Three classic cars stolen at Good Guys car show.

[CSX 4133]

 
This kind of thing always worries me about certain car shows.

http://vintagemotorsport.com/2019/11/cars-stolen-bay-area-auto-show/

[Bigfoot]

F~!€£!¥\!!

[67 GT350]

Maybe I am stupid, but can I ask, how does that happen?

[JWH]

Maybe I am stupid, but can I ask, how does that happen?

Great question. Something smells like week-old fish here.

[67 GT350]

Maybe I am stupid, but can I ask, how does that happen?

Great question. Something smells like week-old fish here.

I know, right?
"Look honey there goes a car just like ours, wait it is ours, did you leave the keys in the ignition?"
Things that make you go HUUUUUH??!?!?!?!!?!

[CSX 4133]

In the case of the Impala it supposedly had a steering wheel lock (Ala the Club) installed.

Local news story on the theft.
https://www.sfgate.com/cars/article/Porsche-Impala-Mustang-stolen-Goodguys-car-show-14829342.php#photo-18599505

[J_Speegle]

Haven't gone to that show for a couple of years. Think it would be easier to get the cars in other ways but this sounds more like a group effort. Of course now a says if someone saw something they would be more likely to take a video than get involved

In the case of the Impala it supposedly had a steering wheel lock (Ala the Club) installed.

That takes about 2-5 seconds to bypass/remove. We use to have races to see how quickly you could get one off a car. 

[Side-Oilers]

Yep.  A thief will just bend or cut the steering wheel to remove it.

Doesn't matter if the Club is hardened steel when steering wheels aren't.

[1967 eight barrel]

While many of you poo-poo carrying of a sidearm to shows. This is why I always do it.  This is a new gang challenge.
However, I go to shows now with the same three veterans.  Here in Texas we all watch out for each other.

I won the best in show this weekend at the SSG Alex Viola Memorial Car Show in Keller.  426 cars in attendance this weekend and some pretty heavy competition.  Had a good showing of Mustang and Cougars!
                                                                                           -Keith

[69mach351w]

Maybe I am stupid, but can I ask, how does that happen?

I'm wondering too.
Because I never take my eye off my Mach 1 (per se) at a car show until it's in my car hauler locked with brinks or safe at home.

Must've happened at night sitting alone or when car show was over

[Bigfoot]

I remember leaving my car unattended, overnight at SAAC 33 but it was with several others and the option was better than the Hotel parking lot.

[SFM5S000]

This is exactly why I always avoided the Good Guy's Car show in Pleasanton. Good show, very cool cars BUT some of the shady-est (real word?) people go.
I doubt the 3 cars taken were actually in the show, (maybe) But attendees bring really cool cars to it and park in the fairgrounds parking lots (fields) and leave them for hours with no one around. So it would be fairly easy to steal a car. Being on the fairgrounds property, the fairgrounds has some responsibility to report it.
The Good Guys used to have one of the best Swap Meets for parts though.
In the past when I went, I'd take a normal daily driver.

Cheers,
~Earl J

[BGlover67]

Do you think the Porsche was real or one of the many fiberglas redo's?  Big value difference of course.

Where is our classic Porsche consultant NC TrackRat?

[FL SAAC]

very opportune time to rename venue...bad guys car show...

[Don Johnston]

And rename the town to Not-So-Pleasanton, CA