Corvette returned to owner after 37 YEARS
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Corvette returned to owner after 37 YEARS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4620914.stm
Dream car returned, 37 years later.
The car was resprayed and given a new engine and upholstery
The owner of a Corvette sports car stolen when it was brand new in 1969 is to be reunited with the vehicle after it was finally found, 37 years later.
Alan Poster's prized possession went missing in New York, but was found 3,000 miles away in California, just as it was about to be shipped to Sweden.
"We can call this a miracle," Mr Poster told the New York Times.
The car had just been sold to a Swede, who was not aware of the car's past, for $10,000 (£5,700). However, because Mr Poster had not insured the car, he was not compensated when it was stolen and is entitled to it back. The Corvette Mako Shark, which was originally painted blue with matching upholstery, is now silver with a red interior.....
Dream car returned, 37 years later.
The car was resprayed and given a new engine and upholstery
The owner of a Corvette sports car stolen when it was brand new in 1969 is to be reunited with the vehicle after it was finally found, 37 years later.
Alan Poster's prized possession went missing in New York, but was found 3,000 miles away in California, just as it was about to be shipped to Sweden.
"We can call this a miracle," Mr Poster told the New York Times.
The car had just been sold to a Swede, who was not aware of the car's past, for $10,000 (£5,700). However, because Mr Poster had not insured the car, he was not compensated when it was stolen and is entitled to it back. The Corvette Mako Shark, which was originally painted blue with matching upholstery, is now silver with a red interior.....
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Quite a story, but not really that surprising that it was stolen...buying a Corvette in the mid-late 60's was risky a best....Corvettes, in terms of the ratio of stolen to registered vehicles, were more likely to be stolen than any other vehicle in the U.S. Market. They attracted thieves like a magnet. For one thing, the old fibeglass bodies were so poorly made that you could jimmy almost anything down then at any point....and anti-theft alarms ( standard on Corvettes even back then ) were in their infancy and not very sophisticated.
Today, of course, it is older Camrys and Accords that are the most likely to find new unwanted owners.
Today, of course, it is older Camrys and Accords that are the most likely to find new unwanted owners.
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