One of a kind Corvette stolen

[philip]

A one of a kind (well maybe three exist in the world, but this is the only street one made) 1966 Corvette 427 COPO L-88 with just 28,000 miles, which had been carefully stored since the early '70, was stolen by thieves from a locked garage in Topeka, Kansas of all places.

Owned by a retired GM auto mechanic, who liked to drag race in his youth, this historic car was one of a kind, as the legendary 427 did not come out untill the next year.

The car was conservatively valued at $300,000. The elderly owner, who is on a fixed income, did not insure it.

The car has been recoverd, so to speak. The thieves not knowing what they had, cut the car up into about fifity pieces to get at the metal, which they have sold to scrap yards in Topeka. The very valuable frame with the VIN number and the matching number 427 engine have not been recovered.

The justice system in the US does not treat property crimes very seriously and with the help of the publicly provided and paid for lawyers, the thieves who were caught cutting the car up, have been released from jail. They said to police that "someone gave them the car to salvage".

To themselves they probably said "dooh, we cut up a $300,000 car".