[cdoggy81]

I need the help of the forum, the Pontiac community & more specifically the guys here who know the 70-73 cars to help find our 1973 Trans Am. It was stolen at Terry Spear's shop in Columbia TN. We went there with the police to finally cut our losses with him & just get the car back but once we got there we discovered the car was gone. When questioned by the police Terry said he put it outside one day & someone must have stolen it, he didn't know anything about it (the owner of a restoration shop put a car outside then didn't know it went missing....). When the officer cross referenced the eye witnesses living across the street they never saw any red car at the shop place outside. When we asked to take the remaining parts home, Terry Spear said they were all in the car when he moved it outside & they must have been stolen too. The major parts include the following:

original #'s matching completely rebuilt 455 (carb to pan)
original 4 spd & hurst shifter
original 10 bolt
red trans am fenders
red trans am hood
red shaker scoop
red nose
rechromed rear bumper
Rally II with new BFG radial TA's 245/60-15
Dash
TA bezel & gauges
restored AC unit
all the glass

The last official picture we have of the car is by Tom Hart in June 2013 for a Pontiacs of Tennessee article. He went to Terry's shop to do an article on him & luckily snapped a pic as well as mentioned it. It can be found here:

http://clubs.hemmings.com/pontiactn/...%20-%20rev.pdf

When questioned by the police Terry said it was just a rolling shell & there was nothing in the car but clearly you can see there was from the picture.

I have searched Craig's List & found some of his parts he posts there but so far none were from the TA. He also sells on eBay but I have not been able to find his current user name to search his history of past auctions.

We do not have much left after paying him thousands over the years to finish the car but my father & I been able to put together a small $1000 reward for any information that would bring an arrest regarding this case OR a recovery of parts over $1000. If you or anyone you know has purchased a firebird shell or parts from Terry Spear since June 2013 PLEASE contact myself of Sergeant Michael Kash of the Columbia TN Police dpt at 931-982-0299

Thank you all very very much with anything you can do!

[Txbobcat]

I will keep an eye out in Texas for you.

[72projectbird]

Eyes peeled up in the north east! I hope you catch the scumbag who stole this car! It definitely sounds like the shop owner has/had a hand in this.

[weranc55]

That sucks

[cdoggy81]

Since the car was numbers matching we hope to catch the "person" who stole it by tracking the vin number on the block or hidden vin # on the body. Problem is we need to get the word out to as many people as we can in the Pontiac community in the hopes that someone may know of a person who purchased a rebuilt 455 or a project roller within the past year & we can trace it back to our car.
The title is in my fathers personal info in a safety deposit box in NC so I am trying to get that information here soon to post...

Thank you VERY much for the support!

[Norwood]

Insurance? Would this not be his responsibility since you left the car in his care? Any reputable shop certainly has insurance. Best of luck on this.

[cdoggy81]

You would think.............. but I doubt he has any.
Truth be told he has filed for bankruptcy on more than one occasion & move his restoration shop 4 times since he has had the car. We have hunted & followed him from Orlando FL (Terry's GTO shop) to Apopka FL to Pulaski TN (Spear's Performance) to Columbia TN.

We are looking into all legal actions so I appreciate the insurance aspect. We will be following up on that!

[Cerberus]

http://http://knoxville.craigslist.org/pts/4732207567.html


This guy may have heard of something related to your car.

Best of luck finding the bastard who stole it. I also think the shop owner had a hand in the disappearance.

[Lloyd-TX]

Wow, that truly sucks! Sorry for your bad luck!

[dpoltzer]

Cdoggy, I am on the look out here in GA. Best of luck on getting this guy and your car back.

[The Boss]

This smells really bad - best of luck in finding it!

[njsteve]

Can you post the VIN of the car? That way if anyone googles the VIN, they will see your posting here.

[formula400]

WOW !!! that sucks...

[1970TA]

I'm only 60 miles from Columbia so I'll keep a lookout.

[dreamn69]

if you are on Facebook, you may want to post it on several trans am groups: Trans Am lovers, 2nd gen firebirds, National Trans Am and Firebird club, Trans Am Parts for sale and Pontiac pickers just to name a few. I'll keep an eye out in the Midwest for you.

[cdoggy81]

Good info guys & thanks for the support!

[2manyT/A'S]

I feel your PAIN..........

Will keep my eyes and ears open in the Pacific Northwest....

[AkCamaro]

Your car is optioned just like mine. If it ends up all the way here in Alaska, I'll come looking for you.

[Norwood]

This just sucks. My car will never be out of my site with anybody that I don't know and trust.

[bird72]

wow is that the dark side of this hobby, sorry for you. how people like that sleep at night is beyond me. and to do it in the light of day, tell LE some lame story a five year old would say, and oh yes I always put all the parts in them before leaving outside in elements while restoring, yowza....... the real task is being on the look out on this a few months from now. I would expect the ebay / Craigslist parting out to appear after this cools a bit. the thieves don't care this is a matching number car. It is 8K on the low side of quick sale parts at wholesale rates, not including the body shell.