Hi Everyone,

My name is Alex Franceschi. I've been on this forum since 2004, although, I've been pretty MIA lately as I just finished graduate school here at UCLA. Well, in short my Rx7 was stolen Dec. 8th, Thursday night, somewhere between 9pm and 730am on the Intersection of Rose Ave and Overland Ave in Culver City, CA. Below are some pictures and videos of the car, and a list of some parts I had. There wasn't much worth stealing on the car, but there are a few parts worth mentioning. If you see anything anywhere can you please forward the information to me? I've had this car for 6 years and it has a lot of sentimental value. Thank you

Contact Info:
Alex Franceschi
franceschi.alex@gmail.com
(707)Eight Five Three - 104 Four


1991 Mazda Rx7
Flat Black, NA, 5 speed converted from Automatic

Interior:
- Red Corbeau Racing Seat
- Safety 21 4 Point Roll Cage with door bars added to it.
(The door bars are unpainted while the roll bar is black.)
- Short Shifter Kit and White Shift ****
- Pioneer Stereo (They will be dissappointed cause it's broken lol)
- It used to be an Automatic so it still has the Auto Tachometer
- Relocated Battery Behind Passenger Seat

Suspension:
- KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks
- Ground Control Coilover Springs (500lb rating in front and 350lb rating in rear I believe)
- No Name Camber Plates
- Ground Control Rear Camber Arm
- Turbo 2 steering rack spaced with washers

Brakes:
- Braided Hoses

Engine:
- Stock, but a Mazda Remanufactured Motor
- Aftermarket Koyo Radiator
- Bonez Highflow Cat

Pics:










Reman Motor



Interior






Old Drift Video:
http://youtu.be/qv3pHH7vdnQ

 

Wow. Will definitely be on the lookout for you, man.

 

Same Here..These cars might only be a few G's but they are worth way more to us.

 

dude i just your post on craiglist. I'll keep an eye out for you.

 

Thanks guys. Yea I decided to post it on CL too so anyone looking for rx7 parts will now be aware they might be buying stolen parts lol. We'll see what happens. Thanks again!

 

damn that sucks, i been dreaming my car gets stolen and i wake up in cold sweat and look outside my window to make sure its still there, good luck man hope you find it as complete as possible.

 

damn, that sucks, i remember seeing your drift videos a while ago

i'll keep an eye out, that cars recognizable

 

I'm really sorry man :\

What kind of engineer are you?

 

I'm a Mechanical Engineer. Just finished my Masters program this week. I got my MS in Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing and Design. This past month I've been flying around the country for interviews. I just got an offer from Toyota and hoping to hear back from Honda R&D. So, I've had all this good stuff happening until someone jacked my car :/ But what can ya do?

 

Clean car, sorry to hear bra

 

Bump. this thread should be kept at top.

 

thanks Celestial-FC!

 

should of had a quick release steering wheel but sorry to hear about it cant they leave the fc's alone

 

Quick release or not, if the thieves want it, they will find a way.

 

Yea man sorry to hear. I remember seeing your car back in the day with the crown vics on it. Whole reason I got em. Will def keep an ear and eye out.

 

yea but a quick release might keep the thieves a little at bay

 

Sorry to read this. I hope your car turns up ok.

 

Thanks everyone, no word yet. Just waiting. If I don't hear anything by the new year, it's probably safe to say it's gone. We'll see, fingers crossed.

 

Just a bump to see if anything new has happened.

 

I hope you find it

 

oh man. that blows. ill keep an eye out in south bay lomita area. red back rims shouldnt be too hard to miss.

 

They found my car!!!! It was recovered in Marina Del Rey. My roommate picked it up for me because I'm in NYC right now for the holiday, but they didn't take any of my aftermarket parts. The only thing missing is my broken radio, my optima battery, and they broke the shift **** because they couldn't figure out how to get it off lol. But everything is still there! I can't to get back home to it. Thanks for everyone's concern and help. I can't wait to get this thing back on the road!

 

wow dude! congrats. sorry to hear it was stolen, but good thing u got it back. Just in time for the holidays too!

 

awesome news, too often these stories don't end well

 

Great to hear bro!! I am smiling right now from happiness.. and it wasn't even my car lol