Angry Reactions

[Roger Vincent]

Maybe I deserved this one, not sure. But an older guy at a car show got really angry because I have a Ford 427 emblem on the side of my car. (It has a 427 Windsor.) I explained it had been bored and stroked to the magic number, and he said, "Don't matter, it ain't no big block, and you should yank that damn thing off yer fender!" I think I was about to tell him to shove the emblem where the moon don't shine, but his son apologized for him and walked him away from my car. I have thougt about it sometimes; maybe he was right, but hell it is my car, not his.

Roger, SPF 2080

[Ron61]

A lot of really good ideas listed in the posts and when I had my Cobra I would have been really ticked if some of this had happened to me also. But I just tell myself no car is worth going to jail over as only the a** hole** have rights and we have none to defend our property. There are ways to settle things like this but I won't put them in a public post as every law enforcement officer and all the other people read them. No insults intended to the law enforcement people as I just want my Thoughts and ideas kept to myself. The sad thing is this happens to all new cars, not just Cobras. One of the dopers around here came by my house once when the garage door was open and stopped to yell at me about some old bastard like me should not be allowed to have a nice car when HE had to walk. It was easily settled and I have never seen him again.

Ron

[Burgs]

I know there is such a thing as a "citizen's arrest", but I'm not sure under what conditions. I would expect if you saw some one damage your car, you have the right to detain them, physically if necessary, until the authorities arrive. Detaining them physically, would not include beating the crap out of them unfortunately.

Along the payback lines without them knowing it was you, welding their car doors shut works well,... I've heard.