{"id":432851,"date":"2026-08-14T15:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/432851\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T15:22:11","slug":"1971-chevy-chevelle-stolen-from-san-mateo-county-found-33-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/432851\/","title":{"rendered":"1971 Chevy Chevelle stolen from San Mateo County found 33 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle stolen in San Mateo County more than three decades ago has finally been returned to its original owner.<\/p>\n

The classic car was reported stolen in 1993 and remained missing for the next 33 years, according to the California Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n

Its unlikely recovery began during a recent vehicle identification number inspection by officers with CHP’s Auburn office.<\/p>\n

During the inspection, officers noticed something that prompted a closer look. Further investigation revealed the Chevelle was the same car reported stolen in San Mateo County decades earlier.<\/p>\n

CHP officers worked with the San Mateo Police Department to confirm the vehicle’s history before reuniting it with its original owner.<\/p>\n

“After more than three decades, this classic is finally back where it belongs,” CHP Auburn said in announcing the recovery Thursday.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not disclosed where the Chevelle has been for the past 33 years or how it eventually ended up in Auburn.<\/p>\n

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