20 year hunt for dad's long-lost Diablo Jota!

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[AutoSportiva_by_Moritz_Hess]

Thanks to Ed for allowing me to tell this story on VIN Wiki. After his invitation, we flew DIRECTLY to Atlanta for the filming 😉
I'm happy for anyone who enjoys the story.

[ROESPLETZ]

Often times a heavy euro accent wouldn’t keep my attention but this fella was able to keep me listening. Good story.

[KT-dji]

Omg that Japanese owner is very famous car collector in southern Japan!
He has very nice collection of the cars.

[MaxSpeedMike]

That's incredible. Tracking down a previously owned car can be more difficult than anticipated. If you're lucky enough to locate it, and have the ability to buy it back, don't hesitate!

[DigitalJeremy]

He was maybe a mile away, but we could hear the exhaust, shifting from 2nd to 3rd. It was incredible.

...LOVE THIS!!

[EdBolian]

Amazing find. Don’t let it get away again!

[lsazach]

Hearing this type of story warms my heart as I'm lucky enough to have my own. I'll try to keep it short. My mom's father was the owner of a Chevy dealership in the midwest. When she was 12 or 13 years old he got her a hugger orange 1969 Camaro convertible, a RS/SS 396 big block car. She would wash it regularly and drive it in parades until she got her license. She demoed multiple dealer cars throughout high school and the years after but always kept the 69 as the parade/nice day/weekend car. In 1990 it was sold to a guy from town who ended up moving it across the country. I was born in 1992. He was sort of a family friend so we would see him every few years at nascar races and other events. At those events my dad would always ask if the car was for sale, it never was. He owned multiple cars over the years but always kept my mom's 69. As he got older he started selling his cars off and in 2021 he called my dad to tell him he was selling the last one, my mom's. So my dad and I flew down to where the car lived, looked at it, agreed to buy it, and took it for a drive. I got to be the first one to drive it in our family since my mom had sold it 31 years prior. We then had it shipped back to the Midwest and have been enjoying it ever since. Honestly I think I drive it more than she does! We didn't have to hunt quite as hard as this guy, but the love and passion is the same.

[bharatsinghtalwar]

Moritz....just an unbelievable story, so happy for you and your family. BIG CONGRATS!

[gauravjoshi]

Incredible story Moritz, please come back with more stories soon

[jayring]

Great story on tracking down a family memory. Don't let it escape, ever!

[clifbradley]

That's incredible dedication and proves the car community is universal

[ykazan]

Cmon why not surprise him with the car? What a let down of a story!!! Still happy for you, there’s nothing more pleasing than a nostalgic hunt.

[brandonburr]

This is a awesome story! Glad to see cars come back to their first original owners. Just don't let John at curated have it! I'm sure you are now o his radar in case you ever decide to sell and no doubt he will over some new record price to get it.

[ashp]

OMG, I also have almost same story and hope my son will bring by my To 'yota' one day. I even have number plate from the car...

[HashiriyaSquadron]

Awesome! A successful hunt and that for an SE30 too! ❤

[bubbahodge]

This is such a touching story. Congratulations and thanks for sharing

[geometro]

What a great story. They’re just metal, but man are they so much more.

[ForOdin]

I wish I had stories like that, but I grew up poor, we didn’t have any cool cars, just cars we could afford

[MMOchAForPrez]

Finally a Dad's car hunt story that doesn't revolve around a junk car

[rwdplz]

Meanwhile my dad in 1995 with a silver Plymouth Acclaim...