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** STATUS VW broken into and robbed of everything!

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Posted: Oct 30 2009, 07:39 PM

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Just seen this on another forum.

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just to let you know status has been broken into and everything stolen. so if you get offered seals at low prices its prob been stolen. or very rare parts

The break in was at our new premises. We would be most grateful if you could put details in your club newsletter and also inform the other clubs. A lot of the parts they took were what Barclay had bought for his 1951 at Bad Camberg and at Hessisch and are virtually unreplaceable and was keeping them all as spares. They took a very valuable speedo unit that he paid 1200 euros for and all sorts of NOS parts.
They have cleared us out almost of all kinds of seals, lenses, badges, and anything else you could name so any help would be much appreciated.

Julie & Barclay.

Keep your eyes peeled guys and girls...

Bob	Posted: Nov 4 2009, 07:52 PM
Mechanical Engineer Group: VWOCGB Member Posts: 259 Member No.: 8 Joined: 9-December 07	Here's the latest and official news from Barclay - My best wishes go out to Barclay & Julie Bob Dear VW Friends, Following our break-in last week, we wanted to write a note to everyone who has been helping and supporting us so much over the last few days, so thought a reply to the forum posts would be the quickest and easiest way to reach so many people. The scene that greeted us a week ago was one of utter devastation. When realisation quickly came and we worked out we had been robbed, the emotions were understandably running high. Our New Beetle Cabriolet was the large obvious item that was taken and it was clear that stock had also been taken. After the Police and Forensics had been in, we started the clear-up and have been working on the stock lists to ascertain exactly what items have gone. Upto now, we have accounted for over �60,000 worth of stock and my collection of rare NOS vintage parts worth over �10,000 has also gone. As news spread quickly over the internet and forums, we have been inundated with emails and calls from people offering their help and support to us in any way they can and we have really been touched by the generosity of the VW scene and the speed in which so many people have helped us. Its you, the VW scene that make this industry what it is and we really wanted to say a huge 'THANK YOU' to everyone who has offered their help and support and those of you who are avidly watching Ebay and the Samba for our things to appear. Our suppliers are also being very helpful in getting orders to us from Germany within 2 days and from America within 3 days. We are still open for business, but if you have orders that you need quickly, please order as much in advance as possible so we can replenish stock of anything that we are now missing. On a positive note, we are also now starting the construction of our new showroom and museum and hope to have this opened early in the New Year. We really look foward to welcoming you to our showroom but you can still call to collect items even now before the showroom is opened - check out our website for our address details in Warwickshire. We would be really grateful if you could copy this post onto other forums that you may be members of on our behalf. Thank you once again and we look forward to seeing many of you at the shows in 2010 or here in our showroom. Best wishes, Barclay & Julie Stainton STATUS VW PARTS

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