Original owner muscle cars.

[budnate]

Confused [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img], We had a 62 Vette returned to the orig owner around here awhile back, the car was stolen back around 1970, well it was very nice when the State Patrol cought it comeing back into the State, the short of it is he was given the car back, why does this guy not have all the pieces of his COPO car back, STOLEN is just that, he bought and paid for the car once.

[82z96ss]

The car was sold in pieces to many buyers. If they don't know who all the buyers are then the parts can't get back to him. The story was about a 69 Camaro COPO. And I guess since the owner of one part of the car is living out of the country, it would be hard to get it back. Especially if it was bought also from someone else.

Budnate
was the car still in good shape. That is a great outcome.

[budnate]

Yes the car was very nice, at least it appeared to be to stock on TV, the guy had a pic of it from before it was stolen it was a driver that looked a little ratty, should have seen how big his grin was when it was given back to him. This was like 8 yrs ago and they were bringing BIG money for that car around here, Nice to see things work out once in awhile.

Still a little confused on the COPO story, you say the car was stolen, was it not together and running at the time?, even if it was apart, Stolen is just that, I may be way off base but It was exsplained to me a long time ago it doesnt matter who has the part today either the owner or the INS C0. gets the car or parts back, it belongs to them not the person holding the part today, no matter what the current owner thinks, The police are usually more than happy to back track all owners on said car or parts, trail has to lead back to the bad guy at some point. All it takes is a phone call to the local police and some paperwork on the stolen car to sort it out from there.

[82z96ss]

THe car was relatively new maybe a couple of months or years old at most. Remember back then COPO were just another Camaro. Then someone stole the car. Next they striped the car; example sold rear end to one individual, motor to another, seats to even another. Sometimes you can get more for the parts than for the whole car itself. This is how it was explained to me. I am guessing that no one else has heard of this story or is keeping quiet about it.

[hvychev]

Chris from Hobart, that pic of the Vette is awesome!! I would love to see what a dealer decal or plate frame looks like from Douglas Chevrolet.

I have heard the story about Bill Hunter and his Yenko's. I would LOVE to meet him!

[ChrisS]

Frank, it's ironic you should ask about the decal. When my brother first negotiated the deal with the salesman, it included the provision that there would not be a Douglass decal on it. He didn't want to give any free advertising to Jack. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif[/img] The night we picked it up, there it was, a decal on the rear. He refused to sign the papers unless it was removed. The sales guy went out and removed the decal with a razor himself. Sales was willing to do anything in late '67 to get rid of the last 3 remaining 435hp cars on the lot, including offering $1000 off the sticker BEFORE trade-in. Who would have guessed back then advertising might be cool some day.

[scuncio kid]

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