Chrysler 300 theft prevention

[CBODY67]

That's a really nice looking car! Sure to draw attention where ever it is. It would be nice to do what you say with it, BUT is that experience worth losing it? Leave it at home in a safe and locked environment. Get a Mustang convertible (or similar) to rent and enjoy the scenery that way. Get their "insurance" or use your AmEx card to pay for the rental (with LDW for the rental, not the day, I believe the Optima version has that coverage in it).

You can put all of the electronic gizmos on the car to prevent theft or find it later, but as long as the wheels will turn, it's vulnerable. Ever heard of "repo wreckers"? If they're nice, they might put dollies under the wheels that won't turn. All the other stuff does is thwart the lesser-qualified thieves. All it takes to get into a convertible is a pocket knife.

Your judgment call.

CBODY67

 

[Ironwolf]

Top Five Security Devices for Classic Cars - Mopar Muscle


https://www.liveviewgps.com/blog/protecting-classic-car-theft/

LoJack - Vehicle recovery system can track vehicles where GPS can’t - LoJack

Secure your classic car with these 4 gadgets - Fleet Dynamics

10 Easy Ways You Can Prevent Classic Car Theft | Hot Rod Wires

 

[antonellomopar]

thank you everybody for the answers. The car is at a friend's place in Huntington Beach, where he is slowly fixing and improving the car. I bought the car last year in Canada, brought to CA with the idea of bringing back to Italy. But at almost 6 meters long, I will have a hard time getting in and out of my garage. So I decided to leave the car with him, so he can slowly fix all details and he can enjoy the car. The fun thing is that I never drove the car...just half a mile when arrived from Canada. So I was thinking about driving the 300 to some nice places in CA like Palm Springs or San Diego or Zabriskie Point...places like this. Not Compton or downtown LA for sure.

 

[65 500]

One, or more, of these.

 

[CBODY67]

One, or more, of these.

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Those went with the Dale Robertson customized 1958 Buick Limited convertible. Holsters in the custom-mate door panels, along with the cowhide-pattern upholstery.

CBODY67

 

[cm23uoc]

Cars From the Past -1958 Buick Limited
Used to be another car in the Bortz collection.

 

[CBODY67]

Thanks for the link. Also YouTube vid with some new car show clips. Shotguns "on the hump" and "six-gun" in the door.

CBODY67

 

[65 500]

Thanks for the link. Also YouTube vid with some new car show clips. Shotguns "on the hump" and "six-gun" in the door.

CBODY67

Actually the "guns on the hump" are probably 30-30 Winchester 94's.
The car probably has never been successfully car-jacked either.

 

[live4theking]

One, or more, of these.

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Don't dial 911, pick up 1911!

 

[Carmine]

You could bring a guy like Furio over with you. He likes cars.



And he's handy with a bat.

 

[73Coupe]

A quick version of the coil wire or rotor removal....just switch the coil wire for one of the spark plug wires. It would be hard to spot that anything is wrong, and the car won't start. I usually do this whenever I have to leave my car unattended in a place like Oakland, SF, etc. It only takes 10 seconds.

 

[73Coupe]

thank you everybody for the answers. The car is at a friend's place in Huntington Beach, where he is slowly fixing and improving the car. I bought the car last year in Canada, brought to CA with the idea of bringing back to Italy. But at almost 6 meters long, I will have a hard time getting in and out of my garage. So I decided to leave the car with him, so he can slowly fix all details and he can enjoy the car. The fun thing is that I never drove the car...just half a mile when arrived from Canada. So I was thinking about driving the 300 to some nice places in CA like Palm Springs or San Diego or Zabriskie Point...places like this. Not Compton or downtown LA for sure.

You'll feel at home with this car in a place like Palm Springs. Lots of old cars there, big streets, and January will be one of the best months for good weather there.
If you're staying long, there's a big car auction and show at the end of every February in downtown Palm Springs, McCormick's Classic Car Auction.

 

[cantflip]

You can't stop a determined thief... just slow them down or make it too much trouble to be worth it for them... Of course you could try this:

 

[SPF Required]

Not that there are many smart criminals trolling FCBO, but this thread just revealed a lot of the secrets to theft to keeping these cars safe.

I have always used a club on the wheel as an initial visual deterrent. My 300 is also a convertible so I leave nothing in the car worth stealing and the doors unlocked when I park it. If some low life dirt bag wants to rummage through my glove box or look under the seats, I’d rather not have him cut through my top to find out there is nothing there worth stealing. All the other things mentioned above are good tips as well.

 

[Davea Lux]

Not that there are many smart criminals trolling FCBO, but this thread just revealed a lot of the secrets to theft to keeping these cars safe.

I have always used a club on the wheel as an initial visual deterrent. My 300 is also a convertible so I leave nothing in the car worth stealing and the doors unlocked when I park it. If some low life dirt bag wants to rummage through my glove box or look under the seats, I’d rather not have him cut through my top to find out there is nothing there worth stealing. All the other things mentioned above are good tips as well.

Back in the days of push button glove box locks, we used to straighten out a barbed fish hook and thread it out the back of the key slot and bend it over. Must have lead to some very colorful language from the perp who left a hunk of his thumb on the hook.

Dave