Harold Voelker tucked away the pink slip and memories of his prized 1956 Ford F-100 pickup after it was stolen in 1972 in Los Angeles.
Both were dusted off when authorities told Voelker they had found the vehicle in Modesto – 38 years after it went missing.
The California Highway Patrol said officials noticed a discrepancy in the vehicle identification number when a Modesto couple tried to register the truck after getting it from a relative in Texas who didn’t know it had been stolen.
Officer Greg Bennett found the original identification number and contacted Voelker. Voelker said the truck is running well and seems to have more power than he remembered. He also intends to install a theft alarm and park the truck in his garage. “I’m thinking about getting plates that say, ‘Back Home,’ or “It’s Back,'” he said.
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