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vfrdude · 12-06-2008, 01:31 PM

My 71 Chevy 1/2 ton stepside was stolen early this morning from in front of my house in Oakley, CA. If anyone spots it, please let me know.

Plate # is 3F40997
It has a mirrored Raider emblem plate on the front, and there is also a long crack in the windshield about 6 inches from the base starting at the drivers side, and going about 1/2 way across.

Rudy Fierros
Cell - (925) 200-1551
Home - (925) 625-0832

Or send me a note.

Thanks, Rudy

redneckgirl · 12-06-2008, 01:33 PM

oh man! I hate to hear this! I'm gonna move this to GD and sticky it. Hopefully it will reach more people on the board that way.

vfrdude · 12-06-2008, 02:00 PM

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Rudy

Cyclone · 12-06-2008, 02:13 PM

F'n thieves! I'll keep eye out for it in the North Bay.

drivethechevy · 12-06-2008, 04:04 PM

damn theifs i really hope you find your truck, and i hope those theifs get locked up for it, keep any out of on ebay and on the cragslists for around your area for parts and the whole truck
good luck in finding it
nate

fastwillie 696969 · 12-06-2008, 04:48 PM

there one looks like it in santa rosa but i dont know if its the one but looks real close

**El Jay** · 12-06-2008, 06:03 PM

I'll keep my eyeballs peeled.

I'm in Antioch, so if you want to PM a plate number to me I can really keep my eyeballs peeled.

Like everybody else, I hate freakin' thieves.
Good luck.

big_al_71 · 12-06-2008, 11:05 PM

That damn sucks,,,,,,There are twon kinds of things that I really hate

"Liars & thieves....."

Jerry Jones · 12-06-2008, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Jay

I'll keep my eyeballs peeled.

I'm in Antioch, so if you want to PM a plate number to me I can really keep my eyeballs peeled.

Like everybody else, I hate freakin' thieves.
Good luck.

I'm in Antioch too, I will keep a close eye.

**72 Super** · 12-07-2008, 12:52 AM

Sorry to hear about your truck. I hope you can get it back soon.

Ray

petey-pablo · 12-07-2008, 04:57 AM

Damm That Sucks I'll keep my eyes open I live in Fremont and work in Pleasanton nearby if it comes my way, I also have a buddy who lives In Brentwood I'll ask him to keep a look out aswell... Hope you get her back...

fastwillie 696969 · 12-07-2008, 02:39 PM

most likey its on its way to mexico

72BlckButy · 12-07-2008, 10:32 PM

Sorry to hear this... best of luck locating your truck!

Keep an eye out on Craigslist.

vfrdude · 12-08-2008, 12:56 PM

Thanks everyone - I've updated my original post with the plate number and some more details. I have a feeling I'll never see it again, but you never know.

It a real downer - I've owned the truck since 1984, and have put a lot of time and money into it.

Rudy

Spray-Bomb · 12-08-2008, 08:39 PM

Well if for some strange reason it makes it to my part of Texas I'll go shoot there ass for ya & get your truck back

Do you have a bigger picture ???

vfrdude · 12-08-2008, 09:17 PM

I just have the same one that's just a little larger. I should have some more, this is the one that I could find quickly.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1247/...eafe045a_o.jpg

vfrdude · 12-11-2008, 03:51 PM

A reply to a craigslist post said they were pretty sure they saw the truck in Tracy at about 10:00 pm on Tracy Blvd. He didn't see the posting until Monday, or he would have followed the truck.

'I’m pretty sure I seen this truck in Tracy Sunday night…I was pulling out of the Chevron station and I can’t help but notice nice old chevy trucks….the guys driving it didn’t fit the bill of a classic truck owner…there were two guys in the cab….both Mexicans….it was around 10:00pm'

wedgemon · 12-11-2008, 04:36 PM

On the lookout in Reno area.

Good Luck!!

**El Jay** · 12-11-2008, 10:57 PM

Tracy is close enough that I could buy that story.

If you want to go to Tracy this weekend & drive around, let me know.
I'll even drive.

69ROTROD · 12-17-2008, 10:56 AM

Any updates?

72BlckButy · 12-18-2008, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69ROTROD

Any updates?

x2

vfrdude · 12-18-2008, 01:51 PM

Other than the truck maybe being spotted in Tracy, there hasn't been anything. I'm afraid my truck is long gone.

I've owned the truck since 1984, we bought it just a few months after we were married. I put a lot of time, and money into it, and it just makes me sick thinking it's either being torn apart, or some jackass is driving into the ground somewhere.

Now I have the insurance company to deal with. :/

badblu97 · 12-18-2008, 02:11 PM

Sorry to hear that! Bastards! If it makes it way to Central FL, Ill shoot'em DEAD!

86swb · 12-18-2008, 05:45 PM

It would have been nice if you had one of them locators in the truck that could tell you it's location. I can not think of what they are called. Sure hope you get you truck back and in good shape and those guys go streight to jail. My Daughter lives close to LA and when we go to visit it is strange to hear all those alarms being set when people get out of their cars and trucks but I can see why. We do not have much of that going on here. Good luck.

vfrdude · 12-20-2008, 02:52 PM

Well, I received a call from the CHP Thursday that they had located my truck in Bay Point. I asked what condition it was in - the lady said - 'some engine parts stripped, mirrors, and stereo'. So, I'm thinking, 'this might turn out OK, afterall'.

Well. her comments, and what I actually found when I went to see the truck at the tow storage yard didn't exactly match.

Summary of what I found: My newly redone seat using premium foam, and scroll upolstory from GMC pauls - gone, Grant leather wrapped steering wheel, cd player, Bostom acostics Rally series 6X9's, amplifier, door panels bent all to hell to get speakers out, mirrors, engine, trans (2 year old 700R4), radiator, Jacobs ignition, battery, all wiring in the engine compartment cut, springs removed from hood hinges, chevy emblem on grill, headlight trim, rims/tires, you get the idea.

Some pics I took:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1003442...7601314228725/

They did leave everything pretty much in tact as far as the body goes. The wheels and tires were on it. I'm guessing they probably had a car trailer, or access to a tow truck. Took it to where they stripped the parts, then put the wheel and tires on so they could roll it off at the dump site.

12-06-2008, 01:31 PM	#1
vfrdude Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oakley, Ca. USA Posts: 137	Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area My 71 Chevy 1/2 ton stepside was stolen early this morning from in front of my house in Oakley, CA. If anyone spots it, please let me know. Plate # is 3F40997 It has a mirrored Raider emblem plate on the front, and there is also a long crack in the windshield about 6 inches from the base starting at the drivers side, and going about 1/2 way across. Rudy Fierros Cell - (925) 200-1551 Home - (925) 625-0832 Or send me a note. Thanks, Rudy Attached Images __________________ Rudy Fierros '95 Honda VFR750F Used to have a '71 Chevy Stepside, Guards Red, Lowered 4" rear, 3" front, White Oak bed wood, 700R4 w/373 gears until some low life stole it! Last edited by vfrdude; 12-08-2008 at 12:53 PM. Reason: added plate number

12-06-2008, 01:33 PM	#2
redneckgirl Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bel Air, Maryland Posts: 4,853	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area oh man! I hate to hear this! I'm gonna move this to GD and sticky it. Hopefully it will reach more people on the board that way. __________________ The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet. Stephen King

12-06-2008, 02:00 PM	#3
vfrdude Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oakley, Ca. USA Posts: 137	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Thanks, I appreciate it. Rudy __________________ Rudy Fierros '95 Honda VFR750F Used to have a '71 Chevy Stepside, Guards Red, Lowered 4" rear, 3" front, White Oak bed wood, 700R4 w/373 gears until some low life stole it!

12-06-2008, 02:13 PM	#4
Cyclone Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sonoma, CA Posts: 319	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area F'n thieves! I'll keep eye out for it in the North Bay.

12-06-2008, 04:04 PM	#5
drivethechevy Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo MN Posts: 606	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area damn theifs i really hope you find your truck, and i hope those theifs get locked up for it, keep any out of on ebay and on the cragslists for around your area for parts and the whole truck good luck in finding it nate __________________ Trial and Error, its expensive but its a mistake i most likely wont make again 1971 chevy k10 custom deluxe http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=341257 1968 chevy k/10 fleet http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334731 1948 desoto custom coupe fluid drive(family heirloom)

12-06-2008, 04:48 PM	#6
fastwillie 696969 ~Rest In Peace~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL Posts: 9,707	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area there one looks like it in santa rosa but i dont know if its the one but looks real close __________________ is it fast ? it has a lighting bolt donut? B___H please, I can remove 90% of your so called "beauty" with a kleenex

12-06-2008, 06:03 PM	#7
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area I'll keep my eyeballs peeled. I'm in Antioch, so if you want to PM a plate number to me I can really keep my eyeballs peeled. Like everybody else, I hate freakin' thieves. Good luck. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

12-06-2008, 11:05 PM	#8
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area That damn sucks,,,,,,There are twon kinds of things that I really hate "Liars & thieves....." __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

12-07-2008, 12:52 AM	#10
72 Super Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hyattsville, Maryland Posts: 3,693	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Sorry to hear about your truck. I hope you can get it back soon. Ray __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super (Purchased new by my parents in August of 71) Black and White

12-07-2008, 04:57 AM	#11
petey-pablo "THE GREEN GOBLIN" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fremont Ca. Posts: 1,025	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Damm That Sucks I'll keep my eyes open I live in Fremont and work in Pleasanton nearby if it comes my way, I also have a buddy who lives In Brentwood I'll ask him to keep a look out aswell... Hope you get her back... __________________ Petey-pablo "THE GREEN GOBLIN" 1972 Cheyenne 10 Short Fleet Side Front 2.5inch Spindles with 2inch Springs Rear 4inch drop Springs. 454BBC TH400,Posi 1971 Cheyenne 10 Long Fleet Side 454BBC TH350,Posi Sold Drive it like you stole it! Petey-pablo@sbcglobal.net

12-07-2008, 02:39 PM	#12
fastwillie 696969 ~Rest In Peace~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL Posts: 9,707	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area most likey its on its way to mexico __________________ is it fast ? it has a lighting bolt donut? B___H please, I can remove 90% of your so called "beauty" with a kleenex

12-07-2008, 10:32 PM	#13
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Sorry to hear this... best of luck locating your truck! Keep an eye out on Craigslist. __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

12-08-2008, 12:56 PM	#14
vfrdude Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oakley, Ca. USA Posts: 137	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Thanks everyone - I've updated my original post with the plate number and some more details. I have a feeling I'll never see it again, but you never know. It a real downer - I've owned the truck since 1984, and have put a lot of time and money into it. Rudy __________________ Rudy Fierros '95 Honda VFR750F Used to have a '71 Chevy Stepside, Guards Red, Lowered 4" rear, 3" front, White Oak bed wood, 700R4 w/373 gears until some low life stole it!

12-08-2008, 08:39 PM	#15
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Well if for some strange reason it makes it to my part of Texas I'll go shoot there ass for ya & get your truck back Do you have a bigger picture ??? __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

12-08-2008, 09:17 PM	#16
vfrdude Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oakley, Ca. USA Posts: 137	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area I just have the same one that's just a little larger. I should have some more, this is the one that I could find quickly. http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1247/...eafe045a_o.jpg __________________ Rudy Fierros '95 Honda VFR750F Used to have a '71 Chevy Stepside, Guards Red, Lowered 4" rear, 3" front, White Oak bed wood, 700R4 w/373 gears until some low life stole it!



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12-11-2008, 03:51 PM	#17
vfrdude Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oakley, Ca. USA Posts: 137	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area A reply to a craigslist post said they were pretty sure they saw the truck in Tracy at about 10:00 pm on Tracy Blvd. He didn't see the posting until Monday, or he would have followed the truck. 'I’m pretty sure I seen this truck in Tracy Sunday night…I was pulling out of the Chevron station and I can’t help but notice nice old chevy trucks….the guys driving it didn’t fit the bill of a classic truck owner…there were two guys in the cab….both Mexicans….it was around 10:00pm' __________________ Rudy Fierros '95 Honda VFR750F Used to have a '71 Chevy Stepside, Guards Red, Lowered 4" rear, 3" front, White Oak bed wood, 700R4 w/373 gears until some low life stole it!

12-11-2008, 04:36 PM	#18
wedgemon Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Spanish Springs, NV Posts: 1,171	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area On the lookout in Reno area. Good Luck!! __________________ 2003 Silverado K1500 Z71 - Arrival Blue 1973 K5 Cheyenne Blazer 350/TH350/NP203 Kids Trucks:92 K1500 Blazer 5.7/700R4 4" lift. RETIRED: 1980 Scottsdale 4x4 Founding Member: "TILT WHEEL BELLY." Club

12-11-2008, 10:57 PM	#19
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Tracy is close enough that I could buy that story. If you want to go to Tracy this weekend & drive around, let me know. I'll even drive. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

12-17-2008, 10:56 AM	#20
69ROTROD Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Homestead, FL Posts: 242	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Any updates? __________________ 1972 C/10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEW ADDITION!! 1969 C/10 LWB (Gone to greener pastures) 2006 Cadillac SRX http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=303768

12-18-2008, 01:51 PM	#22
vfrdude Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oakley, Ca. USA Posts: 137	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Other than the truck maybe being spotted in Tracy, there hasn't been anything. I'm afraid my truck is long gone. I've owned the truck since 1984, we bought it just a few months after we were married. I put a lot of time, and money into it, and it just makes me sick thinking it's either being torn apart, or some jackass is driving into the ground somewhere. Now I have the insurance company to deal with. :/ __________________ Rudy Fierros '95 Honda VFR750F Used to have a '71 Chevy Stepside, Guards Red, Lowered 4" rear, 3" front, White Oak bed wood, 700R4 w/373 gears until some low life stole it!

12-18-2008, 02:11 PM	#23
badblu97 Double 6's Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Winter Haven, FL Posts: 349	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Sorry to hear that! Bastards! If it makes it way to Central FL, Ill shoot'em DEAD!

12-18-2008, 05:45 PM	#24
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area It would have been nice if you had one of them locators in the truck that could tell you it's location. I can not think of what they are called. Sure hope you get you truck back and in good shape and those guys go streight to jail. My Daughter lives close to LA and when we go to visit it is strange to hear all those alarms being set when people get out of their cars and trucks but I can see why. We do not have much of that going on here. Good luck. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

12-20-2008, 02:52 PM	#25
vfrdude Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oakley, Ca. USA Posts: 137	Re: Stolen - 71 Stepside SF bay area Well, I received a call from the CHP Thursday that they had located my truck in Bay Point. I asked what condition it was in - the lady said - 'some engine parts stripped, mirrors, and stereo'. So, I'm thinking, 'this might turn out OK, afterall'. Well. her comments, and what I actually found when I went to see the truck at the tow storage yard didn't exactly match. Summary of what I found: My newly redone seat using premium foam, and scroll upolstory from GMC pauls - gone, Grant leather wrapped steering wheel, cd player, Bostom acostics Rally series 6X9's, amplifier, door panels bent all to hell to get speakers out, mirrors, engine, trans (2 year old 700R4), radiator, Jacobs ignition, battery, all wiring in the engine compartment cut, springs removed from hood hinges, chevy emblem on grill, headlight trim, rims/tires, you get the idea. Some pics I took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/1003442...7601314228725/ They did leave everything pretty much in tact as far as the body goes. The wheels and tires were on it. I'm guessing they probably had a car trailer, or access to a tow truck. Took it to where they stripped the parts, then put the wheel and tires on so they could roll it off at the dump site. __________________ Rudy Fierros '95 Honda VFR750F Used to have a '71 Chevy Stepside, Guards Red, Lowered 4" rear, 3" front, White Oak bed wood, 700R4 w/373 gears until some low life stole it! Last edited by vfrdude; 12-20-2008 at 02:57 PM.

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