Posted on 02/27/2018 2:39:30 PM PST by nickcarraway
Amelia Earhart went missing in 1937, and nearly 80 years after her mysterious disappearance, a car that once belonged to the aviation pioneer was reported stolen.
The car was found on Monday night on the corner of Lombardy and Alhambra in El Sereno. It was towed by law enforcement so it could be returned to its original owner.
The car was found thanks to a a CBS2 viewer tip. The viewer saw the story we aired and called the LAPD to take a look to see if it was the car.
Jim Somers, the man from the city of Orange who now owns the car, said the green and black 1932 Hudson Essex Terraplane was being housed in a trailer in an industrial complex in Orange when it was stolen Friday.
Somers told CBS2’s Michele Gile the trailer had been secured with a safety lock to hopefully prevent the car from being stolen.
The owner had transported the car out of his shop on W. Collins Avenue to the industrial center in preparation for a car show Saturday.
The distinct vehicle is estimated to be worth between a quarter and a half-million-dollars. Only 14 of the models still exist.
Researchers Identify Fragment of Amelia Earhart’s Plane:
http://www.history.com/news/researchers-identify-fragment-of-amelia-earharts-plane
And I feel so lonesome, you hear me when I moan
And I feel so lonesome, you hear me when I moan
Who been drivin’ my Terraplane for you since I been gone?
I’d said I flash your lights, mama, you horn won’t even blow
Somebody’s been runnin’ my batteries down on this machine
I even flash my lights, mama, this horn won’t even blow
Got a short in this connection, hoo well, babe, it’s way down below
I’m goin’ heist your hood, mama, I’m bound to check your oil
I’m goin’ heist your hood, mama, mmm, I’m bound to check your oil
I got a woman that I’m lovin’, way down in Arkansas
Now, you know the coils ain’t even buzzin’, little generator won’t get the spark
Motor’s in a bad condition, you gotta have these batteries charged
But I’m cryin’, please, please don’t do me wrong
Who been drivin’ my Terraplane now for you since I been gone?
Mr. highway man, please don’t block the road
Please, please don’t block the road
‘Cause she’s reachin’ a cold one hundred and I’m booked and I got to go
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
You, you hear me weep and moan
Who been drivin’ my Terraplane now for you since I been gone?
I’m gon’ get down in this connection, keep on tanglin’ with your wires
I’m gon’ get down in this connection, oh well, keep on tanglin’ with these wires
And when I mash down on your little starter, then your sparkplug will give me fire
Has anyone bothered to open the trunk and check?
Beat me to it!
She don’t need it anymore.
She can always hitch a ride with Eleanor Roosevelt.
Suicide doors Cool.
I seriously doubt it is being returned to its ‘original’ owner.
Accuracy in Media - the ultimate oxymoron.
I knew the guy restoring Earhart’s last car, a Jaguar SS from the Thirties. Unfortunately, when I saw it it was all in pieces all over his restoration shop. He then died, I don’t know what happened to the car.
Googled it and happy to find the car survives. Here’s the whole story:
http://britishsportscars.com/blog/2012/11/cool-car-1935-jaguar-ss-1-tourer-20-hp/
I just barely remember my daddy’s Terraplane coupe. Its gear-shifting system was operated by a little electrical switch mechanism on the steering-wheel post. When I got sleepy, I could just climb up on the shelf in front of the rear window and take a nap. But without a floor stick, there was lots of room for me on the bench seat between him and mommy. The coupe must have been a way cool ride back then. I know that was before 1942.
Earhart could not be reached for comment.
It’s good she didn’t need it in the past eighty years.
If the car went missing in 1937, how and when did this guy who reported it stolen, get legal possession of it?
Not if it was Snake Farm
I always liked them too.
I’d hate to see it go in the drink.
1937? I guess you didn’t read the story.
“green and black 1932 Hudson Essex Terraplane was being housed in a trailer in an industrial complex in Orange when it was stolen Friday.”
Earhart went missing in 1937. She had a husband and other heirs. They sold the car at some point and eventually the current owner bought it. The car was stolen last week.
I know. I also assumed the car disappeared 80 years ago. It would have made a great story if it turned up after eight decades. As it is, the story is a "nothingburger".
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