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stanley



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£3 million of engines stolen !
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midla...s-12551952
Post #598835 3rd Feb 2017 3:39pm
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gilarion



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I can see a film being made out of this... For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1
Post #598842 3rd Feb 2017 4:02pm
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bpman



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incompetence knows no bounds ... Sad
Post #598846 3rd Feb 2017 4:05pm
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CDN38



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Obviously a group with inside information. They had to get past the security gates and guards at the front, and having any idea where to go... it's such a maze of buildings once through the front. it's a Landrover thing...

my renovation thread:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40792.html
Post #598867 3rd Feb 2017 5:31pm
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Huttopia



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I bet they are a bit hot! Probably naive but I can't see how they can be dripped into the market, I mean how many times do you see a brand new engine for sale and who would buy one without a number? Curious about the figure £3m, which type of engine, how many, how complete - it seems a high figure e.g. at say £10k an engine its 300 engines. How many could you get in a truck?!
Post #598875 3rd Feb 2017 5:58pm
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CDN38



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Looks like this isn't the first time!!

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midla...g-12554345 it's a Landrover thing...

my renovation thread:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40792.html
Post #598877 3rd Feb 2017 6:02pm
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kmac



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Huttopia wrote:
How many could you get in a truck?!


No idea but it seems the engines were on trailers that the trucks just hooked up to

So no need to transfer them into the truck - that would have taken ages and would probably have needed forklift trucks.
Post #598933 3rd Feb 2017 9:08pm
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