MOUNDS, Okla. — Tulsa police found the rare, vintage Shelby Mustang GT-500 in Mounds.
Tulsa Police Lieutenant Chase Calhoun said police conducted aerial surveillance in Mounds on Thursday. An Okmulgee County search warrant was served around 1 p.m. Friday.
Four people are cooperating with police and no arrests have been made.
The car was found covered in brush and cardboard in a rural area in Mounds that police say was hard to get to.
It was mostly intact, but the doors, front fenders and hood were removed.
They also found a stolen dump truck covered in tree limbs and brush, and another stolen vehicle in the area.
Calhoun said the area looks like a dumping ground for stolen vehicles.
Public tips and other individuals tied in connection with the case led police to the location of the car. Police do not know why the car was stolen.
Calhoun said the owner is extremely excited to get his car back.
The 1967 Shelby Mustang GT-500 was stolen in the Pearl District in Tulsa on Jan. 7. It’s valued at over $200,000.
Police arrested Nicholas Chamberlain on Jan. 26 in connection with the theft. He’s facing one charge of auto larceny and one charge of second-degree burglary.