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Originally Posted by FRSupra
What was the whole ITR theft ordeal, I never really understood this.  |
In one word (or one engine code): "B18C5". Like any other B-motor, that was easily swappable into about any other Honda/Acura of that era, the C5 was a highly desirable engine for a variety of reasons. The demand was so
insanely high for C5 engines and transmissions that selling stolen parts (or parts from stolen cars) was easy and lucrative. I met several guys with C5 engines in their cars and I would say, "You know that's engine's most likely from a stolen car right?" Usually they would say something like, "yeah probably but it's mine now."
My father owned a black ITR and even though it lived in a garage he was constantly paranoid it would get stolen while he as work/dinner/movie etc. So he sold it and got an NSX so he doesn't have to worry about his fun car getting stolen.
The same phenomenon happened with S2000 seats, where once Civic ricers realized that the S2000 seats easily bolt in pretty soon everyone who owned a S2000 was getting their tops cut and seats stolen. On the S2kI.com forums they have groups of folks who monitor craigslist and flag every ad for S2k seats because if S2000 seats are for sale on CL, then it's a 99.99% chance they were stolen at some point. A little joke among S2000 owners I knew was the greeting: "Hey, nice S2000, so how long did you have it before your seats were stolen?" 3 personal friends had their seats stolen. I was lucky to not experience it while I owned my AP1.