Thirteen years had passed since the car was taken—but it all worked out in the end.
A woman and her beloved 1971 Chevy Nova SS are back together again after the muscle car was stolen way back in November 2010. Time flies, but that's thirteen years, folks. For over a decade, Cristin Elliott mourned and remembered the Nova, equating the weight of the loss to that of losing a child,Elliott had obtained sole ownership of the car during her divorce, and when another relationship turned abusive, the Nova became, simply, her everything.
Did she arrange a test drive and steal it back? No. Showing great restraint, she called the police and endured nearly four more years of court drama before officially getting possession of Nova. Why did it take so long? Record-keeping complications, of course. For example, the Nova's stolen car report had been purged from the Oregon DMW system in 2015 , so the vehicle was no longer flagged as stolen.
Jeremy Conroy—a car enthusiast who ran Conroy Classics—whose Craigslist ad Elliott found in July 2019, had bought it for $10,000 on Facebook Marketplace in February 2019 from a Portland resident named Andy Maes . Conroy figured he could spruce it up and get $20,000, obviously unaware he was buying stolen property.
Maes, who had allegedly stored the hot Nova SS in his shed for 10 years, claimed he had"lost" the title but could get another. Maes submitted a mechanic's lien to the DMV, fibbing that Andy's Auto Body hadn't been paid for work done to the car. When Convoy received a new title for the car on March 5, 2019, he was concerned that the Nova was listed as"Totaled, Reconstructed," which added a layer of liability he didn't want.
As for Maes? On July 12, 2021, Maes was indicted with first-degree theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and trafficking in stolen vehicles. Maes claims he bought the Nova from a friend for $2,500 and that the title was"stolen" during a burglary. He was arrested on February 11, 2022. Due to some technicalities, charges were dismissed and Maes relinquished all interest in the Nova.
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