[428ho4spd]

Just trying to help out the owner here...


Dear Webmaster, I need your help! My name is Ren Neville and my 1972 Pontiac Ventura was stolen out of my garage on 12-21-11 in the early AM. I would appreciate your sending this post to your membership and anyone else that you think might help should one spot the car or a similarity. I live in a gated community with hourly patrols. The thieves somehow gained entrance through the owner activated gates and avoided the patrols. Behind my Ventura in the driveway was my El Camino. The thieves broke the steering column, broke the glove box, gained access to my garage opener, pushed the El Camino into the street then removed the Ventura from the garage. I doubt very seriously that the subject car is in my area now so if you see any resemblance I'd appreciate your advising me either by phone or by email: renneville@sbcglobal.net

I need your help as I doubt very seriously that my car is still in the East Bay, Brentwood area. The following information is furnished for your consideration. Brentwood CA. Police report is number 11005247. Responding officer is Aaron Peachman #478. Non emergency Police telephone number in Brentwood is 925-778-2441. California car license plate number if not changed is 5YOR757.

My telephone number 925-392-8536. If you spot any “Huggin Orange” Pontiac Ventura's or a Ventura that you suspect might have been altered, or know of one being altered, or notice one being advertised in your local paper, I'd appreciate your cooperation. I would ask that you to try and identify any distinguishing features and call me directly or snap a few photo's with your Cell phone and forward them to me for identification. If spotted, you might call your local Police Department and report your findings and ask them to contact the Brentwood (Contra Costa County) Police Department. Again, I should be able to identify the auto even with altered plates and or different paint etc.

In the spirit of cooperation and being a former Car Club member, I hope I can impress the fact that in today's world, one can never take things for granite or feel safe and secure as I did in my “protected” community.

I am attaching a single photo but have other views available which I would be more than happy to send upon request along with your email address.
Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated, and I thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Ren Neville
925-392-8536
renneville@sbcglobal.net

[LeighP]

All that effort...for a Ventura? I wouldn't have thought they were that collectable to be worth that sort of concerted effort on the part of the thieves.

Don't get me worng, I like Venturas.....but its not a GTO or a Trans Am....
I sure hope the guy gets his car back.

[Formulabruce]

Probably one of those "ordered cars" you hear about. Guy from overseas pays for one to be found and shipped illegally
CHECK THE DOCKS IN LA!!

[SupergasDil]

In a gated community ? How in the heck did these guys avoid patrol, bust a window and a steering column without being heard (early am ) push a car out of the way and use a garage door opener without being heard ? 99% of garage doors are friggin noisy as heck. I'm assuming the owner wasn't home or he would have heard all of the commotion. And how did they take the Ventura ? Drive it out of the garage ? It just sounds wierd to me.

[Stuckinda60s]

Those guys really knew where it was and how to get it. They also, apparently, knew your schedule. This person has had contact with you or knows you. This wasn't something done on the spur of the moment, it was planned.

Has anyone expressed interest in the car or been to your house to see it? Anyone offer to buy it? It wouldn't have too have been too recently. Because it's a Ventura, I would think that someone wants it for a racecar or to replace a wreck.

I would look in as many body shops in the area as you can find. Enlist your friends, as well. More than likely, the VIN would be changed, but I'm sure there are other ways to identify it. It may even be being made into a Nova, but the hidden VIN's would still be there.

Good luck.

[bigborehunter]

Go through all your delivered items personell. Some one had intell.

[se428bandit]

Is this the same car. This Ventura is on Ebay right now,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-...item3a748f2c48

UPDATE,just talked to the owner and the car was recovered after 2 1/2 months and this is the car on ebay. I'm glad to see he got it back in one piece.

[428ho4spd]

Good news!... and good eye bandit!

[blueghoast]

So is there any info on who had it or the theives
that stole it. And did they go after the basterds
I hope they fry there asses. Nothing worse then
a theive. It's cool that he got his car back.

GT.

[LeighP]

Great he got the car back...its a nice looking ride....price on the auction looks good.
Would love to know the story on who took it and how it got recovered.

[Keith Vrabec]

funny how the ebay pics are in the same location as the original pic...less some trim, must be owner selling after recovery?