# A Vietnam Vet's '69 Camaro Was Stolen – 17 Years Later It Returned To His Son

> We never truly forget our first car, whether it was our mom's hand-me-down, beat-up station wagon or the dangerously designed Ford Pinto that could literally catch fire in a rear-end collision.

- **Source:** [SlashGear](https://www.slashgear.com/2156814/stolen-1969-camaro-vietnam-veteran-returned/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69f912b36114bc4e74587af7)
- **Published:** 2026-05-04
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #chevrolet #ford #camaro #later #returned #stolen #vietnam #bald
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/69f912b36114bc4e74587af7

---

_GearOpen's distilled summary. The full original article is published at SlashGear (source link above); GearOpen does not republish the source's full text._