michael Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 ...and then pimp it! http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2010/04/25/2010-04-25_crooks_made_my_car_speed_freak_and_then_i_got_it_back.html Brooklyn teacher's stolen car found during NYPD chop shop raid and returned in 'Grease' condition http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/04/25/alg_stolen_civic.jpg More than three years after a Brooklyn teacher's car was stolen, she finally got her ride back - totally pimped out. Amanda Pogany's once-humble white 1996 Honda Accord was returned to her drag-race ready, with a brand-new V-8 engine, tinted windows, oversized tires with special hubcaps - and custom valve stem caps shaped like bullet casings. "When I first saw under the hood I thought it looked like, you know in the movie 'Grease?' Like the 'Grease Lightning' car," said Pogany, 31, who lives in Prospect Heights. The eighth-grade teacher was shocked when she picked up her long-lost vehicle in the Red Hook impound lot this month. The previous "owner" souped up the Accord, putting in a manual transmission and leather interior and hanging a Dominican flag and a giant wooden cross from the rearview mirror. "I'm Jewish," Pogany said, "and I don't even know how to drive a stick shift!" When the car disappeared from her block in 2006, Pogany said cops laughed when she asked about tracking it down So she and her husband, Aaron, assumed thieves had already stripped the poor little Honda for its parts. "It was goodbye to the car," Pogany said. Now the proud mother of a 1-year-old, Pogany had basically forgotten about the car, simply using the car-sharing service Zipcar instead. Then she got a call from the NYPD. An officer told Pogany that cops found her Honda while busting a Queens chop shop and were able to trace it back to her even though the VIN number had been filed off. "I was like, 'Shut up!'" said Pogany, who teaches Judaic Studies and Hebrew language at the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan. Turns out, a major car enthusiast bought the Honda from the thieves and then put a ton of work into it, police told her. He was in the middle of paying to put in the brand-new transmission when the raid occurred. After months of phone calls and dealing with NYPD red tape, Pogany finally got her vehicle back. "The whole thing has been a little crazy - and hysterical," said Pogany. She's still waiting to take it for a joyride, though. Friends have begged for a turn behind the wheel and promised to give her stick-shift lessons, but Pogany still needs to get the Honda a new VIN number and registration. Until then, the hotrod is parked in her parents' New Jersey driveway, where it's been getting plenty of attention. "The mailman rang the bell the other day and asked about it," she said. "Everyone wants to buy the car now." Article comments are quite fun too, they pick the writer up on some pretty obvious errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanc Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 V8 engine? looks like a VTEC engine to me... oversized tyres? hmmmm.... Interesting read though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Luke Hero Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Good read, interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 "I'm Jewish," Pogany said, "and I don't even know how to drive a stick shift!" I assume that's because a gear stick isn't circumcised at birth? What a poor excuse, blaming your religion for not being able to drive a manual! Whatever next? I'm an atheist, and I can drive a manual, it's just that I choose not to, so there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pardy Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 definatly a vtec engine cant see the the oversized tyres but a good read made me luff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I assume that's because a gear stick isn't circumcised at birth? What a poor excuse, blaming your religion for not being able to drive a manual! Whatever next? I'm an atheist, and I can drive a manual, it's just that I choose not to, so there! Jewish comment was more at the crucifix or whatever was attached to the mirror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 V8 engine? looks like a VTEC engine to me... oversized tyres? hmmmm.... Interesting read though That car does just look like a cleaned up version of the standard car to me too. Special hub caps indeed. Err stock you mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Special hub caps FTW !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 "I was like, 'Shut up!'" Should have listened to yourself methinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 God that's a poor article. Basically she got it back with some halfords stuff in it. Woopie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Bloody foreigners not being able to operate a manual gearbox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 "I was like, 'Shut up!'" Should have listened to yourself methinks You missed a bit of the quote "I was like, 'Shut up!'" said Pogany, who teaches Judaic Studies and Hebrew language at the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan. So she's a language teacher with a brilliant grasp on English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 I read the article before I saw the pic, OMG that wasn't what I was expecting. Should read more like "Chavs wrecked some lady's Honda by modifying it badly". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 am I the only one that thinks it looks like a 4 cylinder and not a V8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 am I the only one that thinks it looks like a 4 cylinder and not a V8? No, you're not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 "I was like, 'Shut up!'" said Pogany, who teaches Judaic Studies and Hebrew language at the Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan. This is an alleged teacher speaking. No wonder "skools" are excreting morons. Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 am I the only one that thinks it looks like a 4 cylinder and not a V8? No, post 2 sorted that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/04/25/amd_amanda_pogany.jpg The Kurgan, yesterday....................Brooklyn Teacher Amanda Pogany, in 1683 There can be only one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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