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Stolen Corvette carried a load of memories
By LARRY PARSONS
Herald Staff Writer
A lot of memories rolled down the street when someone stole Pat Monahan's prized 1962 red Corvette as he relaxed in a Pacific Grove bed-and-breakfast.
The retired Sacramento firefighter owned the car for 20 years and lovingly restored it, driving it just a few times a year to events like last weekend's Classic Car Week on the Monterey Peninsula.
"I'm not that big into trophies. I just enjoyed driving the car. There were so many memories in it," Monahan, 55, said Friday.
He recalled photographs taken of the car when his three daughters were so little their heads barely poked above the Corvette's windshield. They're adults now, two with children of their own. Just a few weeks ago, Monahan said the family took a photo of his twin grandsons in the car.
"I would take it back in pieces right now," said Monahan, who has flooded Corvette forums, police agencies, classic car auction houses and media outlets with information about the theft since he discovered his car gone about 7:30 a.m. Aug. 18.
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By LARRY PARSONS
Herald Staff Writer
A lot of memories rolled down the street when someone stole Pat Monahan's prized 1962 red Corvette as he relaxed in a Pacific Grove bed-and-breakfast.
The retired Sacramento firefighter owned the car for 20 years and lovingly restored it, driving it just a few times a year to events like last weekend's Classic Car Week on the Monterey Peninsula.
"I'm not that big into trophies. I just enjoyed driving the car. There were so many memories in it," Monahan, 55, said Friday.
He recalled photographs taken of the car when his three daughters were so little their heads barely poked above the Corvette's windshield. They're adults now, two with children of their own. Just a few weeks ago, Monahan said the family took a photo of his twin grandsons in the car.
"I would take it back in pieces right now," said Monahan, who has flooded Corvette forums, police agencies, classic car auction houses and media outlets with information about the theft since he discovered his car gone about 7:30 a.m. Aug. 18.
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