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BUNKER HILL, W.Va. (AP) - Julie Slye didn't know the engine of her Ford Mustang was being stolen until the thieves took the hood. Slye and her boyfriend had spent six years putting together the eight-cylinder custom engine, she said Thursday as she thumbed through a scrapbook filled with pictures of the 1989 Mustang's 5.0 block.
She noticed something was amiss on Aug. 13 when she walked outside of her home.
"That's when I noticed the hood was gone," Slye said.
Slye estimates the parts to be worth about $2,500. But the "sentimental value" is worth much more, she said.
"They stripped the whole thing down to the block," she said. "They just took everything."
The only portions of the refinishing job not yet completed were a new hood and a paint job for the car, she said. Now she has a new hood, but she's decided not to go ahead with a paint job unless the engine is recovered.
"I was just thinking why in the world would someone do this to my car?" she said. "I've heard of people breaking into cars and stealing radios, a wallet or a pocketbook, you know, but I've never heard of something like what happened to me."
Slye has put up signs asking for anybody who has information about the heist to come forward. She also said she might consider an amnesty if the stolen parts are simply returned.
"I just want my stuff back," she said.
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BUNKER HILL, W.Va. (AP) - Julie Slye didn't know the engine of her Ford Mustang was being stolen until the thieves took the hood. Slye and her boyfriend had spent six years putting together the eight-cylinder custom engine, she said Thursday as she thumbed through a scrapbook filled with pictures of the 1989 Mustang's 5.0 block.
She noticed something was amiss on Aug. 13 when she walked outside of her home.
"That's when I noticed the hood was gone," Slye said.
Slye estimates the parts to be worth about $2,500. But the "sentimental value" is worth much more, she said.
"They stripped the whole thing down to the block," she said. "They just took everything."
The only portions of the refinishing job not yet completed were a new hood and a paint job for the car, she said. Now she has a new hood, but she's decided not to go ahead with a paint job unless the engine is recovered.
"I was just thinking why in the world would someone do this to my car?" she said. "I've heard of people breaking into cars and stealing radios, a wallet or a pocketbook, you know, but I've never heard of something like what happened to me."
Slye has put up signs asking for anybody who has information about the heist to come forward. She also said she might consider an amnesty if the stolen parts are simply returned.
"I just want my stuff back," she said.
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