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23 years later, this stolen Corvette is still hot
Vintage sports car now listed on EBay is in showroom condition, with 67 miles on the odometer after being parked in a storage locker since 1989.
By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times
December 21, 2012
Corky Rice is shown with the Corvette that was parked in a storage locker since it was stolen in 1989.
(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times / December 17, 2012)
The cherry-red 1989 Corvette convertible that Corky Rice has is in cherry condition.
It ought to be. It still has its original new car invoice sticker on its windshield and a mere 67 miles on its odometer.
The shiny two-seater was stolen in 1989 from the new car sales lot at what was then called C & M Chevrolet in San Diego and driven straight to a nearby self-storage facility, where it was locked in a garage-size unit and left there — for 23 years.
Full Story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-old-corvette-20121221,0,746160.story
Vintage sports car now listed on EBay is in showroom condition, with 67 miles on the odometer after being parked in a storage locker since 1989.
By Bob Pool, Los Angeles Times
December 21, 2012
Corky Rice is shown with the Corvette that was parked in a storage locker since it was stolen in 1989.
(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times / December 17, 2012)
The cherry-red 1989 Corvette convertible that Corky Rice has is in cherry condition.
It ought to be. It still has its original new car invoice sticker on its windshield and a mere 67 miles on its odometer.
The shiny two-seater was stolen in 1989 from the new car sales lot at what was then called C & M Chevrolet in San Diego and driven straight to a nearby self-storage facility, where it was locked in a garage-size unit and left there — for 23 years.
Full Story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-old-corvette-20121221,0,746160.story
