Have you seen this Ford Mustang?

November 2015

Stolen | Theft | Hertfordshire Police | Pony car
 

Now rack your brains, good citizens, because this car could have been purloined at any time since 1995. The Hertfordshire Fuzz is said to be seeking information on its whereabouts which by now could be anywhere in the galaxy. It's said to be worth around £1,000.

Sounds amusing perhaps, but there are a couple of sad aspects to this tale of modern thievery. The first is that the Ford Motor Company had the temerity to tarnish the hallowed Mustang name with this ugly and emasculated second generation "pony" car.

The second point (and even more sad) is that the erstwhile owner died, apparently having not used or even seen the car for two decades.

The third point is that the theft came to light only after deceased's daughter was sorting out her late father's affairs and remembered the vehicle that had been tucked away in a distant garage (which was quite probably why the ailing owner had neglected it for so long).

The final sad point is that this tale is likely to be repeated many times in the foreseeable years as guys like us continue to hoard automobilia, classic motorcycles and assorted essential junk that we haven't clapped eyes on in decades, don't really need, can't really use any more, but are too stubborn and possessive to relinquish.

The moral? If you really can't bear to dispose of your rusting assets, at the very least have the foresight to catalogue and itemise your bric-a-brac so that your spouse, offspring or sundry family members can (a) locate it, (b) understand what the hell it is, and (c) capitalise on it.

You won't much enjoy your afterlife if every few weeks you're being summoned back to the Ouija board by another fraudulent medium telling you that your widow would like to know where the hell that old Brough Black Shadow thingy is, or is asking how much you want for the 1953 Ariel Square Two crank-sprocket.

Consider yourself warned.

— Dexxion