Sometimes you get what you don’t pay for, but it takes a while

Well, sometimes it’s never too late, but you have to keep plugging at it.

Tommy Cook’s 1969 Camaro was stolen 17 years ago but he never gave up hope of getting it back, says the Association of Mature American Citizens.

Amazingly, Cook, who lives in Spottsville, VA, was helping a friend check out a Camaro that was for sale at a repair shop in Maryland when he spotted his own long-lost vehicle in a corner of the shop.

The car had been repainted, but its VIN number proved that it was indeed his car. It was in better condition than when it was stolen in 2003. The Camaro had four owners, including the car thief, in the interim who took pretty good care of the car.