Arriving home one night, my wife met me at the door. This is unusual behavior for her, so I was instantly concerned.
"Something wrong?" I asked.
"Well..." She pondered. "I got a strange call a couple hours ago and I don't know what to make of it."
"Who from?" I pressed for more information.
"They said they were from the California State Police and they need to talk to you." She stated. "Wouldn't tell me anything else." "They left a name and number."
I took the note from her and headed for my office. "Thanks Hon, I'm gonna give them a call and see what this is all about."
I called the number and asked for the person who had called. After being on hold longer than I liked, a voice said. "Sorry for the delay."
"What's this all about?" I inquired.
"Did you once own a 1969 Porsche?" He asked.
"Yes, it was stolen 30 odd years ago." I said. "Why?"
"I think we found it." He stated. "Do you know the VIN?"
I have the VIN for that car burned in my brain, I've spent decades trying to find it. I've been in contact with most Porsche clubs and collector car auctions and even contacted Porsche in Germany. Nothing ever showed up, the car simply vanished.
I recited the VIN for the officer. "I still have the title for it, if that helps?"
"It does." He stated. "The numbers match, looks like we have your car."
I sat there stunned for several seconds... they found my car...THEY FOUND MY CAR!!!
"Sir?" The voice interrupted. "Are you still there?"
"What... Yes, I'm here, just trying to understand what you said." I babbled.
We talked for some time, getting details of how I could get the car back and where it was. The big story of course was, how in the hell did it end up in California, and why did it take so long to find.
I'd figured after it was stolen, it was chopped for parts. Back then it was worth far more in parts than it was as a whole car, also easier to sell.
Seems the person who was in possession of my car had died, and the family was trying to clear out his estate. Of course, the cars (there are several) had to have clear titles in order to sell them. When they were run through the DMV database, 4 came up as stolen, mine and 3 others. Seems this guy had a rather shady past, but never did anything to draw the attention of the authorities.
"What kind of shape is the car in?" I asked.
"All I know is it has been in a barn for a very long time." He offered. "It's covered in dirt and all 4 tires are flat, I have a rather bad picture if you want it?"
"Yes please." I almost screamed. "Send it to my cel."
A few moments later, my phone chirped. Taking a deep breath, I opened the file.
He was right, it was a bad pic. Dark and not well focused, but it was, without a doubt, my car. It still had my college parking sticker in the windshield.
I made arrangements to retrieve the car and hung up.
I literally staggered into the kitchen where Lauren was working on dinner.
"Are you OK?" She said, rushing over to me.
"Yes." I answered, pulling her into a hug, shaking. "They found my car."
"What car?" She queried. "I'm not following you."
"My 912, the one I had when we met." I expounded. "Remember, it was stolen just before the wedding, they found it."
"OK." She stated, uncertainly.
I could tell she wasn't getting it, so I sat her down and told her the story.
"So how did it end up there?" She asked.
"Nobody seems to know." I answered. "All I know is I'm still the legal owner according to them, so I'm going to get it."
"I'm happy for you, but how are you going to pull this off?" She asked. "That's a long way to go."
"Already been thinking on that." I grinned. "The car is about 5 hours from Reese, I figured we could stay there and Reese and I would retrieve the car, and you and Carol could hang out." "Of course, I'll need to call him and see if he's available."
"That would be nice." She smiled. "Haven't seen them in awhile."
I headed back to my office to call Reese.
We talked for over an hour, catching up and planning the trip. We'd leave for Vegas in 3 days and go from there.
"OK, now that you have plans to get it, what are you going to do with it?" Lauren inquired.
"Well, Reese has room in his garage, so I'm going to leave it out there for now." I stated. "Besides, it'll give us an excuse to get out there more often."
"You just want to see Carol naked, you pervert." She laughed.
"Well, I'd never turn down the opportunity to see either of you naked." I grinned, patting her ass. "But the car is my #1 priority."
After what seemed like a month, we left for Vegas. Reese met us at the airport.
After loading the luggage, Reese swept my wife up in a hug, and kissed her. "Good to see you Lauren, it's been too long."
Returning Reese's affection, Lauren smiled. "Way too long, you're looking well, Carol treating you OK?"
"Well, she hasn't managed to fuck me to death, but not for lack of trying." He laughed. "She's looking forward to seeing you."
Lauren shoved me in the front seat with Reese. "Sit up there so you two can talk."
We pulled into Reese's place after a little over an hour.
Reese opened the garage door, and there stood Carol, nude of course, grinning.
She yanked Lauren's door open and pulled her out into a huge hug. "Damn good to see you." Then she turned and hugged me.
"You'll be in your usual room." Reese stated, unloading the bags.
"Did they really find it?" Carol asked cautiously.
"Sure looks like it." I answered.
"We sure had some good times in that car didn't we?" Carol chirped.
"I..." I sputtered, blushing.