The Internet is possibly the most amazing technological or scientific invention in the history of mankind, allowing people on the other side of the world to converse and trade information instantaneously. Of course, most of us this marvel of human achievement to do rather banal things, like track down car parts or keep up on the love lives of former flames. It can even help us locate lost family members or stolen cars.
The Mopar Blog reports that after posting a plea for help to the Moparts forum, Greg Melillo was able to track down his stolen 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible in an incredible stroke of luck and camaraderie that is unique to the car community.
Greg said that the 383 ‘Cuda convertible was stolen right out of his New Jersey garage back in March, with the thieves literally dragging the car out of the garage and onto a flatbed. The ‘Cuda was gone into the night, and the police had literally no leads; this was going to be just another missing American muscle car.
Still, Greg didn’t give up, and posted a message to the Moparts forum pleading for help locating this car, and a poster named MRVCODE said that he had recently heard of a new ‘Cuda convertible in his area that matched Greg’s description. Long story short, the thieves had sold the ‘Cuda to another person for $3,000 without the title, and Greg was able to recover his car thanks to a little Internet sleuthing.
One of those rare happy endings for a story that began with the theft of a classic, and ended with a car community coming together.
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