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19sixtynine
05-12-2011, 12:15 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110512/ts_yblog_thelookout/camaro-stolen-in-new-jersey-in-1975-recovered-in-california
69cortezsilver
05-12-2011, 04:41 PM
i like how the reporter kept saying..."ss"...im pretty sure the ss did not come with the 6 banger!
Vicinity
05-12-2011, 04:42 PM
i like how the reporter kept saying..."ss"...im pretty sure the ss did not come with the 6 banger!

Being one of Yahoo's articles, I'm surprised they didn't say it had a Hemi.
72camarors
05-12-2011, 04:54 PM
Man, I had given up hope for my class ring that was stolen back in high school 18 years ago! There is still hope! hahaha
cobragt
05-12-2011, 05:56 PM
There was a story about a Mustang that was bought restored and then the guy went to register it they found it to have been stolen many years before. Now the original owner gets a fully restored car 20 yrs later. I think the story was in Hemmings M C.
SLO_Z28
05-12-2011, 07:48 PM
Theres more to that story. When the original owner was contacted by the AT officer they thought it was a prank and hang up. They had a local officer go out there and assure her it was real, at which point the owner said "its just an old car and not worth her time", then the CHP officer sent her pictures of the car which had undergone a total restoration, and she was interested again :lol:
LeighP
05-13-2011, 03:42 AM
Yeah, real happy to see it again...her first thought is to sell it....so much for sentimental attachments....
I wonder if the insurance company wants their money back?
SLO_Z28
05-13-2011, 03:59 AM
I wonder if the insurance company wants their money back?

If it was insured, the original owner wouldn't be getting it back, as the insurance company would now own it.
The Stickman
05-13-2011, 06:20 AM
OH and BTW went from a straight 6 to a 427. There was also a story about a VW van turning up after a similar amount of time.
twosaturns
05-13-2011, 06:30 AM
If it was insured, the original owner wouldn't be getting it back, as the insurance company would now own it.

that's the part they never talk about in these stories. I'm SURE she got a check at the time, which means it's written off and it doesn't belong to her.
BonzoHansen
05-13-2011, 07:45 AM
that's the part they never talk about in these stories. I'm SURE she got a check at the time, which means it's written off and it doesn't belong to her.

i dunno. if it was stolen in 1975 it was just a used car then and probably did not have theft coverage.
rob07002
05-13-2011, 08:01 AM
Wow. stolen in Newark, NJ in 75. I didn't realize that Newark was such a craphole even back then. Comforting to know that some things will never change.
Derek69SS
05-13-2011, 08:42 AM
So a 427 in place of an I6 in a '69 Camaro is suspicious?

My bet is that VIN tag rivets were what raised the red flag.
Ron.in.SoCal
05-13-2011, 08:47 AM
Also curious about the buyer stating he had the transaction insured. Was he referring to eBay/Paypal or is there another way?
twosaturns
05-13-2011, 09:25 AM
Wow. stolen in Newark, NJ in 75. I didn't realize that Newark was such a craphole even back then. Comforting to know that some things will never change.

because we all know cars don't get stolen in 'nice' places:rolleyes:

and yes, Newark has always been a craphole. NYC too was probably at its worst in the mid '70s.
SLO_Z28
05-13-2011, 07:37 PM
Found some pictures, id drive the wheels off this thing:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/05/article00C07239200000578603_468x286-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/05/article00C0722ED00000578229_468x286-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2011/05/article00C07230400000578242_468x286-1.jpg

Kudos to the CHP officers Lewis and Johnes for another 10851(stolen vehicle) recovery!