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[quote="MSNBC"]Stolen in 60 seconds: the treasure in your car As precious metals prices soar, catalytic converters are targets for thieves By Alex Johnson updated 4:38 p.m. ET, Tues., Feb. 12, 2008 As prices of precious metals skyrocket, thieves are targeting an obscure component of automotive exhaust systems in lightning thefts that can be accomplished in less than a minute, police and automotive experts say. The component is the catalytic converter, which has been a mandatory part of exhaust systems since 1975. Police across the country say they have seen a dramatic rise in thefts of the components in recent months. If you peer inside a used catalytic converter, nothing looks salvageable, much less valuable. But some of the gray gunk in there hides three expensive precious metals. ... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23117250/[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>MSNBC</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed, Feb 13 2008, 7:17 pm EST<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Stolen in 60 seconds: the treasure in your car</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Stolen in 60 seconds: the treasure in your car <br /> <br />As precious metals prices soar, catalytic converters are targets for thieves <br /> <br />By Alex Johnson <br />updated 4:38 p.m. ET, Tues., Feb. 12, 2008 <br /> <br />As prices of precious metals skyrocket, thieves are targeting an obscure component of automotive exhaust systems in lightning thefts that can be accomplished in less than a minute, police and automotive experts say. <br /> <br />The component is the catalytic converter, which has been a mandatory part of exhaust systems since 1975. Police across the country say they have seen a dramatic rise in thefts of the components in recent months. <br /> <br />If you peer inside a used catalytic converter, nothing looks salvageable, much less valuable. But some of the gray gunk in there hides three expensive precious metals. <br />... <br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23117250/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23117250/</a></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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