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Originally posted by singpilot
The guy in Sweden who bought it and was having it shipped to him is probably out his money.
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No, he'll probably have no difficulty getting his money back -- assuming he was paying a "legit" price and was expecting a non-stolen car. The seller will be stuck unless he can collect from whomever he purchased it from, and that person will be stuck unless he can collect from whomever he purchased from, etc., etc.
I don't think the CNN article is accurate, all cars are not checked to see if they're stolen when they are registered -- especially 30+ years ago! Not to mention the lack of checks across state lines.
It would be interesting to learn the history on this car, and it could actually be partially discovered if the seller and previous sellers research it when none of them want to be stuck with having to give back the money.
The original owner who had the car stolen from him, might not be able to keep it cost free either. If someone bought it as a wreck and can prove they made improvements in it to bring it up to its current condition, the actual "recovered" condition as a "wreck" would be all the original owner would be entitled to; he could be required to pay for the improvements if he wants to keep the car.
If this is pursued, the lawyers will probably end up making more than what the car is worth!