Tulsa Cops Ask for Help Finding Stolen Shelby GT500
The Tulsa Police Department recently posted about a stolen Shelby GT500 — and couldn’t resist the obvious joke.
Well, we know that cops like Mustangs of all shapes and sizes. But unfortunately, robbers like them too. And now, the Tulsa Police Department is asking for help to locate a stolen 1967 Shelby GT500. The ultra-rare Pony was recently boosted from the city’s Pearl District, and as the Facebook post suggests, the machine shares some design cues with a famous movie car. That movie, of course, is the 2000 cinematic masterpiece Gone in 60 Seconds. Here’s the full text of the post:
GONE IN 60 SECONDS! $200k+ rare Mustang stolen👮
…okay, we’re not exactly sure how many seconds it took to steal the car.
On 1/7/2022, a rare 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500 was stolen in Tulsa right outside of downtown in the Pearl District. The car has a 4 speed manual transmission and a fairly loud exhaust.
The car has a black interior and fancy aftermarket gauges. It also has a voodoo camshaft sticker (a skull with the word Voodoo underneath) on the rear spoiler.
The car is valued at over $200k.
We know that this car doesn’t stand out in a crowd, but if you happen to see Nicholas Cage driving it, give us a call.
Tulsa Crime Stoppers: 918-596-COPS. You can remain anonymous when calling.
Maybe it’s just me, but I’m having a few issues with this post, even if it’s ostensibly a request for help. First, there’s the fact that the car was stolen on Friday, the 7th, and the post didn’t go up until the following Wednesday. Now, I’m no Sherlock Holmes. But if you’re looking to actually find a stolen car, and not just score social media points? It seems like waiting most of a week to put the description of said stolen car on blast somewhat quickly would be of the essence.
Also, even if resisting the urge to make a Nicolas Cage reference under these circumstances would prove impossible for most culturally literate humans, the tone of the text seems a little lighthearted. Because while I’m certain that someone who loses a 200k Mustang isn’t suddenly forced to take the bus to work, it’s still pretty lame to essentially write, “Dur, isn’t it funny that this car got stolen because it looks kind of like a car that got stolen in a movie about cars getting stolen?”
That said, at least the person responsible for composing the copy here didn’t go ahead and say the E-word in reference to this poor car. In the enthusiast world, that’s akin to saying Voldemort at Hogwarts, and as our friends over at B is for Build learned, it can end with your car being seized for copyright infringement. In all likelihood, this lovely Mustang is on the slow boat to somewhere or already a pile of parts, but here’s hoping it eventually gets returned to its rightful owner.
Photos: Tulsa Police Department via Facebook
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