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Stolen Mustang Returned To Owner After 38 Years Of TLC By Somebody Else

There's a certain unbelievability to this story out of the city of angels. In 1970, Eugene Brakke had his shiny gold '65 Ford Mustang stolen from him. He reported the theft, but nothing came about for another 38 years. Sure he could have used the Lost Car Registry, but that takes two to tango. Little did Brakke know, but the car had been sold through a (crooked) dealer to the father of Judy Smongesky, who gave it to her as a high school graduation present. Judy has held onto and maintained the car all these years, even having two engine rebuilds and a paint job done. It wasn't until she tried to sell the car that the red flags went up. More »

4:30 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,704 views, 28 comments

Latest by quiksilver180: @Rust-MyEnemy: COTD nominee @rgseidl: I thought I read on another article that the VIN was changed or tampered with, so it didn't show up correctly. But blaming the DMV seems like a better answer. Man, I can't stand them. more »