Sadly, in many vintage car thefts, they are stolen according to a prior command. Cars such as Pagodas are increasingly easy and valuable targets:
- Easy because, unlike modern cars, most of our cars are not fitted with any security device except maybe for the steering wheel lock (though not even all of them);
- Valuable, due to the recent price increase and more available post-crisis money;
As Westcliff is in fact part of Southend-on-sea that is a port, there is a high likelihood that this car has already left the country and is being shipped where non-scrupulous people are keen to “domesticate” it. BTW, I was puzzled to learn that in some countries you can register a car just based on an invoice (possibly fake) and a declaration that the title was not included by the previous owner.
The idea of a GPS tracker is a good one in this case, but making the VIN public on most forums and at Mercedes dealership wouldn’t be bad either
Hope the guy will recover the car.
