Tell me this isen't someones Cuda on here?

[Jamiez]

I assume he just saw an E body for the challenger for the first time, and torched his Barracuda in a bout of depression when he realized how awesome a car he could have had.

[ChallengerHK]

Alright. I think DB Cooper was behind it all.

[Super Blue 72]

THOSE LOOK LIKE TEETH MARKS ON THE SIDE.... 

[TorOrange]

She used a backhoe to murder the cuda.

[Super Blue 72]

She used a backhoe to murder the cuda.

   Never ever let a wife near heavy equipment when she is mad!!! 

[71gogreen]

anger management classes are highly recommended for that lady

[ViperMan]

All I can say is WOW that is unreal.   Can not understand the logic of stealing a car and then torching it there must be more to the story someway. 

Not much in the way of "evidence" survives a fire.  Residual DNA, fingerprints, dust/dirt/particulates that could link back to the thief - none of it survives a fire.  Unfortunately torching the car was their insurance policy for not getting caught.

That is assuming this was a stolen car...  This could also very easily be insurance fraud, not that I'm attempting to point any fingers.  I saw a white Cuda on a flat-bad and for a moment feared it was MY old car...  Mine was round-tailight though, so no.

Sad though - very sad.

[72cudamaan]

anger management classes are highly recommended for that lady

Not that I like the results, but... she did manage her anger very well it would appear. 

[hpe600rt]

what a shame

[Cooter]

Story said he paid 14k for the car, then put 40k into resto. Doubt owner torched it.

And why not? Invested $54K in a car that MIGHT sell for that today? Yeah, I'd have it "Appraised" and torch the it if I wanted ALL my money back, and say it was "Stolen".

[dutch]

And why not? Invested $54K in a car that MIGHT sell for that today? Yeah, I'd have it "Appraised" and torch the it if I wanted ALL my money back, and say it was "Stolen".

.....and then insurance costs go up and we all pay for guys like that... 

[hpe600rt]

mabee it was a dumb kid

[Mopar_Mudder]

I know this is an old post but I just ran across it and wanted to see if I could find an end to this story, well here it is. This guy is a real peice or work

A Muncy Township man was arrested Tuesday morning on felony arson and insurance fraud charges for allegedly setting fire to his 1970 Plymouth Barricuda in the area of South Reach Road during the early morning hours of March 27, city police said.
 
Investigators said after initially denying he had anything to do with the fire, Robert A. Passero, 61, since has admitted that he drove the classic car to Williamsport and set it ablaze with gasoline.
 
The fire destroyed the car, which was discovered later that afternoon, abandoned down a steep embankment along South Reach Road, police said.


PHILIP A. HOLMES/Sun-Gazette
This is a burned-out 1970 Plymouth Barricuda investigators said was torched over an embankment along South Reach Road in late March. On Tuesday, police charged the owner with allegedly setting the fire

 
Passero, 61, of 1903 Pond Road, called Muncy Township police later that morning to report that the vehicle had been stolen.
 
City police said Passero had the car insured for $150,000 and had hoped to collect the insurance.
 
At the early stage of the investigation, Passero actually implicated a former employee in the crime, police said.
 
In addition to the felony charges, Passero faces two misdemeanor counts of false reports to law enforcement. Following his arraignment before District Judge James G. Carn, he was released on $35,000 bail.

[MOPAR FANATIC]

  What a waste..................