It seems to be better to have your car stolen and sold on Ebay than stored.
The story:
(June 23) - Imagine Ronald Leung's surprise. The 59-year-old Northern California car enthusiast and former sheriff's deputy learned Thursday that a prized 1956 Ford Thunderbird stolen from his mechanic's shop in 1976 had been recovered by the California Highway Patrol.
'It's Like My Baby Finally Coming Home'
Jason Redmond, Ventura County Star / AP
This 1956 Ford Thunderbird, stolen 31 years ago, was returned to its owner due in part to the detective work of California Highway Patrol Officer Christopher Throgmorton, seen behind the car.
"I said, 'You're not kidding me,'" Leung, still giddy from the news, told ABC News. "The car's been gone longer than my son is old. My son's 30, the car's been gone for 31 years."
In fact, Palo Alto police called him on the same exact day -- June 21 -- that the car was swiped in 1976.
Leung has a sharp-thinking California Highway Patrol officer named Christopher Throgmorton to thank for the classic car's discovery.
A Ventura County woman bought the Thunderbird, now restored and painted blue, on eBay from an Ohio seller.
When trying to register the car, the buyer contacted authorities because the vehicle identification number listed on the car's title didn't exist in the California Department of Motor Vehicles registry. Throgmorton, reportedly an ace on these type of recoveries, picked up the detective work from there.
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