As far as I know, we've never recovered a car that has been missing almost four decades. The odds against finding it so many years afterward were phenomenal. |
Bingo. It popped up as being stolen out of Long Beach in 1971. |
He's very excited about it. |
It was a routine U.S. Customs and Border Protection examination of a container destined for Finland. |
It was during a light time of travel for international passengers at LAX. All systems have been restored to full capacity. |
The odds against finding it so many years afterward were phenomenal. |
There was some exposed wiring and the instruments in the console were removed, but the car is in pretty good shape. |
When the California Highway Patrol contacted him, he said its a miracle. He's very excited about it. He's flying in tomorrow. |