Stolen bus recovered after 35 years!!!

[woodslat]

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/05/van-stolen-here-35-years-ago-turns-shipping-contai/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Holy ****!

 

[slammedresto]

in a container heading for the netherlands................bad news for someone

 

[sparkywig]

:shock: Someone's lost a lot of money...
Imagine that, watching a van you've paid for going to auction.

 

[BJ1]

Several years ago I was told that there is a website in the States where you can check if a vehicle is on the stolen list. Apparently it works by chassis number and make - any of our US friends know about this?
It's very possible that some vans imported to Europe have been stolen in the US - or do US Customs check every export? Presumably if they were nicked in the US, insurance companies own them - so could they reclaim them from Europe? :? :shock:

 

[woodslat]

Ask and ye shall receive....

https://www.nicb.org/cps/rde/xchg/nicb/hs.xsl/vincheck.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[Loxy]

Ask and ye shall receive....

Any chance of a mint 72 westy for a £5 (inc. delivery) 8)









Oh and make sure its not on that list up there

 

[woodslat]

Any chance of a mint 72 westy for a £5 (inc. delivery)

Haven't checked if it's stolen, at 3 quid it's a real deal. Nice paint, no rust, shipping extra.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=837709" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[rockandrollcamper]

Dont know about anyone else but I dont fancy putting my chassis no in !! Having said that - in its current state the "owner" probably wouldnt want it back !

 

[Loxy]

Any chance of a mint 72 westy for a £5 (inc. delivery)

Haven't checked if it's stolen, at 3 quid it's a real deal. Nice paint, no rust, shipping extra.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=837709" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Doesn't look like a 72 to me, no flared arches :lol:

 

[dubdubz]

Ask and ye shall receive....

https://www.nicb.org/cps/rde/xchg/nicb/hs.xsl/vincheck.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

checked mine all good.....you can't ship without a title I thought? so it seems confusing to me?? as how did the new unlucky owner [resto co] get a title ? as surely it is registered on the same database ????

 

[marcher]

mines clear....thank god!!

 

[windsurfer]

Shoot, now I'm worried

 

[aogrady]

mines clear....thank god!!

Ditto that! Mines good as well :msn4:

Alistair

 

[baron]

i misread this bit of the article

In 1974, the van was nine years old and the owner apparently was trying to spiff it up

thought the owner got stoned and forgot where he parked it or summat :lol:

hmmm, do we know any big vw importers in holland.....

 

[slammedresto]

hmmm, do we know any big vw importers in holland.....

my first thought that, they buy a lot of buses