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A 1973 Holden Torana XUI was stolen in October and was recovered with parts stuck back together.
A 1973 Holden Torana XUI is not a cheap car on the collector car market. Rarely sold to the public, examples that do cross the auction block have no problem fetching well over $100,000, and even more if in good condition. So if someone goes missing, it’s no small loss. When it was recovered, parts of the car were said to have been reduced to such an extent that they were held together with tape.
In the early hours of last October, a 1973 Holden Torana XUI was stolen from a shed in Napier, New Zealand’s North Island. Shawn Hardin (pictured above) was caught with the car, and he has different stories about why he had the car, saying he didn’t steal it himself. Shawn claimed he bought the car for $20,000 and a traded-in Harley Davidson motorcycle. He was subsequently charged and found guilty of receiving stolen property.
Video shows two car thieves kicking in a door to enter the shed. They also tried to take a $170,000 boat, but didn’t know how to tow it. After the failed attempt to take the boat, they came back and stole the unique Holden muscle car.
“There are indications that this vehicle is specifically targeted. Its removal required two vehicles blocking the road to be broken into and moved to allow for the removal of this car,” the report said.
The car suffered extensive damage, including damage to the steering column and interior. In addition, the transmission was seriously damaged.
Not shockingly, the man caught with the car also had a meth pipe in his pocket and had a criminal history, including a charge for stabbing his former partner in front of his children in 2005.
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