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rgtrahn
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![[Eek!]](eek.gif) HAHA! Man thats ![[BS flag]](graemlins/bs_flag.gif) . Could you imagine if your Mustang was crushed w/ out compensation? Well I guess thats why we drive Mustangs and not rice ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
Posts: 781 | From: Roseville | Registered: Oct 2006
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03SVTPower
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I like this line, "The 350-horsepower engine topped out at 160 mph, Hoang said, swearing it could beat a Corvette or even a Ferrari." ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Posts: 3481 | From: Nor-Cal | Registered: Oct 2001
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92stangLX
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If you read the article it says
"They must prove that the serial or identification numbers on a vehicle or its parts are removed, altered or destroyed."
before they can destroy the car. Sounds like these cars had stolen parts on them.
Posts: 5302 | From: San Francisco | Registered: Sep 2003
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Wildfire532FB
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Heres another article on it, they had stolen parts on the cars.
By Greg Risling
ASSOCIATED PRESS
1:27 p.m. June 20, 2007
RIALTO – Charles Hoang winced when the whoosh went out of the tires. Daniel Maldonado took pictures with a digital camera as glass exploded and rained down to the ground.
The two teens didn't know each other but they shared a common grief standing near each other under the sweltering sun Wednesday. They both watched helplessly as the cars they had so meticulously souped up and tricked out were crushed and turned into metal pancakes as part of a crackdown on illegal street racing in Southern California.
“That's my heart, my dream,” said a visibly upset Hoang, 18, of Chino, who was surrounded by friends as his 1998 Acura Integra was put into a compactor. “That's my girlfriend, the love of my life. The cops can crush my car, but they can't crush my memories.”
Six vehicles were destroyed at an auto graveyard as local law enforcement ramped up enforcement against illegal street racing, which is responsible for or suspected in 13 deaths in Southern California since March.
The thrill-seeking, adrenaline-pumping activity is rampant in Riverside and San Bernardino counties east of Los Angeles where rows of tract homes line wide streets ideal for racing. Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested for investigation of street racing activities over the past two years in San Bernardino County alone. That includes spectators as well as drivers.
Although police said they have managed to reduce illegal racing and related fatal collisions, they are well aware the underground hobby still thrives.
“We are making a dent,” said Ontario police Cpl. Jeff Higbee. “But it's summertime and ... we expect to see more activity.”
Hoang said he was caught late last year racing his prized car on which he spent at least $10,000 to get into top shape. The 350-horsepower engine topped out at 160 mph, Hoang said, swearing it could beat a Corvette or even a Ferrari.
When police popped open the hood, Hoang said, they found a stolen transmission. Hoang flashed a receipt for the transmission he bought from his father who runs an auto shop and doubted the item was hot.
“Everything on that car was practically brand new,” Hoang said as he watched his car get moved to auto death row. “They should take out the stuff that matters, auction it off, and give the money to charity.”
Because racers put heavy stress on their vehicles, they often burn out or blow up parts. Higbee said the need for the expensive parts has created a “theft mill” where additional cars – usually Hondas or Acuras – are stolen and stripped of the necessary replacements.
Most of the cars police examine are illegally modified. Sergio Zavala, 18, was pulled over in his 1993 yellow Honda Civic for a broken tail light in December. He had purchased a B-20 Vtech engine with a double-overhead cam a couple months before, and after a police investigation, was told it was stolen.
Zavala, who admits he's been involved in street racing, estimates he and his mother spent about $10,000 to make improvements to his car.
After watching his Civic demolished, Zavala is left without a car as he plans to attend a fire academy in the fall.
“It's heartbreaking to see this,” said Zavala, who graduated from high school last year. “This is where all my time and money went.”
Maldonado also said he put plenty of time and effort working on his 1992 black Honda Civic. He was stopped in November by police in what Higbee described as an area where racers gather.
The 18-year-old mechanic said a vehicle identification sticker apparently fell off and without it, police suspected some of the parts were stolen. Maldonado stood several feet away from his car as it was pounded into a heap of metal.
Maldonado said he has taken the advice of police – by racing legally on one of several race courses around Southern California. For the money spent in fines and other penalties – on average about $5,000 for illegally modified cars – Higbee said street racers could compete about 250 times a year at a legitimate track.
“If you have to race, take it to a legal venue,” Higbee said. “But as long as they keep racing illegally, we keep crushing their cars.”
All three men who saw their vehicles destroyed accused the police of auto profiling. They said they target only Hondas and Acuras, hoping to find something. Maldonado said he's driven a 1989 Toyota Supra but never been stopped.
They also believe illegal street racing will continue to prosper across the region.
“It will never go away,” Maldonado said. “If it's in your heart, you will continue to do it until you can't anymore.”
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070620-1327-ca-crushedhotrods.html
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Posts: 17580 | From: 530 | Registered: Jun 2002
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warhorse58gt
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1# don't buy stolen parts.
2# get new parts that carry c.a.r.b. #'s ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Posts: 4200 | From: 209 | Registered: Jun 2007
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OldSchoolFormula
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Don't buy stolen parts? Say you blow up your T-5 and buy it from some guy who's swapping his original T-5 out for a shiny new TKO. 6 months later, the guys car is stolen. You then get pulled over a month later and the police search your car. They find that your legally bought T-5 is from a stolen car. Your car gets crushed.
How does THAT sound?
Posts: 410 | From: Livermore | Registered: Jan 2002
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NorCalRydaz
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quote:
Originally posted by OldSchoolFormula:
Don't buy stolen parts? Say you blow up your T-5 and buy it from some guy who's swapping his original T-5 out for a shiny new TKO. 6 months later, the guys car is stolen. You then get pulled over a month later and the police search your car. They find that your legally bought T-5 is from a stolen car. Your car gets crushed.
How does THAT sound?
sounds like bull-Sh*t
Posts: 2963 | From: San Jo | Registered: Sep 2003
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