[url=http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/13052011/36/stolen-car-returned-36-years-0.html]Source[/url]
[quote]A phone call from the police to say they've recovered your stolen car is usually good news - but imagine if that call comes 36 years after you reported it missing.
That's exactly what happened to Janice Maffucci from New Jersey, USA. Her 1969 Chevrolet Camaro muscle car was stolen in July 1975 from outside the post office where her father worked.
After 36 years she naturally assumed that it was gone for good. Amazingly, it was recovered after it was recently bought online by an eagle-eyed classic car enthusiast.
Keith Williams bought the Camaro SS from eBay and discovered that certain things didn't quite add up when it arrived.
Convinced that the Chevy was a fake, Keith contacted California police, who investigated and tracked the car back to a 1975 stolen vehicle report.
They contacted the registered owner at the time, Ms Maffucci, and told her they'd found her car. She hung up, thinking it was a joke, but when the local police paid her a visit, she was convinced, and arranged to have the car delivered.
Since the theft, the Camaro's original six-cylinder engine had been swapped for a more powerful V8.
Mr Williams was able to recoup his investment in the car through buyer's insurance, and Ms Maffucci has been reunited with a car that is now worth significantly more than it was when stolen.
The original thief is yet to be found, but police continue to investigate.[/quote]
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That's a beautiful car, it's good he got it back.
What's up with the license plate?
[QUOTE=HellSoldier;29800524]That's a beautiful car, it's good he got it back.[/QUOTE]
[B]S[/B]he
[QUOTE=B-hazard;29800553]What's up with the license plate?[/QUOTE]
It's american, they have fancy ones
What an awesome looking car. American fucking Muscle
[QUOTE=Samuelgames;29800649]Neat, free upgrades[/QUOTE]
Yeah but she had to wait 36 years for it :v:
I laughed when she hung up thinking it was a joke
Damn, that's a nice car.
Shit, if my Camaro was stolen and turned up looking like that with a V8 in it, i'd be glad they stole the damn thing :v:
Wow I knew Pimp My Ride took quite some time, but THAT long?
I jizzed a bit
[QUOTE=B-hazard;29800553]What's up with the license plate?[/QUOTE]
Classic cars have special "classic" license plates designated by the state denoting that the car is of historical value. My father owns a 1967 SS Camaro and a 1978 Corvette.
Thanks for the F-shack.
-Dirty Mike and the boys.
I wonder was it wrecked badly
I'm not sure if a V8 engine is a viable trade-off
ITT: People think the picture is the real thing.
Real Car is better:
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[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1386451/Hot-rod-hot-item-Chevy-Camaro-stolen-36-years-ago-turns-3-000-miles-away.html[/url]
Jesus fuck, that's so nice, free V8 engines
Better late than never.
[QUOTE=B-hazard;29800553]What's up with the license plate?[/QUOTE]
That's a [show] vanity plate, no actual information is on it.
Not a fan of Camaros really, always looked kind of ugly to me. Still glad the woman got her car back after that long, though, must of felt good.
I'm stilling waiting for my stolen BMX bike that was taken in 2003, and my mountain bike from 2005...
Perhaps the BMX one will return with a lighter frame, and the mountain bike with gel suspension?
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That is [url=http://www.superchevy.com/features/camaro/sucp_0705_1969_chevrolet_camaro/index.html]Reggie Jackson's Camaro[/url].
[QUOTE=credesniper;29807793]I'm stilling waiting for my stolen BMX bike that was taken in 2003, and my mountain bike from 2005...
Perhaps the BMX one will return with a lighter frame, and the mountain bike with gel suspension?[/QUOTE]
Your bike is in a dump somewhere.
One of those cars I've wanted since a kid... :sigh:
God damn, that is a sexy car. I feel glad for the woman to finally get it back.
Oh man that Camaro, I want it.
Although I'd prefer a Dodge Challenger.
God damn, that is one sexy looking car.
Irrelevant, but made me think of the movie Gran Torino.
