Security for your Shelby's:I am curious as...

I purchase insurance.

robin

 

Car alarms annoy people and are usually ignored. However, home security systems attract the attention of everyone from neighbors to the police department to a security service. I have my GT350 security system on the same frequency of the home alarm. The car alarm sets off the house alarm with horns, flashing lights and a call to the security service. The Shelby frequently sits outside next to the house with no problem. I also make sure that all friends and neighbors as well as any visiting maintenance people know that I have this system. No one has touched the car in over 12 years. Just about any security company can put the system in for only a couple hundred bucks over the home system. The range is about 300 feet in case you have to move the car away from the house when the house is being painted, for example.

 

Good advice.

Living near the edge of nowhere, I often forget that there are thieves. Where I live, it is rare to bump into someone that knows what a Shelby is. Most people just think I am too cheap to own a new car.

robin

 

Hi

My buddy`s from poland and as you might know they are the world
best car thiefs!
And what he did to prevent his porsche from being stolen is
he installed a hidden switch wich will break the circuit to the
fuel and ignition system. That is 100% better than the original
security system of the car.
So what i would suggest is to install such a switch!
And lock the doors of you garage real good.

Hope that helps you
Bye Jerry the half polish guy

 

I always thought it would be great if somebody would invent a system that could work off of GPS. Something that could run off a few long life lithium batteries that could be hidden behind interior trim panels. That way if the car does disappear, it could hopefully be tracked and recovered in a timely manner. If it can be done with a "chip" in a golf ball, I would think the technology could be developed for automobile security.

Anybody using a Lojac system? My understanding is that it works in a manner similair to this but requires power from the vehicles battery. This could be a problem if the car is in storage a lot and the battery is unhooked.

If anybody has any ideas or knows of a system like the one mentioned above, I would certainly like to hear from you. Send a PM if the topic is to sensative for a public formum format. Thanks

 

Transport trucks have the system you are thinking about. The GPS tracks the truck and can tell the computer on the truck to shut it down. The best is not to let people know what you have. I rarely tell anyone what is in the garage. If someone asks I just say a Tarus or Focus. Car never sits outside and garage door is closed unless I have something else in the driveway to block the view.

 

I wrote up a little ditty and placed it in everyone of my neighbors mailboxes. It said something like: My car is not "for sale". If they ever see somebody other than me drive off in it, call the police. If some wrecker or car trailer shows up to take it away, take pictures, and write down the license number of the truck, and call the police.
Now, folks would have to get past the locks, the hidden switches, the other locks, the alarms, oh, and the Lojack. And if they get even that far, they're going to find my vin number engraved on practically every part of my car.
Mine ain't one they want to go steal....

 

I was surprised by how many people would stop when I had the garage door open to look at the car when I first got it. I now keep it covered and no one has came up since. If someone comes over that I don’t know them well and they ask what is under the cover I say it is just a old mustang. You can also take the rotor and/or the coil wire off.

 

Living in the out skirts of no where helps. In 9 years, Iv'e had two people even notice my cars. One was a lady that thought the Shelby would be a nice car for her 16 year old. The other was a collector out of Mexico that was checking on a restoration of his 69 Trans-Am convertible. A guy down the steet was doing for him. So he already new I had it and was fishing for a deal. Having ten dogs on the property discourages intruders. Living in a state where it's legal to kill someone driving off with your car, even if it's a repo-man, I am sure helps. If for some reason I fell insecure I park a 42,000 pound drilling rig in the only drive that goes to my shop. The last one could be a problem if the shop cought fire, since the fire dept. couldn't get to it.

 

I figure a locked garage w/alarm is fine, but I think anyone who trailer their car with all sorts of decals that indicates what's inside is an idiot. I was at show in Pensacola, and every trailer had massive decals plastered all over them for Boss, Shelby, etc. Worst thing people can do, especially traveling overnight and staying hotels, or stopping in rest areas, etc. I keep my trailer blank, don't open doors with anyone around, and try to keep a low profile. It's different when advertising a business, but for personal stuff, I choose to keep things quiet.

 

My Supersnake from Unique I believe comes with a GPS tracking system. Something that could be easily hidden on an original as well.