Old car security

[mtbase]

I have a couple old beauties, a 66 Coronet 500 and a 66 Barracuda. With my limited experience, I'm quite sure that I could steal my cars with almost no difficulty. Knowing that, I'm always looking over my shoulder whenever they're parked.

I'm not a fan of alarm systems...don't like the look.
My thinking is a "FOB" type of fuel-line switch, would prevent a thief from getting far.

Does something like that exist?
What does anyone else use?

 

[Darter6]

Easy toggle switch wired to the distributor wire hidden under the dash.
Or a battery cut off switch with removable key.

 

[BeatersRus]

all it takes is a jumper wire and a screwdriver and those cars would be gone.
exceptions would be when they switched to ignition lock on the column later on around 69-70?

what you want is a kill switch,so they cannot even start the car.

 

[Fran Blacker]

BB are easy remove the rotor and coil to throw them off. Pull the wire off ballast resistor. Have switch that blows the horn if hood is opened. Tow trucks win in most cases.

 

[Darter6]

Old saying, If they want it bad enough,they WILL take it.

 

[69L48Z27]

Make sure your insurance is good and up to date if your worried. @Darter6 is spot on, if someone wants it they’ll take it regardless.

 

[Dennis H]

Insurance, park smart, car cover. They can be stolen no matter what.

 

[tmaleck]

I used a ford dual tank selector valve on a couple of my restorations. I put a good alarm system with an aux. output wire. Wire that to the valve, cap off the non-used side of the valve and that way they will only drive as far as the float bowl will take them.

I agree a tow truck will almost always win, but on my 68 I'm going to try Revelco. They claim zero drive off thefts, but I'm sure there is some fine print somewhere. The idea is to make it harder to steal than the other guys.

 

[Dipstick]

A wheel-lift tow truck overcomes most anti-theft devices.

 

[cr8crshr]

Or this idea...How about a locked garage? You do have one right???cr8crshr/Bill

 

[ph23vo]

fuel cut off solenoid http://www.dan-marc.com/rv-parts-12-volt-fuel-shut-off-valves.html

 

[tmaleck]

I know a guy that had a really nice 67 442. It was in his locked garage and they still got it. Ripped the garage door off with a chain and drug it out. They ruined the right side of the car catching it on the door frame. Car was found missing the drivetrain, they were not interested the car, just the high end engine, trans and rear end.

 

[Bb70charger500]

 

[greycharger]

We should have a universal location method of marking the parts on our cars while they are being restored. A Chart locating specific unseen areas on the different parts. For instance, the car's VIN inscribed on the bottom of the Distributor before installation, same with the bottom of the Carburetor base.
A car is stolen. It is either made into another car with a clear title or it is parted out. If stolen, it would have at least 100 parts with the car's true VIN. If it is parted, the parts will have either a VIN or a grind spot.
While a mark removed doesn't identify where the part originated, it's a good enough reason for a Deputy Sheriff to have a talk with the person who sold the part to find out how they came to own it.
We as hobbyists would know where to look for a number when we receive the OEM Dual Point Distributor we bought on eBay.
The professional thieves would avoid cars that have a sticker identifying them as ones that are "marked," and the opportunist thief would get caught because they didn't notice the hidden markings.

 

[GetX'd]

Cut off switch to the battery. Toggle under the dash in an inconspicuous place. It’s all about a delay tactic. Like everyone else says - if they want it they’ll steal it. You can just delay them a little to make them nervous and maybe bail. Popular these days in LA to just drag them out and tow them away. Midnight Auto. I always dead bolted my garage door. Would have to rip the door off the tracks to get at it.

 

[BB14404SPD]

Killswitch, gas cutoff. All the above suggestions, but add a GPS tracker. Real time is best like this as an example.

https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Tec-Port...g=4158961|n836e346191524f41a9dadcd72818f07822

Or just get a Viper alarm have it installed hidden from site and add the GPS module. Use the horns in the car not the siren.

 

[Ron H]

A dummy coil wire works to not gain a start of the car if the shitwads are savvy enough to look for this as they''ll think the coil wire is intact; but as posted, a tow truck is hard to beat. Suppose a GPS tracker would be nifty with a 357 mag follow up...

 

[MOPARENT]

I'd just leave my wife in it....shes pretty quick on the draw...

 

[khryslerkid]

 

[dadsbee]

Shop is 1000 feet from the road, only one way in or out, dog, alarm system, backhoe and guns.... come try.