Stolen 'Stang Returned After 38 Years
Judy Smongesky has been driving around San Diego for nearly four decades in her Silver-Blue 1965 Mustang. It has over 300k miles on the clock and she's rebuilt the engine twice. Only problem is, it's not her car. Turns out back in 1970 Eugene Brakke reported his 'Stang as stolen. Last week, when Smongesky was preparing to sell the car, the police notified her that it was hot. She sure was surprised, as her father had bought her the car when she was a teenager (some things never change). Even though MSNBC reports that Smongesky's had the car 9.5 times longer than Mr. Brakke, she's giving it back to him. And he has the nerve to be angry about the paint job (the car was originally gold). The whole ordeal proves conclusively that even though possession is 9/10s the law, it's not.
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I want to see the history ... at OverHauling!
Reward customer loayalty for a car that was GIVEN to her? Oh, OK.
And he complained about the color. Probably looks horses in the mouth when given to him.
If GM's PR department had any brains, they'd offer her a new Camaro. (Well, if they actually were making them).