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Subject:Re: Self-tapping Theft Prevention
From:Steven Dodson
Date:Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:52:05 -0700

A guy I knew back in the 80's, had a Dasher. Someone kept stealing his
radio.
He glued razor blades to the back of the 3rd replacement.
Well, regardless of the blood all over the interior and having the sh#t
kicked out of the passenger side of the car, his radio was never stolen
again.

-Steven Dodson
Kneeland, CA
"Inga" the 87 Syncro

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of George Goff
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 7:56 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Self-tapping Theft Prevention

In a message dated 9/4/02 9:46:50 AM, 72510.1173@COMPUSERVE.COM writes:

<< Does anyone have any clever prevention techniques? >>

Abstinence.  No, really now, it is common knowledge that the greasers during
the fifties were known to line their fender skirts with razor blades in
order
to prevent theft.  Sure.  While I cannot attest to that, I did once see the
bloody trail left by the one too many drunks who tried to tear down the
hanging sign over the entrance to my buddy's go-go bar (known today as a
gentlemen's club).

It takes some balls to do something like this.  But, more importantly, it
takes even more presence of mind whenever the van is taken in to have the
coolant changed.

George

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