Oregon woman’s 13-year stolen car odyssey uncovers deceit, purged records and state DMV gaps

The Oregonian ^ | May. 10, 2023, 11:45 p.m. | By Maxine Bernstein

[Red Badger]

Ping!.....................

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Looks like someone added voodoo (VDO) accessory gauges. Did it have an eight-track as well?

[FreedomPoster]

Government failure at basic local government functions.

But they’re really good at protecting rioting antifa pukes.

[gundog]

Pretty car. Lose the 307.

A neighbor had a Maverick stolen in Oregon. He only trusted it the ten miles to work, and back. Wouldn’t even let his wife drive it, because he was sure it would break down. Cops found it in Florida, years later.

[FamiliarFace]

That is a great story. Shame on Oregon for purging those files.

[T.B. Yoits]

So... she stole it from her husband in the divorce and later someone stole it from her.

There is no honor among thieves.

[Red Badger]

There was a story a few years back of a father and teenaged son who bought a 64 Mustang that was in horrible condition and fully restored it to like new.

When they went to sell it at a auction it was discovered that it was a stolen car from back in the 60’s.

They lost the car and had to give it up.

Moral of the story is:

DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE!

CHECK ENGINE SERIAL NUMBERS!

CHECK VIN DATABASES!

GET A POLICE INSPECTION REPORT!

HAVE YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY CHECK IT OUT!......................

[Bartholomew Roberts]

It’s not an SS.

307 and column shift.

No SS was equipped that way.

[Red Badger]

Divorces are a toss up in some states. The judge decides and you get what he/she says you get............................

[Red Badger]

Steering wheel is wrong as well.

A SS would have ‘SS’ right in the middle..................

[gundog]

Fifty years from now, will there be stories of people getting their Hyundai back?

[Red Badger]

The grill says ‘SS’ but that is not correct grill for this car................

[Red Badger]

Or their Tesla?..................

[FamiliarFace]

We had a Maverick back in the day. It first belonged to my oldest brother when he graduated from high school, and he used it to go to junior college. As he got married and purchased his own car, my sister then used it, and so on, and so on, through six kids going to high school and such. I was fifth in line. When I went away to college, my younger sister drove it. After I graduated college, I was allowed to use it again, and drove it out to Texas where I’d gotten a better job. I was only there for a few months before the transmission started slipping. Dad sold it to an immigrant family for maybe $200. It had a lot of miles on that thing. It broke down all the time, but it lasted in our family 14 years.

[Red Badger]

It’s also a ‘fake’ SS.

Somebody put on a SS grill and SS badge on the rear. The steering wheel does not have SS on it.............

[jps098]

Judge dropped charges because a public defender was not available. Typical Oregon judge.

[Red Badger]

There appears to be a 8-track unit MISSING from just above the gages if you look closely!...............

[Red Badger]

Especially in the 2nd pic!...............

[gundog]

Did it have a dent in it? A friend and I had a running joke...it seemed that every Maverick we saw had a good sized dent in it.