Stolen Corvette Returned After 37 Years

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Alan Poster was 26 when he bought his first Corvette. The Corvette, painted International Blue, was purchased for $6,000. The year was 1968. Three months later, it was stolen from a parking garage. Alan thought his 1968 Convertible was gone forever. Fast forward to December 2005. Alan gets a call from officers’ Cliff Bieder and William Heiser of the NYPD Auto Crimes Division based in Queens. They said to Alan ” ‘You had a car stolen in ’69? A Corvette? What color was it?'” Mr. Poster recalled. “I said, ‘Blue.’ He said, ‘We have your car.’ ” Almost 37 years after the car was stolen, it was found, just days before being shipped to a buyer in Sweden. It was flagged during a routine Customs Service check of the vehicle identification number, sending the two New York City detectives on a long-shot search through thousands of crime reports to connect the car to its first owner. Not much is currently know as to what happened to the Corvette over the past 36 years. During that time, it was repainted and the blue interior changed to red. The engine was replaced and currently it is missing its transmission and gas tank. According to the detectives, no one ever tried to register it or insure it, or the same flags that alerted Customs would have been triggered as well. Alan says the whole experience was a miracle. He says fondly that it was “probably the only car I’ve ever really loved.” Alan picked up the Corvette during a news conference in Carson, Calif on Tuesday, January 17th. Click here to view the video of the reunion. Credits: CBS5.com



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