At 06:03 PM 1/18/2006, Larry Steckel wrote:
>Guys,
>Yesterday as I drove around, I heard a very inspiring story on a radio
>newscast.
>
>Seems there was a guy from New York City who bought a brand new Corvette
>back in 1967. Sometime early in 1968 the car was stolen from the street in
>front of his home and never recovered.
>
>Recently, the Customs Service was checking a load of cars that were going
>to be loaded onto a ship for export to Sweden. They checked the VIN on the
>vehicles and yep, the Corvette red flagged. They checked and found that
>this indeed was the same car that was stolen 37 years ago.
>
>According to the news story, the guy is going to get his Corvette back.
>Hooray for the Customs Service. Good job guys.
>
>I guess the next question is, where has the Corvette been hiding all that
>time?
Read about it here:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/18/old.car.theft.ap/index.html
I can't believe that the original owner would be able to get the car back.
Wouldn't his insurance company have something to say about that?
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Topeka, Kansas
White 1990 Mazda Miata
Kansas Region SCCA - Solo 2
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