Trio of cheesy classic VW buses stolen, recovered Are you an aspiring New or Used Car Buyer looking for your dream car? Visit Cars4sa.co.za Filed under: Classics, Minivan/Van, Etc., Government/Legal, Marketing/Advertising, Volkswagen Three customized Volkswagen Buses (pictured above) made to look like blocks of Tillamook cheddar cheese are safe again after being stolen on July 12, and two men are in police custody for the alleged theft. The cheesy cadre of VWs, their custom trailer and a Ford F-350 to haul them were on a promotional tour when they were stolen from a hotel parking lot in Manteca, Oregon. Police began searching for them, and the group of bright orange Volkswagens wasnt too hard to sniff out. The three vans with an estimated value of $100,000 each were recovered undamaged on July 14 from a storage center in California about 50 miles away from where they were taken, according to Oregon Live. It reports that one of the men arrested rented a space there. Unfortunately, the trailer and pickup used to haul the classic VWs werent so lucky. Prior to finding the vans, police discovered the other vehicles burned out. It appears the alleged thieves tried to turn them into grilled cheese... Trio of cheesy classic VW buses stolen, recovered originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 19 Jul 2014 15:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 19:40:16 +0000
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