Stradman’s Ford GT was impounded by corrupt cops after a high speed chase
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- Опубликовано: 12 авг 2021
- Patrick from @AdairAuto & @PatrickAdairDesigns bought @TheStradman's Ford GT last year but he was shocked to find out how crazy the car's backstory was!
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Ed was a helicopter mechanic, so that "diary" is actually a "logbook"
"Aircraft forms"
It's always easy to just blame the cops. Especially with only 1 side of the story?
I have many cop relatives. Cops don't impound the cars and take them to the police station, the tow company takes it to their private impound yard. That's how the tow com can charge all those ridiculous impound fees!
Sounds to me like the Tow Company employees were the ones enjoying the joy rides!
However, the 30 second comment about the "corruption cops" sure makes for some good click bate! Lol
@@blackmer9475 I've never had an issue with any officer in the lower 48. But, I was stationed in HI. I have a few first-hand and several dozen second-hand stories about how nasty and corrupt they are there.
@@blackmer9475 This MAY be something quite different, not a conventional impound by an OPG, but a Civil Asset Forfeiture, which is different thing entirely. This is all third hand, "so and so said or claimed such and such," so the details are hazy to say the least. There will of course be a legal record in Hawaii if the story has any veracity. Civil Asset Forfeiture has been a major area of law enforcement corruption and many small departments (often along the Interstates) have funded their activities by seizing cars, boats and of course cash. The owner has to prove that the assets were legally obtained and often owners can't afford the legal costs. Its an area of law where its guilty until proven innocent. The police seize an asset claiming prima facia evidence of illegality, often with no evidence at all, then its up to a guy who was driving somewhere to buy a car or boat for $5,000 to prove the money was not drug money. There are hundreds of such stories to research. When its a relatively small sum that legal fight can cost more than the assets seized, allowing corrupt departments and agencies to get away with their ill gotten games. Often assets are seized without any charges being filed, let alone a conviction. Some states are reforming this process so that assets cannot be kept if there is no conviction.
@@Ethanmor There is a famous case from back in the day when Biden authored a bill back in I think the 80s? Where a family in Hawaii lost their house.
Their son has been caught with 2 pot plants in the back yard, the son was mentally ill and when the family would try to get rid of them he would threaten suicide. He got caught, went to jail, did his time, and went home.
Some years later this bill goes through that give police the power to commit CAF RETROACTIVELY. The Hawaii police start combing through old cases looking for stuff they can go take. They find this case and discover they now have legal grounds to come take the families house do them "being complicit" in a "drug manufacturing operation" AFTER the son had been sentenced and DONE HIS TIME.
This story has always stuck with me and it doesn't make this situation here hard to believe.
That dude's lawyer sucked all that money and time. Only to get it back messed up and then not sue them.
Didn’t he leave that part out ? I never heard him say he didn’t go after them when he got the car back !
Too happy to have it back !
exactly between the loss of use and the damage there is a solid legal case there.
Suing a police department is effectively impossible, especially when it comes to proving negligence. I'm not surprised he didn't do it.
@@ice44567 You are probably right, but I'm not entirely sure qualified immunity applies to a car seized and used while it was seized. It's not technically something the police did while fulfilling their function.
He would not have had a case. The car was seized as it was used in the commission of a felony. You can open carry and conceal carry in HI with a permit that is only valid in the country that it is issued. Having a loaded gun under seat without the proper license is a class B felony. Also proving that the cops put all those miles on the car and damaged it would be extremely hard to prove without actual documentation (a hand written ledger would not hold too much weight). If this had happened after leaving a mechanic, dealer, or even a jiffy lube with the mileage documented in paperwork he would then have a case.
At the end of the day this guy committed a felony. His lawyer got the car back and most likely got the charge dropped. He didn't spend 100k to get the car back he paid that to get the felony dropped.
Don't consent to search and definetly don't consent if you're in violation of the law.
Great story. Sad for Ed , but that car “lived” because of him. Most GT’s live in a garage for all their lives.
Well its a diffcult car to drive on a daily basis despite Ford claiming it to be user friendly
@@hybridAbsol It's still an enthusiasts dream car. So tell me what kind of an enthusiast buys a car that he doesn't drive often? The people who do it just for the economic value of it and let in sit in the storage deserve hell.
@@Toxic88088 anything that looks good yet uncomfortable to drive XD
Exactly, car collectors are scums
Now this is my kind of Ford GT!
You need to get stradman to tell some stories.
Yeah
welk,YEAHHHHHHH
Absolutely
Any updates on the el chapo f1
Sounds like Ed was living Testdrive Unlimited for real and I genuinely feel for the guy getting all that grief when all he had been doing was minding his own business.
Rest easy Ed, you were an absolute legend and had great taste in Cars.
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Omg thats my favorite car game! Im glad you play it too
Prosecutors, the chief of police, and like 6 other officers in Honolulu have been detained and some charges on the grounds of corruption THIS YEAR ALONE
Because of this case?
@@BUSTRCHERRI different police departments. Honolulu police department is the one that lost their chief a few years ago. This story is regarding county of Hawaii police department. 2 different islands, 200 miles apart.
@@mrbkkt1 Apparently trained by the same F$&ktards at whatever passes for a law enforcement academy over there.
You out of contex with this post. But has some truth.
@@showmethedammovie I don’t think I have the numbers spot on, but I did do some digging after I watched this video. If you search up “Hawaii police corruption” it’s crazy how many resources and different cases of corruption you’ll find😂 it would probably take the good part of two days to read through it all😂😂
"The insurance was cheaper than my focus at the time"
As someone who drives a focus, that really doesn't surprise me
Not as many get crashed as the focus
@@Louzahsol well that too. But I'm fairly certain the reason insurance for the Focus is kinda shockingly expensive, is because they have a recall regarding the transmission. You should absolutely look into it. Its a lot like the case of the exploding Pintos, except less fiery.
@@nathanvoboril62 so it's literally just because the gts don't have a large history of claims?
@@nathanvoboril62 What does the transmission being shitty have to do with insurance? They aren't going to pay to replace the transmission when it fails.
@@TheCobruhAlienat0r in my experience, ford won't replace it twice after 80k. That, and the transmission has been known to fail, and wreck the vehicle. One of the cases that started the lawsuit that led to the recall, was of a young man driving a Fiesta with the DPS6 Transmission (same as the focus), and passed away due to a crash caused by the transmission failing.
I gotta say it, what an absolute dream come true! To go from watching this channel over the last 4 years, to now sharing a story of my own! Hopefully I did the story justice! Thanks for having me on Ed, it was an honor.
A well versed story told in a good way.
I do think you said that story in the best possible light of the previous owner...seems like there's more to it that you possibly don't know about, lol.
I think vehicles with such a history of use with a well documented custom journal will be the next priceless pieces of art when the world goes majorly on EVs. This video is part of that journal.
Never heard of Stradman, hasn't been on vinwiki. Never heard of you before today. Great story, congrats on your GT. Jealous.
Bro this was honestly dope. You did an amazing job my guy👌🏾
What a great story, it’s easy to see that Patrick is the perfect owner for this car and appreciates its history.
Stradman is a dooooooooooche
@@krismartin1181 wtf how???
That's crazy that there was a journal documenting the vehicles every step. Most cars struggle to even have car fax. He must have been a true car enthusiast in love with that vehicle.
Honestly I'm really not surprised considering he was a helicopter mechanic. All aircraft are required to have a logbook that keeps track of every single item that was worked on, the total time in the air, etc. And this sounds like he did a version of that for the car.
I hope the diary carries on being used
Hopefully Patrick continues adding to the journal during his ownership of the car.
I got one with a car I imported from Japan. I got it from the original owner and he had it for 25 years. Unfortunately it's all in Japanese which I can't read but it's still cool.
This story proves Steve Lehto’s opinion on civil asset forfeiture.
Sounds like cops are crooked no matter where you go.
My friend's father managed a used car lot in the 1970's on the Island of Alameda California....We would work Saturdays detailing cars....It was a great time to be alive....Lots of Muscle cars being sold for cheap after the "Gas Shortages" of 1973/74....We got a trade in of a 68 Firebird 400HO/4speed....Went for a test drive, my friend's father driving....Ripped some gears on a remote side street....Problem...Alameda was a "Navy Town" back then with a large naval base....The road was just outside the Naval Base but, guess it was patrolled by the Shore Patrol. The SP saw the event and pulled over the Firebird....Issued my friend's father a FEDERAL TICKET for speeding 56MPH in a 45 zone. If it had been Alameda cops...My buddies father had connections with the Police Department in town....Shore Patrol? no connections there and the officer informed him that it was a $400 fine! This was about a 2 weeks wages back in those days....My friend's father went on a tirade! Poor guy....Quote from it that I remeber to this day....I'm going to tell you kids something right here and now and don't you forget it! THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN A COP AND A CRIMINAL! Never forget that!
@@ericbrandt829 So he was speeding and got caught and this would be no problem elsewhere where he would knew a cop or two helping him out with the issue but this being the shore patrol he hadn't anybody to bribe?
Impounding maybe understandable due to illegal gun, but it’s mind boggling that they can use it for a year! No wonder why people don’t trust the police
@@VolkerHett exactly! The "cop" was the SP who issued the legal ticket that couldn't be bought off and the "Criminal" being the local guy who could be bribed and persuaded to drop the ticket.
Aloha from the Big island, I've got a bit more info on the GT. It wasn't a special order, orchid isle ford had it in the showroom. The story I heard is Ed had gotten into an argument with someone at a bar in keaau and gone to the police station and the pistol was visible in the car. the spam can ashtray is 100% true.
Be nice if someone could dig up the police report. Felt like there was some alcohol and more bad decisions then what Ed just claimed.
So he likely got arrested for "place to keep", car yanked as evidence for search warrant. And we ended up with a third party youtube story. Wonder what happened that led to asset forfeiture...
Amazing car though!!
Such a neat backstory! And probably the most well documented Ford GT ever… From a diary to two youtubers, this car’s history is out there!
Strad's GT was always my favorite in the garage... but I had NO IDEA it's story would be this crazy. Thanks for sharing!
I’d like to hear the legal side of this story. Sounds kinda crazy
I dont understand how this guy had enough money to get the car back and repair it but didnt sue the precinct that blatantly stole his property and used it for police stings. And these assholes.wonder why everyone dislikes the cops.
He had a gun but ran from some crazy people? Idk this story’s kinda fishy
@@neutraltoxic “everyone” doesn’t dislike the cops.
Oh I'm sure he did. Police can sieze anything they want if they feel there is reason. All they have to say is "we believed that there was a possibility of contraband being hidden in the vehicle. So we sent it to our specialists dept to take it apart. " at that point, they have legally stolen what's yours. It's awesome.
@@Bread996 I'm sure it was just an over exaggeration
Wow! this was an unexpected story to pop up out of nowhere!
I mean.. Ed has been saying Patrick would be coming on for months to tell some of his stories. The video came out at 10am like normal…. How unexpected is this actually?
I hope Ed is up there in the sky ripping it in another white Ford GT
As a two time Mustang enthusiast, I can only dream and aspire to someday own a true GT. Love the story!
What connection is there between a Ford Mustang and the GT ?!! 🤔 😒
just the manufacture, and they also produced a Mustang GT ... but the actual vehicles are as different as a Camaro to a Corvette or more so a Cheetah! 😑
Sincerely 😊
@@newtonfirefly3584 What on earth are you talking about?
damn that NASA trim looked insanely good 9:48
It probably wouldn't have worked on anything but white, too.
Wow that’s crazy!, I live on the big island of hawaii all my life, I always seen this car on the road, parked at grocery stores & car shows , heard a lot of local stories/rumors about it with the police & how he got it. My father and I even talked to Ed once when we seen him parking it at our local mall & we couldn’t resist checking it out, he was such an awesome funny guy! I always wondered what happened to this car
After hearing this story I appreciate this car even more! I've sat in this car and even helped Patrick wrap it. Such an awesome back story! Can't wait to see the logbook!
The cops more or less stealing his car...fuck everything about that. And it's not the first time I've heard of this happening. We live in a third world country with a gucci belt
Just a corrupt cop at the top of a department is all it really takes. Thankfully we have free speech (for now) and these issues are coming to light more and more
@@noahbenavidez3315 yeah it’s coming to light yet it’s still happening all the time... these corrupt pos steal from people they are supposed to help
Holy ****. I'm from hawaii on the big island.. I just realized I've seen this ford GT growing up in my life. I've seen it so much times. This is the GT. This is what got me in to the love of the automotive world. The sound of it the looks. I can't not believe it. If I could find those photos on it I would. First time seeing it was at a hotel with SLR McLaren, lambos and vipers and a couple other super cars. This is mind blowing
Fact check me as much as you want. The hotel is called Sheraton kona resort and spa in Kailua-kona, HI. This had to been 06-07 probably not far after he received it
Will you please post all of the diary entries. I know a lot of us would love to see them and any car enthusiast would definitely love to see the amount of love and care and respect that goes into a vehicle from someone who loves it.
most amazing part of this story is how a newly wealthy mechanic is able to buy a brand new Ford GT from the dealer. now you need a personal invitation and some kind of pact with the devil to do so.
I disagree, the most amazing part of this story is the guy driving a civic fast enough to almost run a ford gt off the road
@@LCaddyStudios he tried to run it off the road when he made a 180 and started going the oposite direction. highways there are usually two way roads.
well.. apparently he did lose a few fingers to pay for it...
@@eagl3007 but the fact remains, it’s a Ford GT, he didn’t need to drive fast for too long to get away
A year and a half and 100k to get your car back
Great lawyer…
And then shipping back to Ford for a factory re$toration.
The time part of it is just how the legal system works, you can delay a lawsuit against you a year or longer easily.
This is so awesome to hear. To have physical proof that to someone else it wasn't just a car, it was pretty much their livelihood is so neat to hear about. I too love cars with backstories and to hear about one with such rich history is amazing. Love these videos, guys!
I'd be very interested in the details of the legal battle, especially if he got any compensation for the damages and the exact reason why the police had taken the car away in the first place.
I don't know much about corruption and the legal system in the US but from European's perspective that just seems outrageous (or is there more to the story than you've told us?)
Would love a follow up to this. Greetings from Germany
We w we we mee÷
Exactly - depreciated value, loss of use, etc, etc...However, I bet the cops "took" the car under Civil Asset Forfeiture, where law enforcement can allege a crime, maybe not even ultimately charge you, but they get a court to forfeit your assets and when forced to return them, they do so without compensation... Small town cops do this, hold "secret" auctions and get their friends to buy your stuff for $0.01s on the dollar to create an arms-length transaction, but your assets end up in the garages of these crooked cops...
@@stevedavies1261 CAF needs to end immediately. Legalized robbery
In 'Murica we hire bottom of the barrel, rejects from other sectors as pigs. Long sad history of it. Maybe affluent white folks can see pigs are just a government sanctioned gang really. Shakedowns (bs tickets), harassment and shenanigans like this. I feel happy every time its reported a pigs dies in the line of duty.
This is why people don’t like cops
Definitely made the right choice buying the GT over your other mentions.Also appreciate people who actually drive these beautiful works of art and the passion for life they have.
This Ed sounds like the coolest most unique guy ever, 5 foot Chinese man fights for the US in Vietnam, and is proud of old american cars and general american culture. I dont like to get political or whatever but it just shows it isnt what you look like but how you act that matters. Judging a book by its cover sometimes unravels itself as you turn the pages.
I don't see how that was political at all. In fact, I would say it's closer to the opposite.
How great is that, to get a car you love, then unexpectedly get to find out this amazing backstory to it and now you love it even more! Love this! Great story telling btw, it would make a fun movie! 😉
"why would I buy a boring old 2005 ford GT" ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Who even says something like that?
Thats prob what the insurance company thought. LOL Just an old and tired Ford.
Why didn’t the original owner just sue the police
Because corrupt cops tend to have no issues harassing you for trying. One cop (female) got another cop into trouble by not keeping a secret or such and she was harassed. The internal investigation even found that other cops had searched her in the database to find her address and such. They ended up having to move her to another district. Couldn’t find a source though because of cops and harassed being so commonplace now a days.
"Lost a couple of finger, no big deal"..... we have very different definitions of "no big deal."
No big deal for a guy who went to kick ass in Vietnam
@@robertdivany1627 Roger, and tracking all; zero disrespect intended, just don't want anyone to think any amount of money can replace your health. That being said, that man led an AWESOME life and he did it they way he wanted to. If we can all be that happy at the end "sign me up."
I don't know for a like 3 million dollar payout I wouldn't mind losing a few fingers
Man this is some backstory,
Awesome story Patrick
I love hearing stories about people like this. One of the most wild dudes I've ever met was a contract helicopter pilot we had for our helitack crew for a while. Guy was also a Vietnam vet, and had been working fire ever since he got out of the service. He rigged stadium speakers to the outside of his ship and would blast AC DC from them mid flight, walked around helibase with no shirt, jorts, and sandals. One time he wrapped his bucket around a tree and wrecked his ship, when all of our crew went to visit him in the hospital he said "it's all part of the job boys,"
Now he's retired and living it up at some golf place in Florida. Pretty grateful to have been able to work with a guy like that.
This is an amazing wholesome video! I love the story behind the ford gt
I feel like that 1911 might have made an appearance earlier in the story. Still a very strange story.
Now that is a Vin Wiki story, the people the cars and how they become intertwined
Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac!) lives in Maui and drives a supercar (Ferrari?) and tells stories online about numerous high speed jaunts around the island! So Ed was not alone in his Hawaiian N4S!!!
what a Legend ed is.... trades a couple of fingers for a 05 gt LOL
Edit: 13:34 may this guy rest in peace. he got to enjoy this amazing car to the fullest as it seems :)
"Rest in peace", not piece, if you want to fix that. (Also "Legend")...
@@paulbelanger7383 oh thank you! still learning :)
I shit you not this happened to me in Oahu when I was stationed at Pearl Harbor. But I was driving a foxbody and I wàs chased back to base. Took forever to get my car back. It was in 2006
That's absolutely disgusting what them cops did.
Ed sounds like a genuine and corky guy. He would be proud that the car is in your hands.
Incredible story! Take good care of her
One of my favorite stories so far.
"Boring old 2005 GT' is a crazy statement
One of the best stories I've seen on this channel.
Great lineage story Patrick! BTW, I’m a proud owner of one of your LOTR gold rings. Ordered back at the beginning of Covid lockdown, took me several months to get, but very happy I got “the one to rule them all” in the darkness. One of my doctors saw it one day and went nuts for it, lol.
There has to be more to this story. I’m not buying the “cops impounded the car and then started using it for whatever they wanted” story.
True
5:10 omg the fog lights hahahah
Might be my favorite VINWiki video
Love your channel keep up the good work
Honestly the best story I've heard on the channel. This one was honestly amazing. Sad towards the end, but it's dope overall.
I love this story. Great to see a real owner, not only own it, but drive it and even document it's life...
Saleen out of Troy MI, built the GT for Ford. So that's where they shipped it. I was on the build team back in 04 to 07 it was awesome!
These are the best stories!!!
"Some local hippies or someone comes up..." lol, yea, hippies
Puna area. Serious, lot's of "hippies" I wouldn't have believed it until I visited. And I've lived in Hawaii my whole life.
@@mrbkkt1 Been living in Puna for a long time, beautiful place.
Love stories like this of people who really take care of their cars
Very cool to find something like this with a colorful history!
Ah yes.. *_random hippies_* trying to commit vehicular manslaughter out of the blue.. I feel like you weren't told the entiiiire story, lol
these are the stories I sub to this channel for. awesome! RIP Ed, hope you're driving a hot rod Ford down golden paved roads!
Thanks for sharing this story!
If you’re a Ford GT fan, and have never seen the old school “Joe’s Ford GT” from IMV films, it’s what made me fall in love with these cars
Wow this was such an amazing story
Not really sure how a stock civic kept up with a Ford GT during a chase as he was fearing for his life? There’s a lot of holes in the story
I wondered the same thing but thought maybe it was on a stretch of road where the GT couldn't show its power, haha!
Big Island is long but curvy is lots of places, with no lights kind of road. You don't wanna go too fast.
Could be a mile behind but you'll see the lights. It's kind of like the turtle and the hare.
By far the best Vin wiki story ever!
“He lost a few fingers, nothing crazy.”
Pretty cold, coming from a guy who makes rings for a living.
Yayy Patrick Adair
That’s a rather interesting title
$100K to get HIS own car back??? That's it!?!?! No jail time or public hangings of the criminals who stole his car!?!?!
Really glad to hear someone driving and enjoying the car
So the Hawaii police are also car thief. Interesting. I wonder if he manage to get back his 1911?
The FordGT is just so fabulous
real sad what happened to the first owner, you could tell he just loved the car until the end.
Damn that’s one of the best car stories yet
Big up stradman!
As soon as that car pulled in, the cop thought, "Cha-CHING!"
I saw this car in Honolulu when I was a kid. It was only passing by for a split second but I’ll never forget it.
The story made me cry the passion of a car owner and being passed in the memory of Well known car owners
This is 100% an ultimate dream car of mine. Not just the Ford GT, but this one specifically. I can only hope I'm in the right position in the right time to take ownership of this extraordinary vehicle and continue to add to it's legendary story. God willing. I'm putting it here in writing.
Great story. Ed seemed like a man that loved life and enjoyed it to the fullest. Very cool.
Normally i am not a big fan of the ford gt..
But this is a Ford gt, that i respect.
Absolutely NOONE says a "Boring Ford GT!"🤣
I never expected that ford gt to have that back story behind it...
I love the tasteful nasa decals. It brings the car up a notch without taking the focus away from the car itself.
Although the backstory was a bit sad it is nice to see that the car now and still has a loving owner to take good care of it!
Love it just laying underneath the car appreciating the engineering that went into this car
The first few minutes are basically the polar opposite of Jeremy Clarkson's experience 😂
Up there on my list of favourite VINWIKI stories 👍
He's an aircraft mechanic, and documentation is such a huge part of our work. I had to chuckle at the safety wire on the oil drain plug.
Really cool story, sucks he had to deal with all that crap with the cops.
If we could only see the life of the cars we've purchased, Wonderful Story I usually don't comment but the original car owner sounded so much like my Dad.
What a cool story, congratulations on your first supercar!
Ed to Ford Inc : "make my car perfect. Fix everything except my makeshift rear camera mount."
Honestly one of the coolest vinwiki stories
I remember when these were $120,000. My uncle worked in Shipping & Receiving I also got a tour of the plant (was it Royal Oak) been a long time as I was looking for work and that Uncle put my name in to handle the IT work. I didn't get the job or they didn't hire but it was fun seeing them being hand made. I also remember the stories of how there were so many issues with the engine cooling system. They flew a team of Ford mechanics out to Jay Leno so he wouldn't trash talk Ford...LOL Funny how these are now worth so much.
To anyone who says cars don't have a soul.... tell them this story. This car is ED. Owned from new until his passing, sharing an amazing journey together... through this story, this car will have a soul forever.
It's always great to hear stories about people using actually using their car.
That nasa wrap makes this the best looking gt hands down
I lived in Hawaii for a few years,And I'm baffled the man had enough room to stretch the legs on that beautiful car.
But I suppose he had the right skills with the right car
That would've been an awesome scene!! A Ford GT blazing the H1 thru the tunnels must have sounded like the thunder of the Gods!!