Posted on 12/29/2020 12:00:26 PM PST by Red Badger
The car had four intervening owners. If the current owner bought it for full value without actual or constructive notice that it had previously been stolen, the car should belong to the current owner and not sent back to Cook unless Cook bought it from him.
I’m thinking that Peugeot was a case of insurance fraud... cuz who the heck would steal a Peugeot?
Hopefully it is traced back to the scum bag who stole it in the first place.
When I was in high school I used to drive a 1986 Dodge Omni. I never worried about anyone stealing it.
Who’d even want to ‘drive’ one of this POSs?
There was a story a few years back that a man and his teenaged son rebuilt and restored a 60’s Mustang to like new condition, but when they went to have it registered found that it had been stolen like 30 years previous. The police impounded the car and it was returned to its original owner, since it was reported as stolen and there was no insurance claim against it. Had there been an insurance claim, it would belong to the insurance company..............................
A drunk Frenchman..................
Stolen is stolen. The original owner is not responsible for the DMV not properly vetting the provenance of the vehicle through the chain of ownership, and he kept the fact it was a stolen vehicle on the police blotter. So yes, he DOES deserve to get his property back.
Peugeot 104... just looked it up.......... Looks like a Yugo.............
What’s the legal recourse for the poor slob that payed top $$$$ for a vintage Mustang like you said. He could have paid $20-$50k but now is left without anything? THAT would seem like robbery!!!!
My Mom never did recover her 1967 Red Mustang that was stolen from the Dedham Mall Parking lot while she was shopping for curtains.
Possibly, then he sobered up and drove it into the swamp like a sane person.
What year did that happen?
LOL!......................
Early 70’s. I can’t remember the exact year.
Bummer. It’s probably out there somewhere, unless it got totalled in a wreck.
Happens a lot.
High end marketeers like Sotheby’s, Barret-Jackson, et al, go to great lengths to verify ownership AND PROVENANCE. If there are any ‘holes’ in the history, NO SALE.
As ALWAYS: CAVEAT EMPTOR................
You are WRONG !!!
That Vehicle IS STOLEN PROPERTY.
Tommy Cook is the rightful owner of the Camero.
One of the VIN Locations had been altered. I was Sold 4 times. The Title has to be Traced backwards and hopefully they will find the scumbag that Stole it and any Accomplices that were involved in the fraudulent alteration of the VIN.
As far as the purchasers down the line they were all combined victims of fraud.
Tommy is the rightful owner.
Everyone else got screwed by the thief/thieves. Hopefully the Investigation will be able to find the scumbag and the other “owner’s” can get the money back from the perp.
What year was it stolen?...............
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