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Stolen VW bus returned — after 36 years
Stolen in 1974, recovered in 2009, classic vehicle is back home in Spokane, Wash.
KHQ-TV
updated 12/15/2010 5:41:54 PM ET 2010-12-15T22:41:54
SPOKANE, Wash. — After 36 years it is finally home.
Michelle Squires' 1964 VW Bus was trailered back to Spokane this week from California where it was found last year.
The van was stolen from an upholstery shop in the Browne's Addition area of the city in 1974. Squires thought it would never be seen again, then a customs agent discovered the stolen van at the Port of Los Angeles.
The van had been restored and was on its way to Germany. It never made it. Squires was notified the van had been found, and she went to work to get it back. An attorney in Oklahoma saw the story in the Wall Street Journal and offered her services pro bono.
Michelle's insurance company, which paid her for the van in the 1980s, decided to auction it in December 2009. Michelle Squires bid on the VW, but was outbid. It was sold for somewhere between $30,000 and $40,000. But a paperwork issue kept the van in Southern California, allowing Michelle to buy it back.
She and her boyfriend traveled to California last week to pick up the van and trailer it back to Spokane.
When it arrived Tuesday afternoon, a party was held at the Cathay Inn Restaurant to celebrate the return. Michelle plans to take the first family trip in the van in three decades to California with her grandchildren this May.
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wish my jeep was stolen and restored for me lol
but wouldn't want to have to pay 30 000$ for it lol
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wish my jeep was stolen and restored for me lol
but wouldn't want to have to pay 30 000$ for it lol
Yeah, not much of a bargain
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doesn't make much sense - i don't really understand what was the lawyer's involvement as it sounds like she got outbid but then she eventually got to buy it back - doesn't say for how much and if it was for the auction price or not.
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doesn't make much sense - i don't really understand what was the lawyer's involvement as it sounds like she got outbid but then she eventually got to buy it back - doesn't say for how much and if it was for the auction price or not.
There have been several other cases where the insurance company has paid on a stolen vehicle but the owner gets it back after it's found.
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There have been several other cases where the insurance company has paid on a stolen vehicle but the owner gets it back after it's found.
I'm sure that it had to be offered back to them at the payout they got back in the day. it's not really fair for the insurance to pay out a few thousand then get 30-40 000 after when they find it.
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I'm sure that it had to be offered back to them at the payout they got back in the day. it's not really fair for the insurance to pay out a few thousand then get 30-40 000 after when they find it.
Cars were returned to the owners without having to be bought back. Typically once the insurance company writes it off they're done with it. In this case she might of had a smaller Insurance company like Eastwood or some other low-income insurance who wanted to milk it.