It’s Monday. It’s good to start the day with something happy before we have to deal with reality! Yesterday The Blaze reported that a man who had his sports car stolen from in front on his home in Philadelphia in 1970 has gotten his car back.

Robert Russell has been keeping his eyes open when driving and scouring the Internet for the 1967 Austin Healy since it was stolen. He recently recovered his car after seeing it advertised on EBay.

The article at The Blaze tells the story:

“Ever since eBay showed up, I’d check it periodically,” Russell said. “I checked it on Friday, May 11, and there it was.”

He immediately contacted the dealership, Beverly Hills Car Club, and informed them of the situation — bluntly too.

“I hate to sound indelicate,” Russell told the dealer, “but you’re selling a stolen car.”

Russell, who now lives in Texas, then contacted the department in May and Detective Carlos Ortega tracked down the car in East Los Angeles.

“Detective Ortega located the stolen Austin Healey at the dealership listed in the eBay ad, and confirmed that the car was the same vehicle reported stolen by Mr. Russell,” the department said.

After working with Philadelphia police to resolve vehicle identification issues, the department told Russell he could pick up his car.

Wow!

The article concludes:

While it is certainly a happy ending for Russell and his beloved car, the dealer who was duped into buying the stolen car is reportedly out $27,000 plus what it cost them to ship it to California.

It is wonderful that Mr. Russell got his car back. The Internet can be a very useful tool! Without the Internet, he would never have known that his car was for sale in California!