Swimsuit model’s 1,200-hp Supra stolen and chopped

[Bates]

Ouch.

"Florida model and TV host Jessica Barton has an ardent following on the swimsuit scene, with a slew of magazine spreads, TV commercials and party appearances to her resume. But she's also known among hot rodders for her hobby -- a custom-built 1994 Toyota Supra that ranked among the most powerful of its kind in the nation. Today, that Supra fell victim to a Florida chop shortly after it was reported stolen. While known more for her bikini work and her role in the strippers vs. the undead movie "Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!," Barton was not just an attractive face in the world of import sports car tuning, often running the Supra at drag strips and even using it as a daily driver. Last year, at the annual TX2K meetup of the country's fastest street-legal rides, Barton's Supra out-tested a fleet of tuned Nissan GT-Rs and Lamborghinis, hitting 1,165 hp on the dynometer, thanks to a combination of turbos and nitrous; on drag strips, the car had covered a quarter mile in 8.64 seconds.

The car wasn't just attractive to racers. According to Barton, thieves managed to swipe the Supra sometime between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. last Wednesday from Waterford, Fla. While auto thefts have been declining in recent years, more industrious thieves have turned to race cars and hot rods, since they're often built with more expensive parts and frequently lack the anti-theft or tracking devices built into newer models.

Barton offered a $5,000 reward for the car, but today posted to Instagram that the offer came too late, sharing a photo of Supra pieces piled in a dirt lot. "That car has been evolving over 8 years and hundreds of thousands probably invested in it," Barton said in a comment. "I could never just build another one. It's impossible to do all this again. It's a devastating loss to me."

The rarity of the go-fast pieces built into the Supra might help authorities find the guilty parties, and Barton's fans have vowed to comb the depths of Craigslist for leads. But fame may not give Barton any more justice than thousands of other chop-shop victims receive every year. Even a 1,200-hp car can't outrun some trouble."

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...224520926.html

[AWD GS]

While auto thefts have been declining in recent years, more industrious thieves have turned to race cars and hot rods, since they're often built with more expensive parts and frequently lack the anti-theft or tracking devices built into newer models.

i love quotes like this. it doesnt matter if it had anti-theft or tracking device or not. if they want it bad enough they will take it.

[Foolinaround]

inb4 insurance fraud

[Chris B.]

Originally Posted by Foolinaround

inb4 insurance fraud

LOL I heard so many people say something about it being insurance fraud since it happened.

[rocknrace03]

Originally Posted by Chris B.

LOL I heard so many people say something about it being insurance fraud since it happened.

this ^^^^ all over facebook pages. sucks if it got stolen for real

[Keith6110]

If so....
What kind of insurance company would insure its value for all the parts put into it; is my question.

[HickRocket1258]

I'm thinking not fraud. A lot of rigs and race cars have been getting stolen a lot lately.

[Spawne32]

Originally Posted by Keith6110

If so....
What kind of insurance company would insure its value for all the parts put into it; is my question.

You could get agreed upon value with a private insurance company, but it likely wouldnt cover a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of work. Raw value might have covered 50,000-75,000 dollars depending on what was actually on the car, but if you consider labor and time invested, that can never be recovered. It's a tragic loss for the car community, I just wish we could do more to hunt down thieves like this.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Originally Posted by Spawne32

You could get agreed upon value with a private insurance company, but it likely wouldnt cover a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of work. Raw value might have covered 50,000-75,000 dollars depending on what was actually on the car, but if you consider labor and time invested, that can never be recovered. It's a tragic loss for the car community, I just wish we could do more to hunt down thieves like this.

Yea my 1990 alltrac is insured for 13k, my r33 is for 41k, my chopper was for 17.5k

[Spawne32]

Originally Posted by OutToWinPAHC

Yea my 1990 alltrac is insured for 13k, my r33 is for 41k, my chopper was for 17.5k

How much did it cost you montly for the alltrac?

[OutToWinPAHC]

I pay under 600 a year for all vehicles

[Bdub215]

Originally Posted by Spawne32

You could get agreed upon value with a private insurance company, but it likely wouldnt cover a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of work. Raw value might have covered 50,000-75,000 dollars depending on what was actually on the car, but if you consider labor and time invested, that can never be recovered. It's a tragic loss for the car community, I just wish we could do more to hunt down thieves like this.

on supraforums, Jessica said it was insured for 50K.

[Foolinaround]

Apparently her first supra they fought with the insurance company to have it totaled in order to get money to build this one? Supraforums is blowing up

[mcperson2k]

I'v read so much crap about this, its everywhere. I read its not even really her car, and that it's just in her name to bring some publicity to her boyfriends shop. Yeah I know! If its in her name, its her car, but you get what I mean. I think there is only 1 video of her driving the thing on the highway, every other ounce of media on it is her boyfriend racing the car, or her on top of it naked.

Oh well, i'v never even heard of her.

[mcperson2k]

Hahaha... Just looked at some of her comments on Supraforums....

Wow what a bunch of disrespectful ****s in here! Have a little respect for what I'm going through.

That pretty much sums up all of her comments.

[Spawne32]

Originally Posted by mcperson2k

Hahaha... Just looked at some of her comments on Supraforums....



That pretty much sums up all of her comments.

id be distraught if my car got stolen too, and its worth about 200 bucks lol

[OutToWinPAHC]

She has nice boobs but she's got a bitch face

[FocusDude]

so your telling me the media cares cause of her boobies...

[Protege v2.5]

What were the circumstances in which it got stolen? Was it garaged, parked on the street, was there any theft deferent systems on it? Recovery systems? Sounds like a publicity stunt unfortunately, just a guess though. I realize if someone wants to steal a car they will find a way but there are ways to make it extremely difficult. It'll put her the spotlight for a few months but it'll soon be forgotten.

[Keith6110]

Originally Posted by Protege v2.5

What were the circumstances in which it got stolen? Was it garaged, parked on the street, was there any theft deferent systems on it? Recovery systems? Sounds like a publicity stunt unfortunately, just a guess though. I realize if someone wants to steal a car they will find a way but there are ways to make it extremely difficult. It'll put her the spotlight for a few months but it'll soon be forgotten.

Publicity stunt? It's a rare car, I don't think so lol. You can read anywhere that "it was outside of her bf's garage because there was not enough room inside the shop" The car I guess had broken the freeze plug or something wrong with the freeze plug on the block so she couldn't move it anywhere else by itself.

I don't think it was supposed to grab the media attention, it just did. So many people posted and reposted on forums the day it was stolen. I think it just went around social sites and people wanted to know more. 4 days later it's on yahoo.