As prices for classic American muscle cars climb to staggering heights, thieves are going to remarkable lengths to grab them, even targeting rusty, damaged examples left sitting in fields. That’s exactly the fate that befell a cherished 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1.
Now its owner is publicly pleading for any information that might lead to its recovery. The case shows that no project car is too far gone to tempt opportunistic thieves chasing rising values.