I recently was sent a link to an incredible story about a stolen car. What makes it interesting is that this 1971 Challenger was stolen nearly 28 years ago from Buddy Whittington’s grandfather. A version of this story appeared on the V8Buick.com message forum, so I don’t know the original source, or even if it’s true, but it’s worth a look.
Apparently, the Challenger was in storage when it was stolen in 1982. It passed through a series of owners (eight in all), and was given a different body tag at one point to throw law enforcement off the trail. Over the years, Buddy Whittington (the original owner’s grandson) kept a watchful eye, and when he got his first computer in 1998, began looking in earnest over the internet.
The tale goes through all kinds of interesting twists, with FBI investigations, taped phone conversations, extortion threats, shady experts, lost records, and stonewalling from authorities. Finally, all Whittington’s work came to fruition, and the car was recently returned to him.
Check out the link below, and try to keep from shaking your head!
http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=192476