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Van stolen 35 years ago in Wash. state recovered

Seeded on Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:03 PM EST

Article Source: The Boston Herald

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SPOKANE, Wash. — A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.

Customs agents found the 1965 van on Oct. 19 when they opened a shipping container bound for The Netherlands, The Spokesman-Review newspaper reported. They ran the vehicle identification number and discovered it was listed as stolen.