Thieves steal $1 million worth of Ford Raptors from Michigan factory, but abandon them when they run out of gas

10 Ford Raptors were abandoned by thieves in Woodhaven, Michigan, USA after they ran out of gas during the getaway.

The Ford F-150 Raptors were stolen from the factory after rolling off the production line.

The thieves were later apprehended at a gas station.

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The 10-car theft

Shortly after rolling off the production line, the Ford Raptors were snatched by thieves from Ford’s plant in Woodhaven last Wednesday at 2 a.m.

The pickups had been sitting in a storage location at the factory.

All vehicles had the keys on board, so it must have seemed to the thieves that they had an easy task on their hands.

As we now know, things turned out a little differently.

Police believe the thieves used a stolen Kia with a broken window and punched ignition to reach the factory after later finding it abandoned just south of where the security fence was breached to get to Vreland Road.

From there they made their way to the freeway, Chief Scott Fraczek of the Woodhaven police told WJBK.

One of the Ford Raptors was found with a price sticker still affixed on I-75  at North Line Road in Southgate after it had run out of fuel.

Another stolen F-150 was found several miles further away on I-75, not far from Gibraltar Road.

Four others were found at a Harper Woods gas station, 36 miles north of Woodhaven.

The four drivers are now in police custody after not realizing just how much fuel the cars needed.

Authorities confirmed it was ‘an organized group that does something’ with cars after the theft.

Per Fraczek, the theft bump could result in higher insurance rates for Woodhaven’s residents’ personal cars.

The Ford Raptors

The base price for the F-150 Raptor starts at $78,440 – but they can surpass $100,000.

Check out the Ford’s 2024 F-150’s Pro Access tailgate that’s perhaps over-engineered, but unbelievable.

The price estimated by police suggests that the 10 cars stolen were powered by the 5.2-liter supercharged V8.

That means the thieves had 720 hp to make their getaway – but it was also their undoing as they underestimated the amount of fuel needed.

Supercar Blondie has contacted Ford for comment on the incident.

This isn’t the first time thieves underestimated the car they stole – Seattle car thieves in 2014 were forced to leave the keys in the ignition and ran away because they couldn’t drive a manual.

Due, in part, to the fact that an estimated 97 percent of Americans drive automatic vehicles.