After 34 years, this Ohio man has received the news of a lifetime.
In the early '80s, Ron Reolfi bought a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro for a mere 600 dollars (which becomes very affordable when you see the prices on these celebrity cars). Over the next year, he and his father made some modest changes and repairs on the car, such as changing the fender and upgrading the interior.
But when Ron parked the vintage car in the parking lot of the grocery store where he worked, it suddenly vanished.
Understanding that his car was stolen, Ron was heartbroken. He spent weeks, months even, driving around looking for it.
"The time spent with your dad working on something like that… You don't get a lot of opportunities to do that," he explains.
Since then, Ron Reolfi has owned multiple cars, but he valued none the way he valued that Camaro.
But this very lucky man got a call he never expected to receive 33 years after the event.
A Jackson Township detective had located the beloved car and sent pictures of the recovered Camaro to Ron, who could barely believe his good fortune. The car had been recovered during a title check in Delaware. It had four owners after it was stolen.
It took Ron nearly a year to gain ownership of the sweet ride, but it was well worth the wait.
So what does Ron think about the car now?
After some major upgrades over the years, the car is in much better shape than it had been when he first purchased it.
"It's kind of like the new girl at the dance, you don't know how to act around this car," he says.
This is such a great story of a man finally reunited with his car. Now if only we could confirm that this car is indeed the infamous Porsche 550 Spyder driven by James Dean!
Watch the video to see Ron's first time driving his car after 34 years!
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