Update
The 20-foot Pace trailer that housed Robert Slovick’s prized 1934 Ford hot-rod was found Monday in an apartment complex near Slovick’s house in Garden Grove, but the car remains missing.
Slovick reported the car and the enclosed trailer missing Sunday, saying it is like “his life.” He had built the car from the ground up starting in 1997, and valued it at $250,000.
On Monday, thanks to tips from readers and commenters who saw the story on the O.C. Register website, Slovick and Garden Grove police found the trailer about three miles away, parked in an apartment complex at 13864 Dawson St., Slovick said Tuesday.
“It was backed into a slot where it was RV parking only,” Slovick said. But when he opened the trailer, the car and the rest of Slovick’s contents were gone.
“The whole inside was empty, just like my heart,” Slovick said. “Compressors, tool boxes, nothing.”
Police took fingerprints from the trailer and then released it to Slovick, he said. The trailer is now back at his house, and Slovick said he is expecting an investigator from the department to contact him today regarding the case. Calls to Garden Grove police for further comment have not been returned.
After the story appeared in the Register, Slovick was interviewed by several TV stations and is he is continuing to get the word out in the hopes that his highly customized 1934 Ford 3-Window coupe can be found.
“The car is so hot, you can’t do anything with it,” he said. “Where are they going to take it? It’s like a fugitive now. There has to be someone who saw something.”
Slovick hopes someone at the apartment complex saw the car being unloaded or similar suspicious activity, and that they can help lead to the finding of his hot-rod.
If you have any leads or tips, Slovick and the Garden Grove police are asking for your help. You can contact the police department at 714-741-5704 with any information.
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