Posted on 01/12/2006 1:53:04 PM PST by Cagey
CARSON, Calif. -- A Corvette stolen in January 1969 from a Queens, N.Y. resident was found in a shipping container destined for Sweden by a special unit of the California Highway Patrol, it was announced Tuesday.
The CHP's Foreign Export and Recovery Task Force seized the convertible on Nov. 28, according to Officer Joe Zizi.
Several agencies became involved in extensive research for the original stolen vehicle report and other information on the Corvette, Zizi said.
The owner, Alan Poster, will be reunited with his Corvette next Tuesday at a U.S. Customs facility in Carson.
There is a microfilm in a data warehouse somewhere...
I'm sure nobody will chase that down.
It's too long ago.
You're almost certainly correct. But, it may be police protocol to verify the "owner" is still the "owner". If he received an insurance settlement, he is not.
I don't think there will be a record held in insurance companies regarding this presently.
Bet we find the guy gets the car.
Also, "Stingray" is the correct term and not Mantaray.
It was stolen in '69, doesn't say what year it was. Also, the insurance company should own the title of the car and the owner should not be entitled to reclaim it unless the car was uninsured.
NCIC stolen car records are purged after four years.
Wow, with police work like this, is it any wonder that california leads the nation in having the lowest crime rate and highest prosecutions in the nation?
Oops, my bad. None of tha'ts correct.
Sorry.
So, more than likely the guy will get the car back:
As soon as he pays the back registration fees and fines! LOL
"Was there anything of value in the car sir?"
"Yea man, all my Credence tapes."
Believe it or not, Jay Leno never had any Corvettes in his collection until 2002. I learned this from some local (California) NCRS chapter members, who do not think it was an accident that Leno avoided Corvettes.
"And my briefcase was in the trunk."
"And what was in said briefcase?"
"Papers... business... papers."
"My Rug was also stolen..."
They were also called "lake pipes", not "leg pipes". My '69 had plastic chrome plated standoffs or heatshields and never got warm enough to melt butter. As a matter of fact mine collected slush spray from the front tires in winter, which was annoying.
"Where's your car dude?"
"It was parked in a handicapped spot. Perhaps they towed it."
"You f*$!in' know it's been stolen."
"Well dude, that certainly is a possibility"
I very much doubt this. But it remains to be seen.
It should be easy enough to start from the name of the "shipper" and follow the provenance of ownership back as far as possible.
The dead end will be the "bingo" moment...
'66's do rule. especially if the're Chargers
The ever-vigilant CHP. They always get their man (or car).
This is a very weird story.
Also, "Stingray" is the correct term and not Mantaray.
I think you have the wrong person. I did not know any of this, though.
If it has a couple of Trojans in the glove box, it is mine.
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