Catch a Thief!

[Mark Shaw]

Many of you know Garyl Turley from Wichita, KS. He is a past

national HCCA president and an originator of the REO 1 & 2 Cylinder

Registry. His car barn was burglarized a few days ago. They took

his red open trailer which was loaded with swap meet parts that he

had down at Chickasha last fall. There was an unrestored complete

1916 Model T engine, a power glide transmission, and an early rear &

front end off of ??? among other things on the trailer. They took a

considerable amount of brass. Included were a newly restored sets of

Solar No. 41 and Solar 41A sidelights. One set had magnifier lenses.

A repo set of brass E & J side & taillights for his 1912 Model T; a

brass Corcoran tail light off of his 1909 2-cylinder REO; ALL his

inventory of repo Vintique motometers, radiator caps, mirrors,

hubcaps, etc. that he took to swap meets (4 large blue plastic

storage boxes); all the brass (manganese bronze) castings he had

such as Neverout taillight brackets, castings for early 1 cylinder

Cadillac and 1 & 2 cylinder REO's (pedals, seat brackets, body irons

for the top, etc.), and early Model T's (1912 rear fender irons,

rear frame cast brackets). Approx. 3 dozen head, side & tail lights

(1920's on back) he had purchased from the Jasper Wigglesworth

collection. Plus his modern tools, 2 air compressors, paint guns,

buffers, and floor jack. If you see or hear of anything such as

this "surfacing", please call Garyl or Linda at (316) 832-0994.

Posted by Verne Shirk for Garyl. (For those of you who don't know

him he was left blind after an antique car accident in Y2K.) You never

know where this stuff may show up. He would appreciate it if you

could keep an eye out for any suspicious activity such as people

trying to sell a large amount of Vintique part, brass lights, etc.

Thanks!

Verne Shirk

Wichita, KS

Let's catch the thief who tries to sell this stuff!

[Shop Rat]

One place to give information to is the local recycle places. As much as you don't want to think about it the prices on metals like brass and copper are way up. Thieves are breaking into homes and homes being built and stealing the valuable metal pipes and other fixtures right out of the walls etc.

Some places make people sign statements that they are the lawful owners of what is brought in and some don't.

[Mark Shaw]

Below is an updated list of what we know of that is gone.

20' Car Trailer with wood floor, red in color

Pair of Solar 41 brass sidelights with magnifier lenses - restored

Pair of Solar 41A brass sidelights - restored

1911-12 E&J brass head, side & taillights - complete set, new

Pair of Dietz "flat-back" sidelights - restored

Gray & Davis Bullet taillight - restored

Small side mount acetylene generator - restored

Steering Column single twist horn without bracket - restored

Approx. 1 dozen "no-name" headlights 1911-13 era unrestored

Model T engine/transmission - assembled - 1916 casting date -

unrestored

Powerglide Transmission - aluminum case unrestored

Rusty front & rear axle with spindles & hub - wood spoke hubs 1910? -

unknown brand

"Fordeaze" (sp?) Model T shock absorbers - front & rear

1912 REO rear fenders and carburetor

6 large light blue Rubbermaid tubs full of swap meet vendor items -

mostly Vintique items for brass era cars with prices written on the

box with felt tip marker. New Motometers; radiator caps, patent

plates, hubcaps for Model T's; round & rectangular mirrors; Model A

Quail radiator caps; bulb horn set-ups; brass speedometer cables;

cloisonne radiator emblems for Chevrolet, Durant, Star, & others;

brass scripts for REO, Buick, Cadillac, and Chevrolet that had been

cut out by water jet but not finished yet; and new 1-cyl. REO

hubcaps.

Castings: Neverout Tag Brackets; early Cadillac & REO step plates;

fender irons for 1912 Model T rear; brake, reverse pedals for early

REO & Cadillac; rear corner frame brackets for early Model T; head,

side & taillight forks off of various early cars; steering wheel

spiders. Most pieces have prices written on them.

2 plywood boxes - 3' square, 2' high misc. Unrestored Model T parts

Swap meet plywood tables with black/yellow plastic sawhorses

5 hp vertical Craftsman air compressor - red

Approx. 2 hp horizontal Craftsman air compressor - green

2 Craftsman paint guns, 1 Binks paint gun, 1 touch-up gun

3 Craftsman rolling tool chests with tools - one with a lot of taps

& ties, metal lathe tools, dial indicators, micrometers up to 5",

calipers

Skill saw, drill motors, air staplers, air sanders, polisher/buffer,

various Meguiars polishing compounds, extension cords

John Deere riding lawnmower Model _x85 and weed eater

Verne Shirk

Wichita, KS

Keep your eyes pealed....

[Amphicar BUYER]

I am not saying these may be the folks as I wouldn't believe they would sell here (but stranger things have happened), but you could contact them and see if somebody may have tried to sell anything to them. Any leads should be followed.

http://forums.aaca.org/showflat.php?Cat=...;gonew=1#UNREAD

[Guest HeyPop]

It may be a stretch but I've got an on-going search on eBay for parts, so I'll keep my eyes out too. I'll do a screen capture of the list too, wouldn't hurt to have it handy. Pretty low bunch...

[Mark Shaw]

As of 1/18/07, there appears to be some progress on the Turley

burglary. Detectives called to say there has been a major "bust" of a

drug/burglary ring which encompassed 3 counties in Kansas. It was

said that this is the largest of this type in the history of this

area. Apparently some of the stuff has already been identified as

belonging to the Turley's.

Verne Shirk

Wichita, KS

[nearchoclatetown]

That's great news, Mark Shaw, thanks for the update. I read in OCW about the stolen '57 Chevy that was recovered within an hour of it being reported gone. Maybe there is hope for Garyl getting all his stuff back.