stolen vette returned 37yrs later
01-17-2006, 05:06 PM
#1
COME AT ME BRO!
Thread Starter
stolen vette returned 37yrs later
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10890430/?GT1=7538
LOS ANGELES - A Corvette sports car stolen when it was brand new in New York 37 years ago has been recovered in California and will be returned to its rightful owner, authorities said.
The 1968 car, which vanished from Alan Poster’s garage in the borough of Queens on Jan. 22, 1969, was identified as stolen as it was being loaded on a container ship for Sweden last November, Department of Homeland Security spokesman Mike Fleming said.
The car had recently been purchased for $10,000 by a man in Sweden who was unaware it had been stolen nearly four decades earlier, Fleming said. Since Poster’s insurance at the time did not cover the Corvette’s theft and he was never compensated, he is entitled to get it back.
LOS ANGELES - A Corvette sports car stolen when it was brand new in New York 37 years ago has been recovered in California and will be returned to its rightful owner, authorities said.
The 1968 car, which vanished from Alan Poster’s garage in the borough of Queens on Jan. 22, 1969, was identified as stolen as it was being loaded on a container ship for Sweden last November, Department of Homeland Security spokesman Mike Fleming said.
The car had recently been purchased for $10,000 by a man in Sweden who was unaware it had been stolen nearly four decades earlier, Fleming said. Since Poster’s insurance at the time did not cover the Corvette’s theft and he was never compensated, he is entitled to get it back.
01-17-2006, 05:10 PM
#3
The sizzle in the Steak
That's cool!
01-17-2006, 05:20 PM
#6
The Third Ball
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Age: 45
Posts: 49,200
Received 4,852 Likes
on
2,589 Posts
Originally Posted by dallison
wow, i bet he's happy as hell to get it back, prob worth more than when he got it
I wonder kind of condition its in.
I bet he will restore it and drive that bitch til he dies.
Trending Topics
01-17-2006, 05:24 PM
#9
Go Giants
"Hey funboys, get a room would you"
01-17-2006, 06:23 PM
#10
Drifting
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Age: 39
Posts: 2,463
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Its in good condition-missing a tranny and gas tank, and the color was changed from blue to silver, but overall its ok. The guy hung up on the cops that called, thinking it was a prank, and they called back and convinced him it was for real. What a great surprise-i would be shocked!
01-17-2006, 06:28 PM
#12
Senior Moderator
Cool
01-18-2006, 04:45 PM
#18
Senior Moderator
a trend this week???? 
source: http://www.am-news.com/
source: http://www.am-news.com/
Wallet Returned to Woman After 56 Years
Jan 17, 5:55 PM (ET)
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) - A woman who lost her wallet 56 years ago has had it returned to her after it was found behind a movie theater concession stand during cleaning.
The wallet belongs to Vestle Wixom, but Larry Christian had a hard-time locating the wallet's owner, who was then known as Vestle Michelson.
The wallet contained a Blackfoot High School student activity card from the 1949-50 school year and some photos, but no cash. The lack of moisture and light kept the wallet in near-perfect condition.
"You could still see the initials BHS on the front and a little note saying 'empty' the owner had placed on the coin purse," Christian told The Morning News newspaper in Blackfoot.
Christian said he found the wallet about two months ago when a work crew was cleaning out the area behind a concession stand to install new wallboard at the Nuart Theater. A work crew member tried to throw the wallet away, but Christian opened it anyway.
The wallet probably fell through a crack into a storage room behind concession stand, Christian said.
He turned in the wallet to the sheriff's department, where he works as a deputy, but said he was determined to find its owner. He consulted friends, and with some help, found out that Vestle Michelson had married Darwin Wixom.
Christian presented the wallet at last week's meeting of the Bingham County Historical Society, where Wixom is president. Christian told the group he had a historic item to present and handed the wallet to Wixom.
Wixom was amazed to have the wallet returned to her after it had been missing for so long.
"After all these years, I'd even forgotten about losing it," Wixom said.
Jan 17, 5:55 PM (ET)
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) - A woman who lost her wallet 56 years ago has had it returned to her after it was found behind a movie theater concession stand during cleaning.
The wallet belongs to Vestle Wixom, but Larry Christian had a hard-time locating the wallet's owner, who was then known as Vestle Michelson.
The wallet contained a Blackfoot High School student activity card from the 1949-50 school year and some photos, but no cash. The lack of moisture and light kept the wallet in near-perfect condition.
"You could still see the initials BHS on the front and a little note saying 'empty' the owner had placed on the coin purse," Christian told The Morning News newspaper in Blackfoot.
Christian said he found the wallet about two months ago when a work crew was cleaning out the area behind a concession stand to install new wallboard at the Nuart Theater. A work crew member tried to throw the wallet away, but Christian opened it anyway.
The wallet probably fell through a crack into a storage room behind concession stand, Christian said.
He turned in the wallet to the sheriff's department, where he works as a deputy, but said he was determined to find its owner. He consulted friends, and with some help, found out that Vestle Michelson had married Darwin Wixom.
Christian presented the wallet at last week's meeting of the Bingham County Historical Society, where Wixom is president. Christian told the group he had a historic item to present and handed the wallet to Wixom.
Wixom was amazed to have the wallet returned to her after it had been missing for so long.
"After all these years, I'd even forgotten about losing it," Wixom said.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
SidhuSaaB
3G TL Problems & Fixes
18
05-30-2020 12:40 AM
lanechanger
Member Cars for Sale
4
10-13-2015 10:56 AM
