and you will find it and in spite of high reward offer was never recovered. It was a very rare color, DB190, anthracite grey, making it impossible to sell easily. But everyone think maintaining this database it is too much work to do,,

We had in the recent past from memory the 250GTE stolen , a 190SL from a Cologne dealer, I remember seeing a Porsche in a French magazine, and now this Vignale spyder. Putting together in a thread the database with contacts, description and pictures , chassis numbers and other details, not only for Ferrari but for all cars signaled stolen that the owner disclose himself and circumstances of theft.

My belief apart from the eventual joy rider, who stole the last Citroen 2CV manufactured and then burned it,,most of the people steal and then realized it is impossible to sell. I really doubt most of them end up locked in Siberia,,where it has no value for anyone,,may be a Lada is more useful,,,but likely in a car park 20 km form where they have been stolen, waiting they can be traded under the radar screen, or sold in spare parts, or repainted and possibly changed identities,,,but at some point they will come back on the market. I still after almost 15 years keep an eye on MB Pagoda adds just in case.

Please let me know if anyone want to put collective efforts to start that, I am not computer literate enough for that but I have a photographic memory of what I have seen signaled as stolen!

 

I also remember the 190 SL stolen from Arthur Bechtel dealer last year at Nurnburgring. Not far from Cologne. Incidentally same color as my stolen pagoda. So we may have a James Bond villain type storing cars near Cologne in a protected underground car park. The fact those cars have been stolen in same area is beyond co incidence. If I were you I would talk to Bechtel to know if his car has been recovered and if any progress.

From memory the 250GTE was also stolen in a trailer on way back from the Ring!
There are collectors and thieves all over the place in Europe but many cars stolen in same area is not just a co incidence.