Stolen Vintage Chevy

Stolen Vintage Chevy

LOS ANGELES -- A valuable classic show car was stolen from a locked garage and LAPD detective are trying to find the car and the thieves who took it.

This is not an ordinary car. It is a customized, cherry-red 1957 Chevy BelAir convertable 2-door. The drive-train is chrome from the radiator to the tailpipe. The wheels are custom chrome.

The theft happened Wednesday, July 7th in the very early morning hours from a transmission shop in the 7500 block of Reseda Blvd. The thieves pried open a locked garage door and drove away.


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According to LAPD detectives, the car is valued at $150,000.

Anyone with information is asked to contact West Valley Auto Detectives.

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone.

All text messages should begin with the letters "LAPD." Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.