A 1965 Volkswagen van that was stolen in 1974 was discovered by customs agents on a shipping container that was bound for Europe. And since it's in like-new condition it's probably worth tens-of-thousands $$$.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stolen-bus6-2009nov06,0,5595923.story?track=rss
When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Port of Los Angeles opened a shipping container bound for the Netherlands, they discovered a 1965 Volkswagen bus stolen in Washington state 35 years ago.
Far out, man!
The unusual seizure of the bus on Oct. 19 came during a routine inspection of several Volkswagens that were being shipped by an Arizona restorer to customers in Europe. The vehicle identification number of the bus, which was swiped in Spokane on July 12, 1974, was still in police computers.
"Pretty amazing, isn't it?" customs spokesman Jaime Ruiz said Thursday when the find was announced.
The restorer, who was not identified, isn't a suspect in the long-ago theft, authorities said.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-stolen-bus6-2009nov06,0,5595923.story?track=rss
When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Port of Los Angeles opened a shipping container bound for the Netherlands, they discovered a 1965 Volkswagen bus stolen in Washington state 35 years ago.
Far out, man!
The unusual seizure of the bus on Oct. 19 came during a routine inspection of several Volkswagens that were being shipped by an Arizona restorer to customers in Europe. The vehicle identification number of the bus, which was swiped in Spokane on July 12, 1974, was still in police computers.
"Pretty amazing, isn't it?" customs spokesman Jaime Ruiz said Thursday when the find was announced.
The restorer, who was not identified, isn't a suspect in the long-ago theft, authorities said.
