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[PINK-N-SHORT]

My mates very special Mini that is soon to be Mag featured was stolen last night from the Plymouth area!

This is a famous car Locally and has lots of national reconition throughout the Mini circles!

The car and its parts stand out like a sore thumb being BRIGHT ORANGE with most of the car being totally custom with years of work being carried out!!

My mate is totally distrought when he found it gone this morning!!

Here is the pics of the car...........................

REG - H47 SYA























If anyone has any details please call the police imediately AND message me at [email protected] and hopefully the car can be recovered in one piece!!!
Thankyou

Edited by PINK-N-SHORT, 27 August 2009 - 05:13 PM.

[B4 OAN]

Damn! Hope your mate gets it back - it sure does look a craker

[mini_mad69]

Just started posting that excact message from retro rides on all forum I can find. I met Ben in newquay and it truely is an awsome car. I hope he gets it back in one piece.


Ben

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Facebooks playing it part mate:

[tuktuk]

havent i seen this advertised for sale somewhere ?

if so has anybody been to view it wherever it was kept overnight ?

[mkmini81]

yeah im sure i saw it on ebay! real shame... i do hope it comes back in one piece.

[PINK-N-SHORT]

Yea it was on ebay and the first viewing was this morning......... this is when they found it gone!!

Ben Is totally messed up over it and yes My facebook looks like the above as does many others!!!

We all have out fingers crossed!!









(P.S. Sorry its taken such a bad thing to get me back on this site for the last few years....... my Shorty is currently in storage but i still have it dont panic!!)

[Prawn]

Just spoken to Ben, turns out Ben wasn't really looking to sell the car, he just put it on ebay with a huge reserve, and advertised it for £5k on pistons heads to see if anyone would be prepared to pay that much for it.

Conviniently, someone called up offering to pay the full £5k and wanted to come and view it this morning.

The guy had all bens details, including the address where the car was kept overnight. Ben woke up this morning expecting a viewing, only to find the car was gone!

Personally, I think this seems INCREDIBLY dodgy, as the car has been kept at that address totally problem free for around 18 months. It was also parked next to a very well known 16v vauxhal powered mini worth around £10k for almost a year, again with no problems.....

Lets hope orange is found safe and sound.....

[PINK-N-SHORT]

Yea it all seems to add up but in a bad way!!!

[tuktuk]

Conviniently, someone called up offering to pay the full £5k and wanted to come and view it this morning.

The guy had all bens details, including the address where the car was kept overnight. Ben woke up this morning expecting a viewing, only to find the car was gone!

bingo !

[jaydee]

Thats a real shame. Hope will be found soon.
That car is almost famous, i dont think they'll put it on ebay because someone will recognise it soon.

[garrett3]

Sorry to see this, I think he is going to have some problems if he makes a claim on his insurance as the car has been stolen whilst for sale.

I wish him all the best with finding it or a smooth claim

Edited by garrett3, 27 August 2009 - 07:01 PM.

[mini_mad69]

Just spoken to Ben, turns out Ben wasn't really looking to sell the car, he just put it on ebay with a huge reserve, and advertised it for £5k on pistons heads to see if anyone would be prepared to pay that much for it.

Conviniently, someone called up offering to pay the full £5k and wanted to come and view it this morning.

The guy had all bens details, including the address where the car was kept overnight. Ben woke up this morning expecting a viewing, only to find the car was gone!

Personally, I think this seems INCREDIBLY dodgy, as the car has been kept at that address totally problem free for around 18 months. It was also parked next to a very well known 16v vauxhal powered mini worth around £10k for almost a year, again with no problems.....

Lets hope orange is found safe and sound.....

Must have known what they were doing, especialy with the alarm it had fitted. That potntial buyer seems very dodgy.


Ben

[taffy1967]

It appears to be on e-Bay?: -

Click Me

[shorty]

that might be the add the original owner put up.

but it could well be a new add.

could the OP confirm if that ebay user is the bloke whos had it stolen or not?