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Stolen Corvair

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:37 pm
by mel hubbard
Heard on UK radio today that a 67 year old guy (from NY i think) has just been reunited with his 68 Corvair which was stolen 37 years ago :eek: Wow, can you believe that???? what a result :cool: The guy said its worth ?10,000 today,,, could that be right guys??? seems too much ?? to me,,,, maybe,,,, we dont get many this side of the pond,, ive only seen one (in UK) in the last ten years.

Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:50 pm
by Gene-C
Glad to hear he got it back. Hopefully the thief restored it :D

corvette

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:02 am
by Jon
Here's the way I heard it. The guy was in CA and it was his Corvette the cops brought back to him after all those years. Saw it on the TV a couple of weeks ago.

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:34 pm
by mel hubbard
[QUOTE="jboyton"]Here's the way I heard it. The guy was in CA and it was his Corvette the cops brought back to him after all those years. Saw it on the TV a couple of weeks ago.[/QUOTE] Typical of UK radio to get the facts wrong :roll: They said it was a 68 model Corvair,,, which had been painted silver and the fuel tank was missing when he got it back :confused: Vette & Vair both GM,,, NY & CA both USA How close do you want the facts??? :D

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:18 am
by TMc2548
The "Vette wasn't that old either. From the pics it looked like a Gen 4 or 5.