[Spridgets] Stolen Items

[charles christ]

locally a racing friend found out his stolen (when it was new!) '65-'66 shelby mustang had just surfaced!  i'm still waiting to see if he ever gets it back or if it becomes a ward of the ins.co.?   how many collectable vehicles can there be that have not been stolen once or had their vin number changed to hide their their identity?   we all know the answer to that one..... 

chuck.
loosing my earthlink on the 11th.    

-----Original Message-----
>From: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 9, 2009 5:31 AM
>To: Tim Collins <thcollin at mtu.edu>
>Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Stolen Items
>
>Hi Tim,
>Do you have a link to that article I would like to share it with other VW
>bus owners. The biggest fear with these buses is finding out your bus was
>stolen after dumping 10K into them. I am assuming if you bought a car with a
>title it is the responsibility of the DMV to determine if it was stolen.
>What's the consensus on that?
>
>BTW my bus is almost painted (interior only right now) and once I get her
>home I can start clearing out the portable garage to get ready for my
>Spridget projects : )
>Lin
>
>On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Tim Collins <thcollin at mtu.edu> wrote:
>
>> I noticed in the news that a VW van, that was stolen 35 years ago in
>> Spokane, Wash., has been recovered. The owner turned in a claim back then so
>> the now FULLY restored van belongs to Alllstate Insurance. (Story says van
>> may be worth $27k now)!!!
>>
>> That story got me wondering how things turned out with some of the stolen
>> items people have mentioned on this Spridget list. I remember some Spridget
>> body molds being stolen from the folks in Milford Mi, I believe. Were they
>> ever located?
>>
>> And, didn't Willie Thompson have a work truck or trailer taken? I don't
>> think he visits this list much but some of you WI guys may know how that
>> turned out.