Are there many theft of Ford mustangs '60 / '70

johnny.bill

Hi guys,

I was thinking to get a 67 / 69 mustang and I don't have a garage myself where to park it, just a front yard (accessible by anybody).

Are these kind of cars likely to be stolen?

Wouldn't like to buy it, fall in love with it and discover few days later that somebody decided to steal it as a present to somebody else

Apologies if this question sounds stupid.

Thanks

Dades

More likely the victim of envy attacks, than theft, I'd have thought.

Stealing a mustang isn't exactly inconspicuous so unless the thieves intend driving off a cliff with choppers on their tail, it's probably safe enough.

Also, most thefts can be thwarted by a simple €10 battery disconnecter, or a €1 flashing LED in the cockpit.

Redrocket

Seen a few envy attacks on these boards, mostly in Dublin, where are you based?

Wouldnd you also be worried about the mustang rotting away outside in the "Irish sun"? I dont know where you live or how much land you have, but I built a 4 car garage for about 3-4k (I never totted it all up). If I were buying a 15-25k mustang I'd spare some cash for a garage to protect it from both vandalism AND rot.

Muckie

Go with a cut off swith/immobiliser, alarm, steering lock, total one.

Also a GPS tracker

http://compare.ebay.com/like/150625903783?var=lv&var=sbar

Hopefully that'll do the trick.

S Line

As a 60/70’s car the factory anti-theft system is pretty much non-existent. So a good alarm/ immobiliser / detachable steering wheel etc. will keep the joy rider type thief at bay.

The ‘steal a car to order’ type thief will be more sophisticated and if they are determined they will try harder to get the car - however that could be said of any type car. Keep the keys in a locked safe when not in use etc.

While I would say be aware of the big bad world, you can’t live life in such fear that will not treat yourself to a classic car because it might be stolen!!

A 3/4 grand garage is a small investment for a 20 grand car!! If space is short in your ‘front yard’ then you could sink a few lockable & removable bollards in front of where the ‘stang would be parked

Another thing, invest in a car cover and dont leave it parked up for too long a period as it will only rot away. stretch its legs once a month and keep an eye out for any gathering water that might cause rust.

bijapos

Its an attractive car for anyone to nick. Best way is usually visible security. I had a 911 and a 912 parked in a courtyard and used these, never had an issue though some other 911's in the same town were stolen.





Half the job is making the car visually unatrractive to thieves, if they think its too much effort to steal they will go nick someone else's car.

The last pic is a battery disconnector, its probably the single most effective way to prevent a drive away theft, can be well hidden and is quick and easy to install.

You should also get a good satellite tracker and inform the insurance company that you have one.

Daved_XB

I’ve had quiet a few muscle cars over the years whilst living in Australia & when I came home to Ireland I ended up buying one here too to add to my collection, so I currently own 4, 1 here & 3 stored in Oz… so please don’t let what I say next put you off getting a muscle car… they are fantastic cars to own.. you’ll love it most of the time..

When I moved back here I never intended to buy a muscle car but a great one came up so I grabbed it & that same day I gave my landlord notice of my intent to seek another property to live in, one with a garage (that was fun a big muscle car won’t fit in many Irish garages, an early 60’s mustang is a lot smaller that a 69/70)… my number 1 reason for wanting to get the old girl indoors was not theft but rot….. these cars are the best part of 40 years old & the metal was crap when new compared to modern treated metal & the designs whilst beautiful often are water traps & this leads to lots & lots of rust issues.

Even in the Australian weather I have seen beautifully restored muscle cars start rot in under 2 years because they where left outside all the time, covers can work but a novel issue my brother had here (he has a muscle car too) is that certain people will walk into a garden & try to remove a cover to see what’s under it… plus you can’t put a wet car under a cover as this will help the rot along no end.. also a guy in my car club had his Caroon set on fire with his muscle car in it!!

Also you will end up having to spend some time working on the car as they are old & things will go wrong…. Always nice to have somewhere to do that too.

As has been said above if someone really wants your car they will get it… I heard one horror story in Oz where someone had some masked men come into the house & threaten his family at gun point if he didn’t unlock the garage, disarm the alarms & start the Ferrari they wanted… so the above security measures will hopefully deter the joyrider to seek an easier target.

Another option is to look for somewhere to store the car whilst your not driving it…. You didn’t say where you lived, but there are often lock ups to be found, other people with garages they are not using etc.. I know of some people who rent apartment carpark spaces… so lots of options…. Just try & get somewhere close as there is nothing worse than wanting to go for a spin on a lovely summers eve & then remember that it’s an hours round trip to get the car..

The perfect solution is a metal garage IMHO.. my brother had one built down the side of the house & it cost about 2 grand from memory… I think from memory one of the guys in my club bought a DIY garage from Argos & it does the job magic with no permits required as it’s only temp

Hope I helped….

mustang68

I have things to say on this!

I have a 68 mustang that i park out on the road and I've had a few people have a go at it. The most common thing has been to bend down the window to open the door. Had a bit of damage done that way. I have quite a good alarm with an immobiliser and another way of disabling the car completely (you'd need schematics and about three hours to figure out hour to start it if you were good with electronics).

People stopped having a go at the car the moment I got one of those really solid metal steering wheel locks that wraps around the whole wheel. It looks like it means business so it keeps the opportunistic thieves (wandering around with a screwdriver in the pocket) away.

For the more professional thief they would have to come and lift the car and that is where you will need a tracker.

I thought very strongly about getting a lock-up to put it in, but even if it is five mins drive away, it takes away from being able to jump into it and take it for a spin to buy bread, or just to go out and fix something for a few mins.

One thing I would suggest with the alarm is get one that has a fob that alerts you when your alarm is going off, otherwise you'll be a nervous wreck every time a neighbours alarm goes off

galwaytt

Daved_XB wrote: »

I’ve had quiet a few muscle cars over the years whilst living in Australia & when I came home to Ireland I ended up buying one here too to add to my collection, so I currently own 4, 1 here & 3 stored in Oz… so please don’t let what I say next put you off getting a muscle car… they are fantastic cars to own.. you’ll love it most of the time..

When I moved back here I never intended to buy a muscle car but a great one came up so I grabbed it & that same day I gave my landlord notice of my intent to seek another property to live in, one with a garage (that was fun a big muscle car won’t fit in many Irish garages, an early 60’s mustang is a lot smaller that a 69/70)… my number 1 reason for wanting to get the old girl indoors was not theft but rot….. these cars are the best part of 40 years old & the metal was crap when new compared to modern treated metal & the designs whilst beautiful often are water traps & this leads to lots & lots of rust issues.

Even in the Australian weather I have seen beautifully restored muscle cars start rot in under 2 years because they where left outside all the time, covers can work but a novel issue my brother had here (he has a muscle car too) is that certain people will walk into a garden & try to remove a cover to see what’s under it… plus you can’t put a wet car under a cover as this will help the rot along no end.. also a guy in my car club had his Caroon set on fire with his muscle car in it!!

Also you will end up having to spend some time working on the car as they are old & things will go wrong…. Always nice to have somewhere to do that too.

As has been said above if someone really wants your car they will get it… I heard one horror story in Oz where someone had some masked men come into the house & threaten his family at gun point if he didn’t unlock the garage, disarm the alarms & start the Ferrari they wanted… so the above security measures will hopefully deter the joyrider to seek an easier target.

Another option is to look for somewhere to store the car whilst your not driving it…. You didn’t say where you lived, but there are often lock ups to be found, other people with garages they are not using etc.. I know of some people who rent apartment carpark spaces… so lots of options…. Just try & get somewhere close as there is nothing worse than wanting to go for a spin on a lovely summers eve & then remember that it’s an hours round trip to get the car..

The perfect solution is a metal garage IMHO.. my brother had one built down the side of the house & it cost about 2 grand from memory… I think from memory one of the guys in my club bought a DIY garage from Argos & it does the job magic with no permits required as it’s only temp

Hope I helped….

Just a few things from above.......

Metal garage's condensate. It slows, not halts, corrosion. In the absence of proper ventilation, it will accelerate it.

If the garage is over 25m2 you need planning for it, no matter what it's made of.

I wouldn't buy a car of that era with nowhere indoors to put it.

johnny.bill

Guys, thank you so much for getting back. Your replies have been incredibly valuable to me!

mk1esc

bought it and rent storage for it....:D