many Renaults and parts *STOLEN*, Epping VIC :(

Just been searching Facebook following a glimpse of it yesterday - S.A. now?
 
Duck L'orange said:
Saw this on youtube yesterday - recently uploaded
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Thanks Duck L'orange, I don't think it's mine, but its the right colour.
As the lot had many R10 doors its possible one was changed out, but I'm also looking for some of the minor damage in places I can't see in the photo. I do have it's numbers so I'll see if I can follow it up.

Thanks again.
 
No where near as bad as pour experience, but I feel for you.
 
That r10 in video had an r12 motor in it going by alternator position,exhaust engine pipe,heater hose above alternator.looks like 10s throttle linkage also.maybe some mods specific to one of yours David?
 
dacia4x4 said:
That r10 in video had an r12 motor in it going by alternator position,exhaust engine pipe,heater hose above alternator.looks like 10s throttle linkage also.maybe some mods specific to one of yours David?
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As soon as I saw the intake, door, bonnet it was clear it's not mine.

Thanks again for the interest. I did have a sighting of an R10 at a workshop in Ballarat I also passed onto police, but I doubt enquiries were made. I sent another email to the constable who charged Mende a couple of days ago.


I hope it gets saved and isn't just for the likes.
I don't see why they needed to move it around on forks when it was running??

Still the only car I've recovered is the (french built) 69 R16TS, which I'm grateful for, I need to get to Melbourne ASAP to get it running and on the boat. I think I have almost enough to get it looking ok, a very charitable froggy gave me a set of glass for it.
It's got panel damage that is going to require a lot of attention, but I love the car, and I think Its definitely worth repairing.

I still spend evenings systematically searching the usual for sale places and facebook groups. Its emotionally tiring, but there are some very distinguishable parts and cars that would tweak my interest. Things like an R16 roo bar, or R25 bonnets / doors / clusters (silver (blue plastics) , gold (brown plastics) and white (also blue plastic)), Caravelle dash and parts, Cybie covers and lenses.. custom Dauphine springs, Fuego, R21, R25 donks / gboxes, lots of Dauphine and R10 glass, LOTS of R16 (set of TX) trim & seats.. etc etc.

Going by the wreckers early story (intel gathered by AF members) was the parts were largely bought in a job lot, and went to Ballarat. The Ferlec Dauphine, and Dauphine with R10 running gear were surprisingly there a few days with one of my beat up R8 1100s so they have likely gone elsewhere... wherever that is. I hope the 8s weren't scrapped for parts, likely the 10 with S parts was scrapped as I was 1/2 way through picking parts off the body and interior.

I think the red Fuego non PS (had some damage front left bonnet and headlight mount) went very quickly with my early 16 (not TL or TS) which I'm pretty sure is re-registered in malvern, the vicroad numbers its registered with are either intentionally or purposefully invalid, but close enough to be doubly suspicious. I couldn't justify rescuing my late TS (or find anywhere to store it to drive it to TAS) as the only other car remaining at the wreckers. Said wrecker said come pick it up. I really could have used the parts for my late model TS I have here in Tas.

I gave the information to the police but its typically fallen on deaf ears despite earlier assurances if I provide numbers or even just distinguishing features I've recorded in photos, it would likely be enough based on circumstantial evidence, and receipt from the sale.
I would need to play it by ear if anything shows up, as it may (likely) be completely unknown to the owner, and possibly sunk a bunch of cash on it.

David.
 
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Russell Hall said:
Restitution orders against losers never get any money back but it would have helped getting some parts back. Decisions by magistrates are often hard to follow. Seem to be chosen because of their sympathetic understanding of criminals. When we want Judge Jeffries.
Scrap dealers are mostly untrustworthy sorts of people. Some worse than others.
This is why people who have old cars parked in paddocks and sheds don't want people sniffing around them. These "internet explorers" who "find" abandoned cars and buildings are nothing more than thieving trespassers.
I was always of the impression that the buyer of a stolen car lost it. Be wary of going down the lawyer path, easy to be led into expensive action with no result.
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I felt sad reading through these posts again as it is familiar territory.
On the off chance of theft you need the vehicle numbers and photos etc.
In fact on a rural property you need the details for everything on your place.
When the police become involved they are pretty useless and go through the motions, sort of.
After years of strife with neighbours i locked all the gates , put up signs which mean no consent to entry.
Police knew who the culprits were and there were rifle shots fired in my daughter's direction they failed to do anything.
Local copper at the time was caught screwing the female offender in the bush by one retired school principal.

We had 50 Ultra Fine stud ewes stolen and police did nothing.
18 months later the Wool Broker at Cooma tells me that he got a mixed bale of wool that had my wool in it , which he knew by sight.
Did i sell my sheep to this woman, he asked.
Queanbeyan police got onto the woman or said they would. Nothing happened.
All they had to do was ask her where she got them?
Broker said none in the region has these Sir Thomas , Saxon sheep.
Now how bloody hard is it?
A few round Yass. Warnambool and Western Districts, only a few people have them.
More sheep thefts but on a minor scale , tags removed , even the local shearer figured the there were thefts when he did sheep around the area.

I have a lot of stuff in the house at the farm undercover , with sheets over it .
Bikes i don't want peering eyes to see .
Cars in the shed but i can't be there all the time.

My young grandson is different to and i feel sorry for those who try to steal.

Most of us here just want a peaceful life and not have people in our face causing us grief.
Sorry about this , the thread put me in a spin.
The cars in the shed i worry about .
 
Berridale said:
I felt sad reading through these posts again as it is familiar territory.
On the off chance of theft you need the vehicle numbers and photos etc.
In fact on a rural property you need the details for everything on your place.
When the police become involved they are pretty useless and go through the motions, sort of.
After years of strife with neighbours i locked all the gates , put up signs which mean no consent to entry.
Police knew who the culprits were and there were rifle shots fired in my daughter's direction they failed to do anything.
Local copper at the time was caught screwing the female offender in the bush by one retired school principal.

We had 50 Ultra Fine stud ewes stolen and police did nothing.
18 months later the Wool Broker at Cooma tells me that he got a mixed bale of wool that had my wool in it , which he knew by sight.
Did i sell my sheep to this woman, he asked.
Queanbeyan police got onto the woman or said they would. Nothing happened.
All they had to do was ask her where she got them?
Broker said none in the region has these Sir Thomas , Saxon sheep.
Now how bloody hard is it?
A few round Yass. Warnambool and Western Districts, only a few people have them.
More sheep thefts but on a minor scale , tags removed , even the local shearer figured the there were thefts when he did sheep around the area.

I have a lot of stuff in the house at the farm undercover , with sheets over it .
Bikes i don't want peering eyes to see .
Cars in the shed but i can't be there all the time.

My young grandson is different to and i feel sorry for those who try to steal.

Most of us here just want a peaceful life and not have people in our face causing us grief.
Sorry about this , the thread put me in a spin.
The cars in the shed i worry about .
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My advice is get a security system and also cameras, they are worth the investment and are not all that expensive these days. I know they won't stop the thugs breaking in but you will know that they have broken in and will have a video of the doing so. At least the cops will have some evidence to follow up.
 
A couple of these seem to keep the undesirables out as well.
Works for me anyway.

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