Kansas man finally gets his classic Corvette back By Angie Ricono and Cyndi Fahrlander October 30, 2022 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - It’s a big day for Rich Martinez—one he’s waited six years for. He finally got his dream car back. “It’s been a long 6 years,” said Martinez....
Owner to Get Classic Corvette Back By Todd Pittenger | August 18, 2022 A classic 1959 Corvette which was seized by the Kansas Highway Patrol won’t be crushed and instead the owner will get it back. Richard Martinez’s dream car, a 1959 Corvette, was seized by the Kansas Highway...
New Law Saves Seized 1959 Chevrolet Corvette From Government Crusher After 5-Year Fight The state of Kansas spent nearly five years trying to crush Rich Martinez’s classic Corvette over a technicality. BY ROB STUMPF | AUG 3, 2022 1:57 PM When Richard Martinez bought a beautiful two-tone 1959 Chevrolet Corvette...
Archaic laws in some states could see the government seize a car you just bought through no fault of your own. BY STEVE LEHTO OCT 29, 2021 A man in Kansas who bought a 1959 Corvette has found himself litigating with the state in an attempt to keep...
Richard Martinez lost his dream car because of VIN-plate issues prosecutors admit he was "not aware of." JACOB SULLUM | 10.18.2021 2:15 PM After decades of looking, Richard Martinez finally found his dream car at Jabaay Motors in Merrillville, Indiana: a red-and-white 1959 Corvette convertible with a...
KCTV:ANGIE RICONO KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- A metro-area man’s dream come true has turned into a nightmare. The dream -- a 1959, red and white, hard-top convertible Corvette. The nightmare -- the dream car is sitting in an impound lot in Topeka, waiting to be...
By Sarah Motter and Melissa Brunner Published: Aug. 26, 2021 at 4:41 PM CDT OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Justice Institute is fighting to return a classic Corvette to a Johnson Co. man who has been found innocent of any crime as the Kansas Highway...