Help! Classic car stolen - 1967 Sunbeam Alpine

[eastlondonseagull]

Afternoon all,

Not started a post on here for a good while, but I thought the good community of NSCers around the world might be able to help out here...

My mate's classic car was stolen from a gated car park on the Hackney Road in East London on 24 February. No CCTV, unfortunately.

It's a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine, blue, registration RWJ 666F. Pics pasted below:





There's been a spate of thefts like this over the last 12 months or so, and I'm wondering whether it might have been stolen to order and possibly shipped abroad.

It's his pride and joy, so if any NSCers into classic cars see it / hear about it or have any information, please call 101 and quote reference 4204707-14. Or send me a PM.

Thanks all

 

[eastlondonseagull]

The roof comes off, so you might see it out and about as an open-top car.

Thanks again

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Are you on twitter? I am sure it could spread quite quickly. If not, perhaps I could post it (or someone with more than my 500 followers).

Do the police not look at CCTV footage around the area for missing cars or do they not have the time/energy?

 

[Mackenzie]

Lovely looking car. Poor bloke must be gutted.

*******s!

 

[StonehamPark]

Ernest thread on the way...

 

[grubbyhands]

Sorry to hear that, it looks as though there's a market for lovely old stuff like that. A mate of a mate has just had his mid 70's RS2000 stolen from a locked garage in Lightwater, Surrey...Scumbags!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Isn't Rachel Riley a 'friend' of yours? She's got 196,000 followers.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Reckon it is already in a shipping container on the way to Bucharest.

 

[Jbanged]

I will look out for it over here.

Some absolute f*** faces about.

 

[grubbyhands]

Sorry to hear that, it looks as though there's a market for lovely old stuff like that. A mate of a mate has just had his mid 70's RS2000 stolen from a locked garage in Lightwater, Surrey...Scumbags!

Forgot to add, he's a policeman as well for what it's worth.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Forgot to add, he's a policeman as well for what it's worth.

Did the RS2000 have orange stripes down the side

 

[dougdeep]

I loved the Sunbeam Tiger. Worth a fortune these days.

 

[Algernon]

Get it put in the Stolen section on the retro rides forum.
http://retrorides.proboards.com/board/35/stolen

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

My next door neighbour in Saltdean had a white one of these back in the 70's - used it for pulling [not towing].

Hate to be negative but it's now in the same place as Lord Lucan, Shergar and Madeline MaCann - lost without trace

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

My van was stolen in Whitechapel a few years back, and despite it being clearly in frame of a CCTV camera, the police couldn't be bothered to lift a finger. Hopefully your mate has better luck though!

 

[RandyWanger]

Get it put in the Stolen section on the retro rides forum.
http://retrorides.proboards.com/board/35/stolen

I'll post it on RR.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

I'll post it on RR.

Thanks. Cheers everyone - my friend said the police didn't seem bothered until he started pestering. Fingers crossed someone spots it

 

[seagull_in_malaysia]

Nice car.

I reckon you'd only steal a car like that if it was "to order" i.e. it is probably off-street somewhere or abroad.