skinnylew

Hi guys, I'm not a regular poster on here so apologies if this in the wrong section or maybe even old news etc.

Basically in my line of work for the local council I happened across this a couple of weeks back. I've only just got the pics up loaded though.

I was driving up a road in Sidcup, Kent, that runs along side the Hospital/A20 (Watery Lane/Frognall Ave) and is well known for car crime, joyriders etc.
I came across this: It had only recently been put out as it was still smouldering inside (My job is to get it made safe and coned off so people don't drive into it!)


Now upon further inspection I noticed several things that were a bit odd and out of place:
Toad Alarm and melted battery

No bumpers or bonnet

No engine or front suspension!

Stoplock Pro still through the steering wheel

No gearbox or prop


Now those things ring alarm bells to me, the missing gearbox/front suspension and engine confirmed my fears that it was a genuine cosworth 4x4 as I'm guessing the box and front set up is worth a fair amount being rarer and sort after? I know the engines fetch a fair dollar. Vin and other plates on the slam were missing.
The fact it had the alarm/battery and crook lock on lead me to believe it had been Hi-ab'd and lifted into its final resting place.

As with all burn out's and unclaimed vehicles it is now residing in RJK Vehicle Recyclers down in Slade Green i believe (it was 2-3 weeks ago i reported it to our envirocrime dept.)

The reason I have posted up on here is to assist anyone missing a silver 4x4 Cossie as they are rare enough these days and to see one like this made me angry and sad.

Tim

Graceland

Insurance job I rekkon by the look of that!

D16PJM

i see this car there and posted up but no response, i have my suspicions on who took it but the police are aware and do fuck all, the same people pikey scum that took mine.

but im not bitter

Pete

Ebonycossie4x4

iTrader: (4)

Like a lot these days!

D16PJM

no i think the car was lifted, hence steering lock etc, how else are they going to make there money but we are all guilty of buying second hand parts.

skinnylew

Pete you local then? I have my ideas on how it got 'up the hill' but that's just presumptions on my part (presuming it started of down the bottom of the hill in that sort of 'area' if your loacl you know what i'm inferring)

retro d

iTrader: (15)

This makes me feel sick as thats someones pride and joy, hmm yeah I see what you mean very strange about the Alarm/steering lock.??
Thats been propper raped for bits and must have been missing for a few days I would say, either they got a group together in a lock up and stripped car. Or maybe insurance job nick all the bits off it and burn the rotton shell but could be wrong. ?

skinnylew

Shell wasn't rotten!! It looked to be in very good condition surprisingly! There was a tiny bit of rust on the rear arch lips i think but that was it that i could make out!

D16PJM

my car was stolen and found in the same area, was stolen late friday night and found as a complete bare shell on monday, they don't need long.

155lee

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from the pics you can see green moss around the badge and side moulding indicating its been sitting somewhere unloved.another thing i noticed,in this months fast ford calssifieds theres a random ad saying 'cosworth parts,large range,call for prices and a mob number.the way i read that was somebody has a large stash of bits but doesnt want to show what he has and wants you to call to find out,no landline number.if my car went missing i wouldnt rest,every night i would be on ebay,the forums and scanning the papers looking for a bit i would recognise.these people must be selling the parts on somehow.i hate scum who steal cars or torch them if they cant get them away.lowest of the low.

WRCjames

If its been hi-abed the telltale sign is the roof gutters would be out of shape or door frames but possibly hard to tell due to the heat of the fire.

skinnylew

where exactly was that. I try to keep a mental note of the locations so i can check them when im out on call out duty.
Incidentally where i found the Sierra the wasteland behind that used to be a haven for joyriders etc. I once found two Landrovers in there, one had only just had the fire started in it. I tried my best to extinguish it and contacted a mate who was into Landrovers. He knew the guy whose they were and they were recovered to him later that evening with only minor burn damage and a blown radiator.

Oh i didn't necessarily mean hi-ab'd just lifted i.e. it could have been with proper wheel straps etc...

retro d

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Feel bad for the owner as I would be gutted, just like a chunk taken out of me.

billybigspuds

deffo stolen with recovery truck, doubt a hiab

kosman

pieces of shit,they should have fishhooks rammed in their eyeballs.

AJC

iTrader: (6)

gutted

scottyrs

iTrader: (1)

guttin to see that if it was mine id be devastated wish people could just leave things alone

vaughant

iTrader: (1)

Had my scooby broken into outside the unit Monday night,we had a name within an hour.it's some well known local cunt(to my unit).he's a bit of an amateur who smashed a window to get in,he ripped out the ignition wiring and tried to hotwire it,watching too much fast and furious,ripped out the alarm.there was no battery on it so he stole another car just for the battery but the cat 1 did it's job and it got nowhere.

The car that was stolen for the battery,it's owner phoned the police and their response was "he's been a good boy lately and he couldn't have done it cos he's on a curfew",that's cleared up then!!!cheeky cunt cops even pulled into my yard,saw me repairing the wiring and reversed straight off,I never bothered phoning them,I'll sort it out myself.

Jimboxr4x4

I know the location where that saph was recovered. The bottom of that road comes out right by the gypsy site. Loads have had their cossies nicked around that area. When I lived about 5 mins from there in mottingham a couple of traveller types tried to get mine from the drive using a recovery truck. Luckily my neighbour put a stop to them. Rolls had his escos nicked from the same area from his drive by recovery truck and another mate had his taken from petts wood by same method. Thieving scum.

skinnylew

Yeah i was subtly inferring that, hadn't realised there was a big problem with them being nicked in the local area, will keep my eyes peeled. I had a ex work colleague who lived in St Mary's Cray with a Cossie will have to try and get in touch with him!

D16PJM

what was his name mate.?

skinnylew

I worked with him in various Halfords a few years back, mainly St Mary's Cray one (he was probably more St Pauls Cray thinking about it!). A lad called Stuart Christian iirc, quality guy, knew his stuff as well.

Ginge

Are you the new mozzy?

Fuck me your posts stink of bullshit over the last few days i've noticed them..

Ginge

D16PJM

when i call the police i just get some dippy bird who takes the info not the local station, i didn't see or hear a police officer for over 24 hrs when mine was stolen hence why i am not a lover of the filth.

D16PJM

if your mate lives up cotmendene he knows more about these cars going missing than we do.

Prodigy4B

Header tank survived ok!

Deffo an insurance job,it just looks too convenient the way its parked.

Matt carter

That's sidcup for you.

skinnylew

I've never found Sidcup to be a problem, the one incident where my car got broken into and stripped on the drive was because they followed me home from work in St Mary's Cray (where they were well known). Then came back to gloat about it! They had thier comeuppance eventually......i don't think he is Cotmandene but i did know some people near there......

D16PJM

Sidcups o.k its the theiving scum who live in the surrounding area's

woolford

robbing cunts

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Dodgey dodgey.Shame another cossie is dead.

GUZZLER

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why do people think its an insurance job? if you were going to that you would normally make sure the shell was never seen again.....
looks like its been lifted, striped, dumped & burnt out to hide finger prints or any other evidence.

Matt carter

You tell me what is good about sidcup.