I used to meet up with a guy at Carlisle every year who was (then) an active cop outside Chicago and specialized in auto theft. He would locate a suspicious car then run the VIN through the NICB records. He found several that were stolen many years prior and in most cases was able to return them to the original owner. He said the most satisfying part of his job was when he tracked down the original owner and made the phone call to let him know his old car (now fully restored) was found and waiting for him to pick it up!
One story involved a '67 GTO that he snooped at the Mecum auction.
Verne
