Urgent...!

[Miniquip]

Hi Guys

Just to let you know that at sometime during the last week my premises here have been broken into and several thousands pounds of parts have been stolen.

I'll try and specify a comprehensive list in the near future, but items stolen include 3 x big bore engines, two of which are high performance motors and complete with gearboxes, one rod change the other remote. Both have electronic distributors and one had a high torque starter. Also a new built 1293 standard engine without gearbox, and a 998 blue printed engine complete with gearbox. Also taken were two gearboxes, one fully straight cut, both had cross pin diffs and central oil pick-up pipes fitted...

Several other new and reconditioned parts have been removed up to around the value of £50-60k.

If anyone has been offered or is offered parts in the near future at cut down prices, I'd appreciate any information that might help recover the stolen items, some of it is identifiable, but mostly not...

Hope you've had happy Christmas's and look forward to a good new year... (I know I am.... this one wasn't great for many of us)

[Frisco]

Scumbags!
Hope it turns up or at the very least the insurers play ball on the actual value of stuff

[minionly]

f***** scum bags every were hope find it asap



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[macker]

Their really are some tossers around these days,

I'm sure we'll all keep an eye out for anything selling cheap or not!

hopefully these scumbags will get caught!


post a list of the things (edit your original post to include the list so it'll be seen first) so we'll all know what to look for

[minionly]

Pure sickend after reading ians post such wasters out there

[minis24se7en]

Absolute scumbags

This is a small country though in mini circles, If they were half ass scumbags i'd have faith in something turning up. On the other hand, if it was planned and organised the parts could have been in the Uk within hours.

Maby put a similar ad up on donedeal.ie, it's probably one of the busiest websites here and reaches all ages in all areas of the country. Also Gumtree, adverts and the classic car and motor club websites/forums. The more people that know and sooner they know, the more avenues that will be cut off for them to off load parts.
(Sorry if im stating the obvious a bit)

[Scoobasteve7]

The scum of the earth strike again.
Seriously I wish something could be done about them.

Best of luck with the new year Ian.

[spud1979]

Hopefully turn up Ian. Will keep an eye down this way

[purplehaze]

And here's me worrying bout my seal kit....jeez. excuse d French but Wat a load of b***** . Hope its found talk soon Ian


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[armo]

from what iv read its not an everyday scummer that broke in tink about it had to be someone that has an intrest in minis no1 els would take an engine with no box and then other gearboxes you would have to have an idea what your looking at if it was just the built up full engines then it coulda been anyone id be looking local to begin with but im sure someting will turn up things like that wont go unoticed ....sorry to hear it i hope next year is a better year for you and everyone els

ill try put a link on some other forums

[Billy]

Ian,

I've posted this on the IMOC Facebook page. You might also consider a post on MiniWorld's FB page.

Ian, it may also be worthwhile checking scrap metal dealers as anything metal is being nicked all over the place lately.

Billy

[Miniquip]

Thanks you for all your help and well wishes with this guys, its very much appreciated...

CSI are with me at the moment checking the crime scene, so hopefully they will come up with something...

Some are coming up with great ideas, I'll follow them all up just as quick as I can...

[D.M.G.T]

Omg hate seeing posts like this..there must be some way of catching these scumbags..did you have engine numbers? Gearbox numbers?? Really hope you get good news soon Ian..and the best wishes for 2012

[Miniquip]

No numbers as far as I can get at the minute, typical A series, the number never did stay on them too well, especially once they had engineering work done, which all these had..

I could identify the engines, and possible the gearboxes, as I made a couple of mods that only I know about, but all would need full strip downs to know if they were or nor...

[shay]

sorry to hear of your loss ian shay martin