Texas Man Finds Stolen Car 42 Years Later (1967 Austin-Healey on eBay)

http://news.yahoo.com/texas-man-finds-stolen-car-42-years-later-203003393--abc-news-topstories.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CdVnv5PGgwAigLQtDMD ^ | 7/11/12 | ALON HARISH

[Libloather]

Texas Man Finds Stolen Car 42 Years Later
By ALON HARISH | Good Morning America – 13 hrs ago

Bob Russell could not be blamed for losing hope that he would reunite with his 1967 Austin-Healey. Stolen outside his Philadelphia apartment 42 years ago, the British roadster seemed a lost cause.

But thanks to the Internet and some creative police work, Russell has his pride and joy back.

When Russell, then a graduate student at Temple University, returned home the morning after a date with his future wife, his car was nowhere to be found. For decades since, he searched for his beloved ride in vain. On a trip to Washington, D.C., he stared at a parked Austin-Healey for half an hour in hopes of finding a distinctive marking to no avail.

On a recent eBay session, though, his luck changed: the cream-colored car was listed for auction by a Los Angeles car dealer, with a final bid of $19,700. Russell, who now lives near Dallas, knew the car was his because its vehicle identification number (VIN) matched the one on the title he kept since the theft.

"I'm not trying to sound indelicate, but you're selling my car," Russell told the dealer.

[moovova]

The electric overdrive took just enough of the strain off to make them great highway machines. Of course they leaked like a sieve when it rained...part of the charm.

[rmh47]

Photo 2: Stuggling with the crashbox?

Nope. On the later models the tranny was fully synchronized.