Examination Of Stolen Cars

National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 12104 / Local Identifier 65.30 - EXAMINATION OF STOLEN CARS, ca. 1970 - ca. 1979 - Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (1935 - ). DRAMATIZED TRAINING FILM: Techniques car thieves use t ohide identity of automobile. Opens with a statement to law enforcement officers about the FBI training programs and is signed by J. Edgar Hoover.Thief hot-wires car, gives it new identification number, and paint. Thief would have gotten away but he runs red light and is chased by police until he ditched car. Car is identified as stolen and eventually returned to its owner. Police must be knowledgeable about how professional car thieves operate. -

[@electricamir248]

I'd like to know when was the last time law enforcement put this much effort into a stolen vehicle.

[@jaminova_1969]

When was this propaganda, I mean training film made?

[@sumgaye5951]

When its used in a serious crime

[@andrew_koala2974]

@@sumgaye5951 Define which crimes are serious and which are not. Tour statement does not have any standing without clarification. It can be safely assumed your mental age is seven.

[@lauraiss1027]

@@andrew_koala2974 to everyone but you it does not require explanation for term "serious crime". Child kidnapping, terrorism, drug smuggling or anything else but the common car theft. Considering unnecessary, unreasonable hostility we all know who's not entitled to determine other's mental development here.

[@wilhoroshak6253]

U wanna have a shootout? This is America where criminals shoot back.

[@ideationnation467]

Imagine getting your car back after getting it stolen and the fbi agent is like "here's your car. Oh, and it's Blue now."

[@artdecotimes2942]

We've retrieved your vehicle madam Your Cadillac 1928 is alllll safe and back "Yes thank you, but I don't have a Cadillac I have a Marmon Roosev-" "All the same mam, have a fine day."

[@lc2748]

Lol!

[@-007-2]

it's not blue now. that's a salvage car with the red car's parts on it

[@s0nnyburnett]

and we chipped the paint on purpose

[@Ayylmao2437]

@@-007-2 No. The salvage car is just used to get a clean VIN which was welded onto the doorpost of the red car and resprayed blue to cover up the welds.

[@umarkedreturn8776]

Yep. The old stain on the floor in the rear. Gets them every time!

[@sidneyhirst1925]

I remember putting that stain there! Her name was Suzy.

[@frednoble1833]

Ya. My girlfreind felt sick. So my best freind sat in the front seat. Andvshr just happen tonhavr her period. Witch eascehy shr felt sick. Imdroopedv hrr ogg at home. And we went to a bar. Whrn imcame homr. Mynwife was gone. And i havnt seen her sinse

[@dangerdylan5005]

@@frednoble1833 yea

[@chalupamsf]

@@dangerdylan5005 this doesn’t have to be that funny😂😂

[@tomgrzywacz6135]

@@frednoble1833 Huked on phoniks wirked fir me.

[@k0rndog93]

Note to self... don't blow through a light in a stolen car and all will be well

[@richsackett3423]

One of the many instructive lessons concerning how not get caught stealing cars. Trying to figure out who the FBI made this film for.

[@petervitti9]

Too funny!

[@papi-champoo6033]

Second note, when far ahead of the police make the next turn into a subdivision, plaza or rest area.

[@chaddavis7228]

Or just stop be cool a take your minor ticket

[@milet7250]

fact hahah

[@houndogforever]

ahhhhh, back when they gave a damn. Now you just call in and they give you a case number.

[@aarond23]

I'll blame more resources needed for things like actual murder investigation, but you do you

[@johna.4334]

@Gappie Al Kebabi Hey, chill out ya commie pinko.

[@ryanroberts1104]

@@aarond23 You mean like all those resources wasted at the local Walmart for idiots stealing $27 worth of shit? (Multiplied by every Walmart and big box store in the country) I had somebody cut their way into my shop with a sawzall and steal about $10k in stuff. Police wouldn't even come look at the scene. They asked *ME* to take pictures! Fingerprints...LOL...it could have had fingerprints, the guy's ID, and a DNA sample and they still wouldn't have cared.

[@donraptor6156]

It is not worth the effort! Fingerprints are worthless! 5% of crimes with fingerprints result in an arrest. .005 percent get a conviction. There are engine block numbers, rear end, tranny numbers to determine if it is stolen.

[@jaysmith1408]

And straight to the FBI? Not the state crime lab? Or even the county crime lab? Or I’d suppose this is federal since it’s interstate auto theft.

[@MrJackanand]

" Wait a minute, according to these prints, those uniformed officers stole this car!" Case closed.......

[@bruno640]

Ahh! Thank You! I was wondering if anyone else caught that. Officers left more prints than a stray-cat behind...! ☺

[@curtislowe4577]

@@bruno640 and all the time the voice over for the locals is don't touch anything. Of course if weren't for the idiot in the Econoline pulling out in front of a cop car with a howling siren... All too clichéd screenplay.

[@motrhead69]

😆 lmao

[@charlesmontgomery69]

Seems like the gloves had not been inveted yer, even for the FBI guys...

[@w_ldan]

thats what i thought lmao

[@samsmith3025]

Look at all that undeveloped land ,now subdivisions as far as the eye can see.

[@bruno640]

@@user-yi2uv2rb7o Well, we can and will...but, it's gonna take us all a literal-lifetime...☺

[@stevegallant3395]

@@user-yi2uv2rb7o " paved paradise to put up a parking lot "

[@815garage]

@@user-yi2uv2rb7o It's called growth, the world and country is going to keep growing and well that's a good thing. Look at all these poor farm towns with no money because they have literally zero tax revenue from anything. You're not making a lot of tax revenue on farm land. Rather have 100 new houses in a cornfield then a cornfield for ethanol. You gotta be forward thinking. Or put a solar field in a corn field and see it help the area provide power.

[@arandomhobbychannel6718]

"Subdivtions, in the high-school halls, in the shopping malls, conform or be cast out"

[@macdaniel6029]

@@815garage Grwoth is never good. Not in todays way. Too many people, too little space.

[@dzim8822]

Cars in the 60's were so easy for thieves to steal... my parents had a 1968 Dodge Coronet. It didn't even have a locking steering wheel. Nowadays we have chips in keys that send a signal to the computer in order to start the car. Theft is possible, but much more difficult. What's unrealistic about this video is nowadays, cops wouldn't even bother going to the trouble of pulling fingerprints or getting the FBI involved unless they suspected the stolen car of involvement in a much more serious crime.

[@emmettturner9452]

Yeah. All you had to do was turn a knob on the dash and the ignition cylinder falls out! ;) 00:59

[@georgepetrillo7316]

I actually own a 68 Dodge Coronet 440. My mother bought it new in 68 . I got it from her in 79. Still have it today. You're right, nothing secure about these cars.

[@Nooziterp1]

The 60s? Cars were easy to steal as late as the 90s. Most of them had cheap crappy locks and hotwiring was so easy there were 12 year-olds doing it.

[@WebflingerJoe]

​@Nooziterp1 Lmao even into the early 2000's. There were several vehicle variants that could be started via flatblade screwdriver. Ford had not only the most sold truck of all time with the F150, they also have the most stolen truck of all time with the 6.0L Powerstrokes. 😂

[@Nooziterp1]

@@WebflingerJoe A screwdriver? I can well believe it. Thankfully things have changed for the better. The thieving scum are stealing motorcycles now because it is far easier. They don't have to get into them first and they don't have to have all the anti-theft devices cars do I don't know about where you are but here in the UK immobilisers have been compulsory fitment on all new cars for around 15 years.

[@mikeaubrey6058]

Unfortunately many cops hardly notice or bother with this type of theft anymore. I once having lost my keys while downtown in a fair sized city used a coat hanger to break into my truck and then proceeded to hot wire the vehicle to get it moving. All the while several cop cars drove by and not a one stopped to ask what was going on.

[@Gromitdog1]

The scraping of the paint made me cringe, i can understand in a discrete place behind a trim piece but why out in the open?

[@aarond23]

Well they said they had painted blue against the owners wishes :) soooo....going to get a new paint job anyway....

[@donraptor6156]

Because they let to meet up private property. Paint is no indication but someone wanted new paint!

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@donraptor6156 unless someone took the car to Earl Sheib.

[@kennethsouthard6042]

Given that at that time they had already determined the car was stolen with a switched VIN, there was probably no way it was every going to be titled again. Ultimately, the car would be salvaged and the body crushed anyway.

[@stevelozano9523]

@@kennethsouthard6042 your right. There would be no way the police would release a vehicle with a swapped tag. It would probably be settled, insurance company will take ownership of it then crushed.

[@jpcarter7392]

Ha, All that processing without any gloves...

[@pianofry1138]

It wasn't like it was going to matter at that point.

[@stevelozano9523]

Those darn Female Body Inspectors can never do anything right.🤦‍♂️

[@Seethenhagen]

They would already have the prints of the agents on record.

[@jpcarter7392]

@@Seethenhagen , Maybe - How ever, as an agent how you would not want your Prince to be anywhere on or in a suspect vehicle or anywhere near crime scene. It's just one more Level of explanation you need to explain why your agents fingerprints were inside a crime scene. Level of explanation you need to explain why your agents fingerprints were inside a crime scene. So yes, Gloves are a must at all times.

[@gojoe2833]

Today they'd paint that Impala black, put mags on it, and sell it for $50K as a "Supernatural" clone...

[@andrew_koala2974]

gojoe283 A motor vehicle is a creation of Man it is not Natural nor Supernatural. You are Superstupid Congratulations

[@marcwall7689]

@@andrew_koala2974 He was talking about the car out of the t.v series called Supernatural! Safe to say you have absolutely NO idea what you are talking about! You are an utter MORON! Congratulations 👏

[@donreadonme4086]

The 2 tail lights means it's either a Bel-Air or a Biscayne, not an Impala. The FBI probably just used an undercover-use Bel Air for the video.

[@argontheguardian0621]

@@marcwall7689 LOL, couldn't believe this guy actually lived under a rock! 😆 🤣

[@googleusergp]

VIN shown after recovery decodes as 1 for Chevrolet, 64 for Impala V8, 39 for four door Sports Sedan, 7 for 1967 model year, Y for Wilmington, DE assembly, and the rest is the production sequence.

[@gglen2141]

I'd assume W for Wilmington, but who am I to question the wisdom of GM.

[@kennethsouthard6042]

I wonder if Cowboy ultimately crushed this one?

[@gormenfreeman499]

This VIN pocket book he had is probably now the size of the encyclopedia Britanica.

[@danr1920]

@@gglen2141 W was already used, perhaps Willow Run, Michigan. They made Corvairs there is the '60's.

[@tomservo56954]

I don't know why the guy rabbited...it took experts with a fine tooth comb to determine it was stolen. It certainly could have gotten past a cursory once over by a beat officer more concerned with the driver running a light.

[@donraptor6156]

He could had hidden behind the building he drove by!

[@ThePizzaGoblin]

dude its an educational film from the '70s. He ran because "he was a criminal," or because its an informational film and there's no thought process behind it. Why tf does everyone have to overanalyze everything?

[@americanpatriot3638]

He ran. He was going to jail if he didnt try to get away. That was pretty obvious.

[@tomservo56954]

@@americanpatriot3638 Not if he played it cool...

[@noeyedeer4227]

no license maybe and prolly no insurance?

[@miguelsalami]

This happened to my 1967 MGB in Arizona in the 70s. FBI found my car within 40 days & Busted a car theft ring in 3 states!

[@freemansgarage]

was it in one piece?

[@miguelsalami]

@@freemansgarage Yes still in one piece! But I never got it back.

[@freemansgarage]

@@miguelsalami That stinks. It was a long time ago but I'm still sorry to hear that.

[@johnsmith4335]

The critical procedure that this film left out is to make sure there's a 2 or 3 week delay between identifying the rightful owner and telling the owner that his vehicle is parked in an tow yard so that the impound charges are almost equal to the value of the car. Towing companies don't make campaign contributions to mayors and sheriffs for nothing.

[@gatblau1]

Man, you’d think they were investigating a murder. These days even if they caught the guy driving the car he’d be out the next day.

[@waltersobchak7275]

You got it backwards buddy

[@JackF99]

It's hard to imagine even back then that this amount of investigation would be undertaken for a typical stolen car. On the other hand to catch the guy to who ran away from the scene might be more motivation.

[@gglen2141]

Oh sure, a "coffee stain" spilled on the way to a "picnic" Yeah !!! right.

[@Alexander-dn4rw]

Okay this is funny

[@billmoran3219]

His secretaries panties jammed in between the rear seat is a dead giveaway it was his car.

[@rwallace9848]

@@billmoran3219 it was a picnic in her pants😂

[@RaoulThomas007]

We all know that happened when he was Boinking his secretary. Once you lie once, you must lie to others…

[@jamesb8305]

Did they rip the tire skid sounds from a roadrunner cartoon during the chase scene?

[@Porsche996driver]

Flintstones methinks 🤣

[@genociderjill]

Yes

[@BBT609]

thats how they made sound effects, using real objects so it may have came from this haha.

[@rewindcat7927]

😂

[@Bod8998]

I kinda thought the same thing

[@donotresuscitatechannel7257]

“Hey Gary, hand me that sledge so I can get this vin plate off.”

[@jiveturkey9993]

Must have been nice to live in a society where there was so little crime that the cops could actually devote that much manpower to solving what would be considered a minor crime nowadays.

[@madrenwillims4391]

They would not have that kind of manpower if crime was so little

[@Cincy32]

Diversity is our strength.

[@SuperToasterCat]

but BLM right

[@dylanpersaud8407]

Red states are like that lol

[@formatique_arschloch]

You live in a wrong country.

[@fjp912]

I kep looking at all the other sad junkers in that impound lot -- especially that early 50's Buick convertible next to the Impala in question -- and wondering if any of them survived.

[@-oiiio-3993]

The 1958 Edsel Ranger at 15:57 is cool. Also, I've identified the Buick. The style of 'Ventiports' visible at 15:03 through 15:07 and again from 15:58 - 16:18, the fact that there are four of them, along with the chrome trim above the tail light, placement of 'Dynaflow' script on rear fender and style of 'Sweepspear' (features visible from 18:43 - 18:50) all seem to indicate a 1952 Roadmaster Model 76C . Click links: www.hometownbuick.com/portfolio/1952-buick-roadmaster-convertible-model-76c/ . www.teambuick.com/reference/years/52/72r76c76r.php

[@johna.4334]

I'd take that `67 Impala if it was a two door fastback.

[@TheProdigyPowerHD]

-oiiio- it just is a shame to know that those cars were neglected and unwanted, and probably easily restorable, i wouldve taken one in a heartbeat haha

[@cliftonrich697]

Cash for clunkers crushed a huge percentage of now classic cars.

[@TheProdigyPowerHD]

Clifton Rich yeah that and demolition derby

[@p2p104]

Love that level of profesionalism. Same reason why I love to watch investigation discovery.

[@KISSFanDan1995]

Dude would’ve been home free if he turned off the main road and parked it when that cop got cut off by that van.

[@friendofdorothy9376]

They do that all the time where a running person is being chased by someone in a car and yet they run straight down the street. They don’t run off to the side through people’s yards

[@billmoran3219]

That’s the best chop shop paint job I ever seen , they even did the jams!

[@RaoulThomas007]

I thought the blue looked much better than the red!

[@andrew_koala2974]

@@RaoulThomas007 The color preference depends on which political clowns you choose as your source of entertainment. Thus the color preference is subconsciously embedded in your mind without you even realizing it.

[@argontheguardian0621]

@@andrew_koala2974 Hey chill out I think it was just a joke, don't take things way too seriously. Sheesh.

[@potatoes5829]

@@andrew_koala2974 what if I’m not American

[@scottbryant7377]

Where did you see evidence of anyone preserving fruits? I've watched it 3 times, and I've seen nothing to indicate the criminals were in anyway involved in canning foods. Or maybe it's possible, that you were referring to the quality of paint coverage that's seen inside this vehicles, door "jambs"?

[@americanpatriot3638]

DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING! Cop proceeds to touch things...

[@NigelMontezuma]

UNLESS YOU HAVE TO!

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

@@NigelMontezuma... And they had to! It's okay to touch things, but only after you've poked a few items with a pen first.

[@leemartin2990]

Cool movie! I love these two-reel police documentaries. "Hot Car" from 1958 was another good one. Nice to see great cars, good haircuts and clean streets!

[@daystar4909]

I used to own a 67´ Chevy Impala! forest green. damn I miss my baby!

[@richsackett3423]

And back in the days before America had black people.

[@MJ-fy2no]

A fabrication that never existed, except for the mandated haircuts.

[@-fuk57]

@@richsackett3423 The 1960’s? What a sad idiot.

[@richsackett3423]

@@-fuk57 Way sadder that you don't understand what I said. You must be one of those racists who think "there's no 'white privilege' cuz I doesn't feel privileged."

[@ZerokillerOppel1]

Why use a chisel to remove the id tag when you can drill out the rivets? No cut marks.

[@214chayo]

ZerokillerOppel1 of

[@JGHDVCFGT]

Drill bits didn’t exist in 1970’s, seems its easier to cut out the door jamb and weld it into another car.

[@ditherdather]

He could have just as easily removed it with an acetylene torch or a battle ax.

[@Achooo0]

@@JGHDVCFGT they did but it was hand drills

[@pcno2832]

@@Achooo0 They had electric drills, but most of them only had one or two speeds and almost none of them were cordless.

[@joeblow8593]

28 cents for gas 06:40

[@madriditunes7021]

Too expensive 🌋 it's a trap

[@SDZKProductions]

Dollar dropped so 2i cents was like 1.70

[@miguelsalami]

Ya & cigarettes cost the same back then.

[@riotautorepair9662]

The amount of effort put into this training film is more than some movies have now

[@JamesSmith-jq2jc]

Wow, brilliant idea, extra ignition switch. You could just run a jumper wire from the positive battery terminal to the ignition coil, jump the solenoid on the starter and you're good. Had to do that to my '73 IH pickup when I broke the key. On those old chevies with a power glide transmission, you could actually push start it. The pumps were on the rear, I believe it was around 20 mph speed and it would start. It did on my '66 chevelles with that trans. Oh, he'd have to push it far away, I always had open headers on my old chevelle. Who'd of thought it was a poor man alarm.

[@lycossurfer8851]

The thief must have watched the very first KZbin clip on stealing cars because he did that real smooth.😂😅

[@bry4950]

Very interesting. It is too bad we live in a very dishonest world. Fear of both driving and having your car stolen are very real today.

[@ThomasPowellNZ]

Could anyone really be bothered going through all that malarkey to sell a stolen car these days?

[@lukeonuke]

@@ThomasPowellNZ Now they get stripped and sold in parts.

[@nonyafkinbznes1420]

@@ThomasPowellNZ Don't worry, these days law enforcement can't be bothered to go through all that malarkey to catch the thieves.

[@brandonobaza8610]

No chop shop had a rivet gun? Chisel the old plate off and epoxy putty a new one on. "Rivet gun? Such high-tech sorcery is beyond the scope of the common man. Here, now fashion a new VIN tag out of this pie plate, spit on it, and press it into place!"

[@bruno640]

Not some cheap-epoxy, either: All-American Craftsman-brand! (Well, at least at the time it was American-made, I guess?) ☺

[@friendofdorothy9376]

I had a huge belly laugh over that, thank you

[@andrew_koala2974]

Brandon Obaza The same kind of sorcery, laziness and failure to pay attention to detail is evident in 95% of the writing ability, fluency in language and literacy of comments written. The majority of writers are failures in the English language, poorly educated, and gave no idea of grammar, rules of English, sentence formatting, no sense of 'tenses' and do not know how a calendar functions. essentially one has a country full of scholastic failures and idiots. That is why the country is disintegrating and being dismantled. Whereas China has more Honors students than the USA has students, and it is constantly improving itself scholastically and technically. Socially it is equal to the USA where identical rules are in force that controls social behavior and censorship. Speaking of 'common man' How many types of 'Man' are there? Study the word first in detail before answering, and you may be able to figure it out by deep analysis.

[@argontheguardian0621]

@@andrew_koala2974 Hey, ever heard of anything called sarcasm?

[@harrybayes8617]

I love it!! Taking soil samples to determine where the chop shop may be! POSSIBLY (and I do mean possibly!) could be used if you had a shop in question, but a real long shot if you didn't! I'm thinking, exactly how much would a thorough investigation would that cost? Also, how stupid was that dude to run away after the blown tire? It took about 6 months and 25,000 man hours by professionals to determine it was stolen. If he would have stayed with the car, he would have been given a ticket and sent on his way!

[@spagoatti]

My grandfather used to do this with his uncle in his youth. What a time to be alive lol

[@yakacm]

Jesus even crooks worked hard in the 60's, all that work to pass of the stolen car

[@marcowulliampopirers2216]

this movie is from the 70s but k

[@Berserkaru]

The old Oil Can Vin Tag Trick aye. Looks Legit

[@SuperAgentman007]

3:04 A place like that would raise red flags today

[@chrisangulo2329]

This was helping video 4 criminals on how not to get busted theses cops make thing easy by showing how u could get busted if u leave traces behind thank boys

[@davidbroughall3782]

Why would the FBI be so involved with a stolen car?

[@gglen2141]

Those were innocent times, my friend.

[@styldsteel1]

The FBI has many branches.

[@miguelsalami]

Not just 1 car Many.

[@gregbetts8057]

may have crossed state line ? they wernt too clear on that one

[@jeremyhanna3852]

Crossed state lines maybe

[@reyrey7516]

These are great training videos for thieves

[@toreshammerecelt861]

That nice ‘67 was no repaint

[@frankdenardo8684]

Was used on the TV show Bewitched

[@alanmaier]

The 1960's was a time of major change in car theft resistance. In the earlier 1960's, GM cars did not even need a key to start the engine - locking the ignition was an option for the driver. By the end of the 1960's, the steering wheel and transmission had to be locked in order to remove the key, with a buzzer reminding you if you left your keys in the ignition when you opened the door. Sure there were ways to steal the car, but it was obvious when the steering column was damaged or the lock tumbler was removed.

[@sludge4125]

And remember when you were glad you could open a locked door with a coat hanger after you locked your keys in the car?

[@jimmyfleetwood1118]

I think you're thinking of the fleet vehicles (IE Chevy / GMC trucks in to the early 1960, IF used). Pass cars didn't have this even in the 1950's (which I drive daily--So, no 2nd hand opinion here).

[@MileyonDisney]

Thank you for showing us how to do all of that, FBI!

[@94TahoeDude]

back when the FBI was actually the FBI and not some political weapon....

[@billschlafly4107]

The FBI wouldn't leave any stone left unturned. Like when a concerned citizen turned in laptop proving the criminal behavior of a former VP that was running for president.

[@wizzard5442]

@@billschlafly4107 No need to look at VIN lol

[@tempest411]

They're only a political weapon if a politician has something to hide.

[@kmartradio]

@@billschlafly4107 you mean the blind guy? You really think a blind guy saw stuff on a laptop? The only crook is Trump

[@sludge4125]

Very good!! Thanks for posting.

[@mschnur]

Hey, I like blue better anyway.

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

Maindrian Pace I was wondering what if the owner did too! lol

[@ThomasPowellNZ]

Come on, red is the only acceptable colour for a fancy auto!

[@waylandjennings4073]

Calling in the fbi for a stolen car...

[@anthonyevich3836]

XD

[@frankdenardo8261]

Taking a stolen car across state line is a federal offense. I watched the TV show with Efrem Zimbalist Jr.. The FBI investigates this type of crime.

[@ryanroberts1104]

@@frankdenardo8261 "Investigates"...you mean, take your name and number, possibly give you a useless case number, and then never talk to you again?

[@NovaXP]

Maybe they were trying to find evidence as a part of a bigger investigation of the gang that's been stealing them

[@Rickswars]

Stolen car? Many cars involved In an million dollar operation! yeah time for the feds, too big of operation for Andy and Barney!!

[@Hot80s]

steal car switch vins sell car steal it back repeat

[@jafar3326]

Rinse and repeat

[@Artyomthewalrus]

Bad idea, if the cars you sell keep on getting stolen, you will get looked in to. Terrible business plan.

[@22kpar1xcyberdyne9]

Yuuup, Ive heard stories of car thieves doing this. Easy money. You already have a duplicate key and know their name and address.

[@drdiabeetus3061]

This was a plot theme in The Grand Theft Auto video game franchise.

[@Hot80s]

@@Artyomthewalrus of course its a bad idea but many do it. After the re-vined unit is sold at a profit it is recovered by the thieves it is chopped into parts by the auto recycler at a 3rd party garage, this completes the cycle. These guys are not a dealership they are part of a network, each unit is sold privately and never by the same individual. It is happening everyday everywhere.

[@orsonjarrett]

It’s weird because I was sort of creating my own scene from this with my old matchbox cars and when the cop car pulls out it’s the same car as my matchbox one.

[@jaminova_1969]

The same, but bigger right?

[@andrew_koala2974]

The 'Matchbox' cars would be quite valuable as collectors items. They were very popular in the 1950s and 1960s

[@whershkowitz4669]

it's called "VIN Cloning" today...

[@Hot80s]

vin cloning is bullshit & you'll get caught so fast with it vin switching is an art form

[@I-Libertine]

Someone needs to tell that kid stealing the Impala that there's a camera in the passenger's seat!

[@Left-Earth]

😂👍✨🏆

[@andrewdodson4326]

Love these old archive videos. When people gave a damn about their work

[@aayazahmed5389]

This documentary is interesting to watch than most of today's films tbh.

[@johnnydeville5701]

That other car on the street they stole the red Impala from was a '65-'69 Corvair and even had bumper guards!

[@johna.4334]

...aka 'bumperettes' ;~}

[@kw9849]

Looks to be a '65, judging from the tail lights.

[@johnnyhawkins43]

Drive it like you stole it!!!!!!!

[@jeffbecker8716]

That dirt from under the fender was sure an important clue.

[@TheMaxundmoritz]

Whàt about stealing a car and using it to go somewhere and then returning it with some weird fix like one of Earl Scheib's stranger colors. I was trying to operate a taxi in Howard Co. Md. home of some of the worst police. To hide the hack I had it painted competition orange. It worked.

[@bagfumbler]

Man if my car ever gets stolen I want these guys looking out for it, but I'm fairly certain the cops would tell me to get bent and it's not their problem

[@MsJamiewoods]

A car from when you could open the hood from outside. Just like the car I first drove 1979-80 -- my Dad's 1968 Chevrolet Belair with hydraulic brakes and no power steering.

[@MrReubenstein]

This was very relaxing to watch almost like an unintentional ASMR...

[@Ammagad]

At 15:57, does anyone know what kind of a car the blue on the right is?

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Yep yep yeah it's going to spend a thousand man-hours on a 1966 Impala

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

1967

[@kennethsouthard6042]

How many agents and man hours were spent on the Nascar noose that wasn't?

[@MikeMuk1]

Was this an FBI In-house instructional film? I hope that it wasn't shown to the general public... ...it's a 'how to' steal an auto blue-print!!

[@donraptor6156]

I guess if the car you are real by is an antique! The steering wheel lock and shift lock will screw a thief without a wrecker!

[@frothe42]

Today it is easier; a laptop, software and in like Flynn. Easier now than back in 1967.

[@NESherv]

So THAT'S how John Winchester got his Impala...

[@johna.4334]

Who?

[@intellectualone8989]

NESherv John wick

[@frankdenardo8684]

I saw that car on Bewitched

[@murk1352]

Times have changed for sure! But who are they shitten...? They never went through that much trouble for someone elses car....😂

[@abpsd73]

Right. A few years ago my truck was stolen, there was fingerprints and blood from the thief cutting himself breaking in and trashing the steering column, and a jerry can in the bed from them running it out of fuel. After several calls to the police department while waiting two hours for them at the impound yard, all they asked was when was the last time I knew the whereabouts of the truck so they could close the case report.

[@murk1352]

@@abpsd73 Exactly! My uncles house got broken into years ago! We went to home depot...before they had one around were we lived. We got back & my uncle was like, why are all my lights on but my wife's supposed to be working & her cars not in the drive way? We went in they threw a rock through the back window. Stole 3 hand guns & his wicked expensive rare knife collection! They didn't give a shit. In fact i got the best print. The female detective was about to buckle her little case & i said try right here. She did & pulled the only usable print. We found out who it was but not by the cops. By who we knew on the streets...??? But obviously had no proof. They're only in it for a check! Only a very few are not corrupt & truly care!!!

[@Porsche996driver]

You may now watch the original Gone in 60 Seconds filmed around Long Beach, and understand what they’re doing lol.

[@aaronlopez717]

. . did you saw the VW running faster in the highway that them ?

[@smplyizzy]

No way the FBI could do this type of work today.

[@gearhead1234]

H.B. Haliki obviously used this film for inspiration for his “gone in 60 seconds” movie.. some of it seems word for word. Back in the old days it was definitely easier to pull off.

[@CJColvin]

This might be a stupid question but what city was this filmed in.

[@MaxMyrmyr]

this is more like an instructional video for beginning hijackers

[@alexm566]

in the 60s. its very different now...

[@generaldissaray4109]

16:50 shouldn't there be red under the blue?

[@aaronreihl2053]

That section was from the salvage car

[@smug8567]

I've never seen a battery so thoroughly destroyed by the elements.

[@vitorxd12_81]

I've never seen so much body roll in my entire life

[@vitorxd12_81]

@Lend me a ciggie would ya mate? yes, they use to focus only in comfort and not in sportiness. in the 70' usa, the softer the better

[@ScoutSniper3124]

Nice video on HOW to steal an older car.... thanks!

[@alreynolds7152]

Modern technology now the factory charges the owner 175.00 bucks for a key !

[@styldsteel1]

It's a wireless key fob, and the dealer can shove it. You can amazon the fob for 10 bucks and youtube the programming.

[@dr.prakashas1235]

US auto industry: this is how stolen cars are examined........... Me : remembering GTA SA.........😅

[@donreadonme4086]

Very helpful to know for, uh... reasons.

[@GuitarMan22]

6:38 Fanfare music- a glorious rebirth due to felony theft. "Fanfare for a felony". Of course if he drove like an old lady he could have delivered the car

[@rickyp3218]

gone in 60 seconds

[@mccrackenphillip]

Just thinking of that

[@txsraappraiser]

Great video

[@frankfilippone9679]

And it went straight to east New York Brooklyn lol good old tag job , I wonder how many are still out there? Probably a lot

[@nikwashere1107]

15:58 love that edsel

[@Alexander-dn4rw]

100% Agree with you

[@matrox]

This was back when the FBI had some integrity left and they actually investigated crimes.

[@barrybarnes96]

You know nothing about the FBI. You have Fox News rabies.

[@jamesdoe4515]

You mean like the time they had Fred Hampton killed? Or the disinformation campaigns,and attempts to discredit Civil Rights Activists,or squashing Native American,and Puerto Rican independence movements?

[@globaldeception7414]

Wait how long does it take to write down a plate number

[@ssa.alhasan7977]

What a professional work

[@michaelmott8086]

Get that Sure Feeling from Chevrolet, the '67 Chevrolet.

[@markriley8404]

16:05 thats a beautiful edsel in the background by the tractor

[@curtislowe4577]

Of the three, a TR-4, an Edsel and an ancient drum roller, the Edsel is the best-looking.

[@cuseyeti5243]

No need for a ignition replacement nor a hot wiring. Just walk through a crowded mall parking lot. 9 times out of 10 you'll find a car with keys in the ignition or in the console with the doors left unlocked. You might be surprised, people do it quite often. Don't ask me how I know this.

[@bestbrothers4275]

How do you know this?

[@gearmeister]

They're overlooking that the frame is stamped with the VIN, usually under the trunk area, thieves usually don't or aren't capable of changing that one

[@Mistamista69]

Back when stealing cars was way easier, I miss those days :(

[@PresidentCamacho2024]

well,. these days it's even easier,.. with a laptop,. you can clone keys while they are inside a house,. walk up to the car,. and keyless entry and keyless start does the rest,..

[@carkenny2]

Just look at that ugly Ford cop car , compared to the 67 Chevy beautiful "coke bottle" styling. Everybody loves 67 Chevrolet's now, because of Supernatural, but I have always owned them, and loved them, since I was a kid.

[@daystar4909]

Right on! I owned a forest green 67´ Chevy Impala. a 4 door even! damn I miss my baby! had lots of great memories in that car!

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

I've loved them since 1980. A guy I worked for had a `67 black on black SS 427 4 speed.

[@MrPabsUk]

How come theres a British Ford Prefect/Anglia 100E in the impound yard??

[@soccembopper7762]

i wonder if police have enough budget to afford all that fbi analysis

[@aarond23]

'stolen car' experts lol....jobs that no longer exist....

[@madriditunes7021]

Job interview: Tell me about your last job..... - it's hard to explain....

[@MrBlawblawblaw]

No gloves...

[@thadmacmillan]

No glove, no love LOL!

[@robertplatt643]

Car companies did not like to pay for new safety features, so instead they said that anti-theft was a safety feature, because of the high percentage of thefts that ended in accident. What clever fellows!

[@TweedSuit]

Meanwhile, that thief is still lost in the woods...