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I love a happy ending.

Austin-Healy's are one one of my favorite cars, have been for years.

glad he got it back.
 
I saw that story on the news over the weekend.......pretty cool. I just hope that whoever stole it did a total frame off restoration on it.
 
SpatiallyAware said:
I have little remorse for a business (or anyone, really) who would purchase a car that had a vin plate clearly drilled out.
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Actually the article says, "During his Ebay browsing, he came upon a Healey that looked quite a bit like the one he used to own. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was his car. He knew it because he had memorized the VIN."

...I'd guess the VIN plate was attached.
 
Knavish said:
Actually the article says, "During his Ebay browsing, he came upon a Healey that looked quite a bit like the one he used to own. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was his car. He knew it because he had memorized the VIN."

...I'd guess the VIN plate was attached.
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"The Ebay listing detailed all of the telltale signs of a stolen car: A missing VIN plate, a broken lock on the glove box, and a missing trunk lock."
 
MixMasterTang said:
I wonder if they caught the guy and if the dealership is out of luck on getting back the money they paid for it.
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I'm pretty sure after 40 years the statute of limitations has run out, but as far as the dealer is, they had to know it was stolen with the obvious signs listed in the article.
 
dawp said:
I'm pretty sure after 40 years the statute of limitations has run out, but as far as the dealer is, they had to know it was stolen with the obvious signs listed in the article.
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Then clearly my 72 chevelle must be stolen* because it has all those characteristics. Or maybe it is just because it is an old car that has seen a lot of use.


*It was purchased new off the lot in 72 and has been with my family since then.
 
SarcasticDwarf said:
Then clearly my 72 chevelle must be stolen* because it has all those characteristics. Or maybe it is just because it is an old car that has seen a lot of use.


*It was purchased new off the lot in 72 and has been with my family since then.
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I could see a trunk lock or glove box lock breaking and neglecting to fix it. But your VIN plate is missing? How'd you manage that?
 
dawp said:
I'm pretty sure after 40 years the statute of limitations has run out, but as far as the dealer is, they had to know it was stolen with the obvious signs listed in the article.
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I would think that the thief could be charged for selling stolen property, as he sold/traded it to the dealer. I would like to know what happened to the thief/seller. He may have bought it from the thief back in 1970, or he could have stolen it. Probably forgot he even stole it, since its been so long. lol
 
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manimal said:
As a buyer how could anyone buy a car without a at least a plate...
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You can report VIN Tag missing and they reassign one.

In the 'old days' you had one tag that was just riveted or screwed on in most cars. Even a simple windshield replacement could have destroyed it.

This is why cars have their VIN's in more than one place today.
 
Did he have Insurance on the car 40 years ago? If he did and claimed it... can the Insurance company recuperate the claim?
 
dawp said:
I'm pretty sure after 40 years the statute of limitations has run out, but as far as the dealer is, they had to know it was stolen with the obvious signs listed in the article.
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Statue is for prosecution of the crime, the property never transferred ownership.
 
Love it.
Can't imagine how good that must feel. 40 years later.
Happy for him for sure. I can't imagine how it must have felt to have such a nice car stolen. Especially one with emotional attachment.
 
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