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VW Bus stolen 35 years ago returned in mint condition... to Allstate

In 1974, this 1965 Volkswagen Type 2 (a.k.a. 'Bus') was stolen from Washington State. Fast-forward to October 19 of this year and custom agents at the Port of Los Angeles open up a container bound for Europe only to rediscover said van. Somehow, the Bus's VIN was still in the LAPD's stolen vehicle database. Guess which 1965 Type 2 is no longer headed for Europe? Here's where it gets a little bit foggy, a little bit weird. According to the Los Angeles Times, the cops and the feds can't find the original owner. And the gentleman that ... Read more →

REPORT: FBI busts up $25M car cloning ring Jonathon Ramsey

The Federal Bureau of Investigations has shut down a car theft ring operating in the U.S. for more than 20 years, causing in excess of $25 million in losses to owners and banks. According to CNN, the ...

Steve McQueen's stolen Cadillac recovered Jonathon Ramsey

A busted car theft ring has turned up a vintage Cadillac once owned by one of the Magnificent Seven. The five-finger-discount drivers out of Colorado, headed by Jeffrey Earle Piper, would steal ...

Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in 2008 Frank Filipponio

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Top_10_Most_Stolen_Vehicles_in_2008'; Drumroll please! The 2008 Top 10 most popular cars among car thieves are... The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ...

Police find "stolen car graveyard" in Washington lake Jonathon Ramsey

Finding a stash of vehicles left to rot can be exciting, like if they're in a barn and they're vintage and would have some high collectible value once fixed up. Finding a stash of cars left to rot at ...

Lesson of the day: Don't hide your spare keys in your car 1 year ago on Autoblog

This one may seem like a no-brainer, but it's probably not a good idea to hide the spare keys for your first and second car inside your... uh, car. Perhaps you can already tell where we're going with this... for the sake of the story, though, we'll continue. What might happen if your car were ...

Oregon State Police return a '40 Plymouth sedan stolen 21 years earlier 2 years ago on Autoblog

Browsing through eBay, it us quite common to come across an ad for an older car that is without a title. Before bidding on the item, perhaps it would be a good idea to make sure that the seller has the right to sell the car. Case in point: Bruce Rask of Rainier, Oregon just received his 1940 ...

Taking Liberty: Car thief blunders big-time with trade-in 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Car_thief_steals_Jeep_makes_crucial_blunder_on_trade_in_attempt'; Today's tale involving the questionable decision-making skills of criminals comes from Norwalk, CT. It seems that one Jazrahel King had visited the Wholesalers of America used car ...

Shelby GT350 stolen 26 years ago returned to insurance company, not owner 3 years ago on Autoblog

From the bible of the collector car world comes a cautionary tale of a stolen Shelby and a good lesson in caveat emptor. John Draneas of Collector Car Market recounts the story of a 1965 Shelby GT350 that was stolen back in 1979. The insurance company paid the owner $6500 and the vehicle was never ...

Car theft "bait" car stolen 3 years ago on Autoblog

If this doesn't make you chuckle, chances are nothing will. Dallas police apparently have an APB out for a stolen car with no description and no last known whereabouts. A vehicle used by Dallas police to catch unsuspecting would-be car thieves was stolen over the weekend. The "bait" car had been ...

U.S. auto theft declines, heads west 3 years ago on Autoblog

The National Insurance Crime Bureau had good news and bad news for U.S. car owners Tuesday - the good news is that theft rates were down 2.1 percent in the first half of 2005 compared to 2004, marking the second straight year of theft decline. The bad news? If you live in the West, you're in car ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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