Stolen Cobras (My insurance comp.))

[WarrenG]

Originally Posted by UncleDenny

When parked I use a club on the steering wheel and install the tonneau cover. Also turn off the keyed battery isolator switch which I painted flat black and blends in with the carper.

I also put the tonneau on if the car is going to be out of my line of sight. I thought about using the club but figured it was too much extra weight since I usually take the steering wheel with me when the car is parked out of my sight. Gets a lot of looks when I carry it into the restaurant!

[Gunner]

Hmm. I wrote the original book on automotive security systems but haven't had an "alarm system" (I hate that term) in a car for quite a while. My Mustang has a customized and extremely redundant system I designed around an Ungo controller. I need to think about what I can put on the Cobra to make it entertaining for would-be thieves...

At one time I was researching a book on auto theft and associated with some... interesting characters. One claimed he was the original of the "backwards Corvette" story and gave me enough verifiable points to make it believable.

(Guy owned a beautiful '63 split-window with an original FI 327. He kept it in a locked garage with an alarm, with an alarm on the car, and the chassis chained to two huge staples cast into the concrete floor. One day he deactivated the alarm and unlocked the garage to find the Vette, alarm still set, still chained and locked to the floor, *backwards* from the way he had parked it. The note under the windshield read, "We want it, we'll come get it.")

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Gunner

I need to think about what I can put on the Cobra to make it entertaining for would-be thieves...

Well think up something... you don't need an EE to figure out how to hot wire this switch -- it's even labeled for the thief.

[RET_COP]

My American Modern policy states "Never left unattended in any private or public facility unless the facility is continuously guarded" umm I wonder if I am watching my car from a window while eating is that guarded. It has to be
Lou

[thudmaster]

I had state farm when I let my friend borrow my cobra. He totaled it and they paid in full. One month later they insured my next superformance. I never had any restrictions on the policy. I have none on any of the cars I have owned. I think I would shop for a new company if they told me I have to keep my eye on it all the time. Evan is correct; you don't need them (theft insurance) if you always watch it.

my two cents.......

[Gunner]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Well think up something... you don't need an EE to figure out how to hot wire this switch -- it's even labeled for the thief.

I know... I'll change the labels!

I'd say the problem is about 25% hotwiring/driving away and 75% being towed or flatbedded. Borrow 3-4% for malicious damage while parked. Hmmm.

[Maricopa]

In case I missed it, has anyone actually had, or even heard of someone else having had their Cobra replica stolen?