Stolen ElCamino

[79 GP 4 speed]

I need to install a kill switch yet. When I park my car I turn the steering wheel to full lock and set the parking brake

 

[scoti]

Kill switches work until someone takes it with a tow truck.

Exactly. Ask me how I know this

 

[LeftLaneOnly]

Any news on this

 

[Built6spdMCSS]

Nothing at the moment other than a suspect vehicle and the time it took them to hot wire the car.

 

[JD1964]

Nothing at the moment other than a suspect vehicle and the time it took them to hot wire the car.

Hot wire? With the right slide hammer they can yank the ignition lock cylinder with and start it with a screw driver in about 10 seconds. After all they need to overcome steering lock too. The slide hammer will do both at the same time right?

 

[Mac442]

The previous owner of my Cutlass installed 2 well hidden kill switches. Cutlass owners in the 80s and 90s were really paranoid when they were the most stolen car in America every year . . .

Won't help though against a flat bed . . .

 

[Built6spdMCSS]

Hot wire? With the right slide hammer they can yank the ignition lock cylinder with and start it with a screw driver in about 10 seconds. After all they need to overcome steering lock too. The slide hammer will do both at the same time right?

Couldn't tell you, never tried to steal one of these cars, I prefer to buy them and hope they don't get stolen..

 

[SS_Malibu]

I'll try and pull the pictures from this thread and post them on my thread at work. I'll tell my guys to keep an eye out for it. I have about 23 guys who are all over the Phoenix area including the East Valley.

 

[Built6spdMCSS]

The more eyes the better but something tells me this one won't turn up

 

[Michael Watts]

My 1981 El Camino SS was almost stolen twice .And because of that I had to replace the damaged steering column . Until I installed a "club" steering wheel lock.And ever since then they have left it alone.