Car owner recovers the 1967 Impala his GF secretly sold: 'I spent over $11k on that car'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Mar 27, 2026 5:00 PM EDT

While her partner was on a trip, this girlfriend took the chance to "tidy up" their living space… by selling off her BF's car

Aside from getting to drive where ever you want at any time, having a car can become a fantastic hobby. 

For a lot of men, their ideal weekend involves having plenty of time to work on their project car. They start tinkering under the hood, which attracts other guys around the neighborhood to come over and talk shop. You wind up with like 4 or 5 neighbors all standing around talking about the car, and their own projects, and their plans for the future. 

For some guys, there isn't a social aspect, but it's still a rewarding project to bring a car back to life. Some people enjoy buying some real fixer-uppers and doing just that — reviving them with fresh parts and a new coat of paint. It makes the car not only look great, but it gives them the satisfaction of knowing they can accomplish a huge goal with their own 2 hands. 

However, this person's 1967 Impala 4-door was disappeared by their GF while they were away. You just have to read this story to believe it, because the audacity of the GF is stunning. 

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  • Woman poses in front of old car.
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    Woman poses in front of old car. 

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  • Am I wrong for suing my girlfriend after she had my 1967 impala project taken to the scrapyard?

    I'll try to keep this short. I had a 1967 Impala 4 door that I bought in Feb 2019.
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  • A couple months ago I bought my first house that had a 2.5 car garage. I moved the car in and started tearing it down for a complete restoration.
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  • I had the body in one bay and the chassis in another, plus the whole garage filled with parts.
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  • About two months ago my girlfriend came to live with me during this whole crisis and the whole time has hated that car.
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  • Man works on project car.
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    Man works on project car. 

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  • She wants to park in the garage but I have 2 acres of land with a lot of nice places to park under shady trees or h I even in the barn if it has to be inside.
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  • I tell her tough luck its my house and its not like I can just throw it back together real quick.
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  • Anyways I was out of town for a couple days on a business trip for the small local company I work for.
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  • When I got back, my girlfriend was all smiles. Making me food all the time, doing all the chores, all that.
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  • I though maybe she just was happy to have me home but then I realized that I didn't see her car in it's usual spot.
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  • I asked her where she parked so I could make sure I mow that area and keep it clean and she said not to worry because she parked in the garage.
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  • I asked how and she told me to go check it out. Turns out that while I was gone she hired some people to come over and move everything related to that car, including the drivetrain, body, and chassis and all parts, and take it to the local dump/scrapyard.
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  • I was absolutely dumbfounded. I had spent over 11k on that car including new parts, services, and the car itself.
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  • I told her that I was going to be taking her to court for that and she brushed me off like I was being dramatic.
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  • I told her that its done between us and to pack her things and leave. I admit I was a really angry but I did end up getting a lawyer, and as I have all the receipts for all that money. spent and I have her on my house's security cam footage letting the guys in and watching them take it all I think I can win.
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  • Her family and friends are absolutely blowing me up saying its just a stupid old piece of junk and that she cannot pay back all that money I spent, and that I should just let it go.
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  • But I have been putting all my time, effort, and money into that car for a year and a half now and g d it if I am not going to get justice for what she did.
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  • AITA Edit: Thank you all so much for the support and awards and everything. I'm glad I have some people on my side.
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  • Not the family trying to intervene!

    I got a call from her mom about 20 minutes ago and she told me that i was ruining her daughter's life over a stupid car.
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    As if her daughter isn't the entire problem! As if her daughter didn't do something so wrong that there are laws against it! A reality check is so needed. 

  • I told her she ruined her own life. I've been gathering documentation and stuff and I'm about to head down to the police station and file a report, as suggested by lots here.
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  • This person was very serious about getting their vehicle back

    Once again thank you all UPDATE: went to the police station last night, was told to come back in the morning.
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    And good for them! What their GF did — well, ex GF — is just so impolite it's ridiculous. How would she feel if her partner sold off all her books, or her DVDs, or her clothing? Of course that would be totally unacceptable in her eyes. So it makes 0 sense that she could, in good conscience apparently, sell off something extremely valuable to her partner. 

    Plus, when your really love someone, you love all of them, even the parts of them that you don't necessarily understand or agree with. In fact, you might be playfully exasperated by their quirks and idiosyncrasies. But you'd never change those quirks, because it's part of what makes them such a delightful person. 

  • just got back and filed an official report against her for grand larceny and grand theft auto.
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  • i showed them all the receipts i had for the car and the footage of her letting the guys come and take it as well as the title for the vehicle in my name.
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  • they said they will be in contact with all 3 parties (me, ex gf, and junkyard guys) soon and they will hopefully be able to recover some or all of the car.
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  • just have to wait now HUGE UPDATE: THEY FOUND MY G D IN CAR!! the junkyard guys apparently were in the middle of hiding it when the police came to ask them questions.
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  • it was on a forklift and they were gonna put it on top of a pile of cars that was hidden behind more piles of cars.
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  • they said it was theirs and they had the title, but obviously didnt have the title for it and since they matched the vin on the chassis. and body to the vin on my title, it was obviously mine.
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  • I know at least one person there has been arrested, i think he was in the camera footage i talked about earlier but idk if it was the boss or whomever or even his specific charge, they also told me they would be looking into this specific junkyard for any other vehicles reported stolen.
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  • they said they haven't been able to get in contact with my ex just yet but they're working on it.
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  • im just so glad they found my car. luckily i made quite an album of pictures detailing me tearing down the car and so i can use that to prove what parts they had were mine so i can hopefully get most or all of it back.
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  • police haven't let me take it back home yet as they say it is evidence or something so hopefully i can get it back eventually.
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  • thank you all so much for the support and advice! SHES GONNA BE ALRIGHT
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  • Project car with thousands of dollars invested into the restoration.
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    Project car with thousands of dollars invested into the restoration. 

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