Woodward Dream Cruise a Nightmare for 3 Classic Car Owners - Patch.com
For three classic car owners, the annual Woodward Dream Cruise showcase of collector vehicles was more like the nightmare cruise. One of the victims – Papa John’s Pizza founder John Schnatter – may be feeling a bit of déjà vu after his prized 1972 Camaro Z28 was stolen from a Courtyard Marriott hotel on East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, WXYZ-TV reports. In 2010, Schnatter paid a $25,000 finder’s fee to locate the car, then paid the owner $250,000 to regain ownership of it. The gold car with black racing stripes down the middle has a Kentucky license plate, PZZA1. It was on a black and white trailer with Kentucky license plate 719005. The 2012 Chevrolet Silverado used to haul the car and trailer was located in the 900 block of Woodbridge, according to Detroit police. Birmingham police said a 1966 Chevrolet Corvette was reported stolen Saturday afternoon, according to a news release. The convertible with a soft top had a custom license plate, ITSMY66, and was taken from the Park Street parking structure between 12:30 and 2 p. m. In Bloomfield Hills, a 1966 Chevelle 300 Deluxe , along with the trailer and the 2007 Chevrolet... The pickup has a North Carolina Purple Heart license plate, and the Chevelle has a vintage 1966 North Carolina license plate with blue letters on an orange background. Source: patch.com
