messerschmitt owner Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 KR175 has been stolen from a lock-up in Edinburgh. Reg. no. TPX 743. Dome cracked. Nothing else was taken! Police Scotland Incident 2390/ 19.01.16Keep 'em peeled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 'dome cracked'..?? Wouldn't come quietly then. TS Slartibartfast, HillmanImp and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy406v6 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Bastards !!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 it's one of about fiteen in the UK, so not exactly easy to resell or even break for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 it's one of about fiteen in the UK, so not exactly easy to resell or even break for parts. I'm guessing stolen to order. Could well be on it's way out of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 even off out the country - it's a small market of very knowledgable people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Not the sort of thing you wouldn't notice, I have only ever seen one KR175 and that was a very rotten one on the back of a pick-up in about 1984, when I worked in Cheltenham with a Messerschmitt afficionado/nutter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 On the plus side, should be easy to identify on the oval. Christine, simmo, flat4alfa and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 On the plus side, should be easy to identify on the oval.more likely to be found at the greyhound racing, as the 'rabbit' barefoot, eddyramrod, Christine and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 sad. Will keep a look out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Who would steal a plane? Ah! Bugger. Hope they find it. Intact. messerschmitt owner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 it was the only thing stolen - not just from the garage but also from the row ... someone wanted it. Nick has had it 30 years + so it's upsetting. stephen01 and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 it was the only thing stolen - not just from the garage but also from the row ... someone wanted it. Like I said. I'm sure it's destined for someone's private collection. Very upsetting I'm sure, but I'm not confident considering it was the only thing touched that it'll be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Christ these are well valuable too. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Like I said. I'm sure it's destined for someone's private collection. Very upsetting I'm sure, but I'm not confident considering it was the only thing touched that it'll be seen again.when it was restored, it had some body mods done that are unique to the car so it is very very distinctive. If it reappears, even fiddled with, or in parts, it'll be obvious. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Torana Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 But as you imply, stolen to order. The new "owner" must be planning on hiding it away for years, not taking it out for shows and club runs etc, as the car will be hotter than (insert clever and amusing hotness comparative). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckythirteen Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'll pass it on, I know a few folk on Edinburgh, so you never know. More eyes on the case... messerschmitt owner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 But as you imply, stolen to order. The new "owner" must be planning on hiding it away for years, not taking it out for shows and club runs etc, as the car will be hotter than (insert clever and amusing hotness comparative). Or the new owner will buy it from a supplier, who stole it as they knew someone is after one of these and the new owner will be very dissapointed when its taken off them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 recovered safe and sound! richardmorris, Jim Bergerac, derskine and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt owner Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 dumped on waste ground - currently surround by forensics bods before recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 This has made my day. There might be more important shit in the world, but I still find this stuff really upsetting. Sorry! Human moment. Luckythirteen, tooSavvy, oldcars and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckythirteen Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Good news. Hope it's unharmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Great news, hope there is no damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Good news, probably too hot to handle. I know this seems to be said all the time, but the amount of classics you hear about being nicked at the moment is staggering. There was a spell the other week where a different Cortina seemed to be pinched every flipping day! There are some brazen scumbags about so you can never be overly cautious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Excellent! So glad it's turned up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 as the car will be hotter than . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Perhaps in the act of pushing it as far as the waste ground they sobered up enough to realise how FUCKING STUPID they were and that their plan to hide it in the cupboard under the stairs would mean there would be no room for the hoover. messerschmitt owner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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