Stealing Wheels
Here is the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s latest list of the 25 most frequently stolen cars in the United States. According to the bureau, stolen cars tend to be older because a car in parts is worth three times its value whole. Also, older cars are easier to steal than new ones. Figures are for 1991:
1. 1989 Mitsubishi Starion
2. 1987 Pontiac Firebird
3. 1988 Mitsubishi Starion
4. 1988 Pontiac Firebird
5. 1987 Mitsubishi Starion
6. 1987 Chevrolet Camaro
7. 1988 Chevrolet Camaro
8. 1989 Chrysler Conquest
9. 1985 Pontiac Firebird
10. 1989 Plymouth Horizon
11. 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
12. 1986 Chevrolet Camaro
13. 1986 Pontiac Firebird
14. 1988 Mitsubishi Tredia
15. 1986 Toyota MR2
16. 1986 Honda Prelude
17. 1988 Chrysler LeBaron
18. 1987 Toyota MR2
19. 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
20. 1987 Buick Regal
21. 1988 Alfa Romeo Milano
22. 1985 Mazda RX-7
23. 1989 Volkswagen Cabriolet
24. 1987 Porsche 928
25. 1989 Alfa Romeo Milano
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