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Palo Alto police find stolen car's owner - 31 years after theft
Mercury News ^
| 6/21/06
| Leslie Griffy
Posted on 06/21/2007 2:58:46 PM PDT by Battle Hymn of the Republic
Edited on 06/21/2007 3:23:51 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator.
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A car stolen from Palo Alto 31 years ago is headed back to its rightful owner.
The 1956 Ford T-Bird - just like the car the blond cruises in during the movie "American Graffiti" - was located in Southern California this week.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: ford; paloalto; thunderbird
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
Sweet. (Except for the lady from SoCal that bought it of course)
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:04:32 PM PDT
by
gorush
(Exterminate the Moops!)
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
The 1956 Ford T-Bird - just like the car the blond cruises in during the movie "American Graffiti" - was located in Southern California this week.
The California Highway Patrol reports it is still in cherry condition.
Nice. Wonder how much those things are worth at auction.
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
If the insurance company paid off the policy, it seems they would have first claim.
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:05:29 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("The military Mission has long since been accomplished" -- Harry Reid, April 23, 2007)
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
My wife used to work in San Francisco. A gal she worked with had her purse stolen from the office. Construction workers found it 10 years later in a nearby building when they were doing remodeling. The robber had put the purse in a drop sealing by pushing up the tile and throwing it in. Luckily she still worked at the same office and her business card was in the wallet. The money of course was gone.
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:07:02 PM PDT
by
Uncle Hal
To: Michael.SF.
The insurance company should get back any money they paid plus reasonable interest.
They should not get the car (which will be worth much more).
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:07:37 PM PDT
by
Dinsdale
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
>>>>It landed in the CHP’s hands after a Southern California woman bought it from a seller in Ohio.
She went to a CHP office to get help finding the vehicle identification number so that she could register the car in California<<<<
I’m happy for the owner but it sure sucks to be the poor woman who bought it.
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:08:08 PM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:08:26 PM PDT
by
TYVets
(God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
To: Uncle Hal
I think you meant to write “ceiling”.
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:10:39 PM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
A couple years back I recovered a Harley Davidson Motorcycle that had been stolen back in 1971 (well, recovered most of it). Same situation as here, the complainant wanted it back, but he was not longer the owner, his insurance company was. That Insurance Company went out of business a long time ago, and not company responsible for its holdings could be located. After almost a year passed, a property hearing was held and the Judge awarded to a fellow that had paid money for it a year before I seized it.
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:10:58 PM PDT
by
GregoTX
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
To: Dinsdale
The owner should have first right of refusal under your guidelines (pay out price + interest), if he is not in a position to buy back the car under those terms, then the insurance company gets it and could sell at any price.
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:12:17 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("The military Mission has long since been accomplished" -- Harry Reid, April 23, 2007)
To: GregoTX
Sounds like a fair decision by all involved......... I thought this thread was gonna reveal it was the car in the time capsule in Tulsa !
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:15:44 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
It landed in the CHP's hands after a Southern California woman bought it from a seller in Ohio.
Suzanne Somers shopping for a souvenir?
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:16:05 PM PDT
by
newheart
(The Truth? You can't handle the Truth. But He can handle you.)
To: Battle Hymn of the Republic
To: Vn_survivor_67-68
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posted on
06/21/2007 3:48:34 PM PDT
by
blam
(Secure the border then, Introduce an Illegal Immigrant Deportation Bill)
To: Michael.SF.
He probably only had liability insurance at the time. I know that collision and theft insurance often didn’t make sense back then since the company would only pay blue book value for a 15 year old car. To insure a show car for theft was much more expensive and I bet a 23-year old wouldn’t take out that kind of policy.
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posted on
06/21/2007 6:52:06 PM PDT
by
free_for_now
(No Dick Dale in the R&R HOF? - for shame!)
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