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Texas man reunited with stolen car after 42 years

  • 15-07-2012 5:56pm
    #1
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,620 ✭✭✭✭


    A US man has recovered a vintage sports car he spotted being sold on eBay 42 years after thieves stole it from him, officials in California say.

    Robert Russell, 66, said he had never given up searching for the 1967 Austin-Healey, which was stolen in 1970.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18848481


Comments

  • #2
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    What does 'never given up searching' entail? Did he spend every waking moment since searching?

    Die he even sleep?


  • #3
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    What does 'never given up searching' entail? Did he spend every waking moment since searching?

    Die he even sleep?

    well he found it on ebay so probably yeah.

    great how the police said go get it back without hassle unlike what's on the other thread


  • #4
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »
    well he found it on ebay so probably yeah.

    great how the police said go get it back without hassle unlike what's on the other thread

    If the car in the other thread was sitting on a dealers forecourt and advertised online he probably could have just gone and picked it up. Instead its locked away behind closed doors somewhere and he only found out that someone had it when they were lookign for a new VLC. Slightly different circumstances.


  • #5
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Cool story IMO


  • #6
    znv6i3h7kqf9ys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 497 ✭✭znv6i3h7kqf9ys


    That was the longest episode of overhaulin ever, Wonder what the hell Chip Foose was at?


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  • #7
    spiggotpaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 873 ✭✭✭spiggotpaddy


    Its probably worth a lot more now. But I can understand his quest, I'd leave no stone unturned if my skoda was to fall foul of criminal masterminds.
    As I'm sure any skoda owner would.


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