***STOLEN*** 68 Charger

[ZeGuru]

Keep an eye out for this one, just on the news tonight.

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_arti...528441&catid=2

Paralyzed Wisconsin man pleads for return of his prized '68 Dodge Charger.

To call it a car theft, doesn't do it justice.

Not after you hear about the car: a 1968 Dodge Charger worth a quarter million dollars.

Not after you meet the owner: a soft spoken quadriplegic kept alive by a ventilator for the past 19 years.

"I have many questions going through my mind" says Nick Suckow, 41, about the theft of his most prized possession.

He is not sleeping well and feels vulnerable. Under the circumstances, anyone might feel the same.

"They took a rake and smashed though the window," Dave Matthys explains while standing near a mess of broken glass in Nick's climate controlled garage in the Barron County community of Dallas.

Dave is among Nick's group of longtime friends who help care for his round-the-clock needs.

"I just hope they recover it," Says Dave. "It's just a shame."

The object of affection for Nick and his friends is a 1968 souped up Dodge Charger. A car Nick and a Chippewa Falls auto shop spent 15 years restoring, at a cost of $250,000.

"Whenever I had extra cash I would send it to him, and he'd do a little work and then park it to the side until I came up with more cash," says Nick, who scraped together the money through internet sales and designing websites from his home.

"It took over 15 years, just over 15 years to pay it off and finish it."

Dave Matthys says it's hard to overstate what the Charger meant to Nick. "That car was part of him. It kept him going, that was a lot of the joy in his life."

Dave discovered the car missing Tuesday, when he went to check on Nick's house while his friend was out of town.

Nick had purchased the well worn Charger for $1000 shortly before he left for the army, intending to restore it upon his return to Barron County.

Fate intervened when Nick was paralyzed in an auto accident in Missouri in 1989 while driving back to the base after getting married. A tie rod broke on his Ford Bronco, which then rolled in a ditch.

"The roof of the vehicle hit me on the back of the head and broke my neck."

The accident left Nick unable to move or feel below his chin. Though he could never hope to drive his Charger again, the completion of its restoration last year represented a dream fulfilled.

Nick smiled ear to ear the one and only time he was able to ride in his car with the help of friends.

And he never missed an opportunity to accompany the Charger to car shows in his area, beaming nearby in his wheelchair.

Said Nick, "Not only does it bring me enjoyment. It brings it to all my friends and all the people that see it."

Nick figures someone must have known he was going to be out of town for a few days. He rarely leaves home, but had won a spot at a poker tournament in Las Vegas and decided to take the trip.

Could the thief have been someone he knows? Nick has considered the possiblity, but it's hard to even comprehend.

Insurance will cover most of his financial loss, but Nick says, "I don't care about the insurance money, I want to get my car back."

The Barron County Sheriff's Department is asking for help from the public. If you have information on Nick's car, call: 715-537-3106.

[Super T]

wow... just wow. i'd feel so bad i'd return it!

[CHARGERTREV]

They should kill the effers that did that...................

...........not like you can BLEND with that car...or sell it????

[05magmn]

I did a little search of his name and found the company that did the work, heres a pic and a link. How can some one do this to a person in his situation? Also if you watch the video, they said it was some one that knew the car was there and knew he was going to be in the hospital.
http://www.musclecarrestorations.com/suckow.html

[CHARGERTREV]

Sweet jesus...look at the rear tires. I hope they catch and break the persons knees/hands/arms and leave them in the middle of nowere.....

[Captain J]

This case is wearing Law Enforcement all over the state. All I will say is we are close. This one really pulled on our heart strings.

[05magmn]

Sweet jesus...look at the rear tires. I hope they catch and break the persons knees/hands/arms and leave them in the middle of nowere.....

X-2

This case is wearing Law Enforcement all over the state. All I will say is we are close. This one really pulled on our heart strings.

Good, I hope the car is found unharmed!!!!

[Ron380]

X-2

Good, I hope the car is found unharmed!!!!

And the people responsible for the theft are found.... not-unharmed!

[Cam]

That's a sad story. Can you imagine, someone that knew the man and would rip him off like that?.

This case is wearing Law Enforcement all over the state. All I will say is we are close. This one really pulled on our heart strings.

Interesting comment CJ. Hew, could ya do us all a favor and when you guys catch him. Could ya shoot before you ask him the hault......that'd be very cool.........thnx.



Good luck with your search.

[BigHemi06]

Wow just freaking wow.....the things that theif deserves can not be put into words !!

[Mag Dr]

That story just makes you want to cry, that is disgusting that a person or so called friend would do that, if they would do that to him, they would most definite do it to anyone.
I hope that they catch the thief, and recover the car unmolested, then as a sentence to the thief, lay them out on the roadway and do one of the biggest most smoky burnouts over them............damn it.......





Dave

[Dantra]

It'd be a start...


August 2007 shows an Indian man being dragged by a policeman riding a motorbike, in Bhagalpur, in India's eastern state of Bihar. The man, who was accused of stealing a piece of jewellery, was first beaten by local people, before being handed over to the police. A policeman then dragged him on a few meters on a street as a punishment

[05magmn]

that would do it but ya have to drag him with the charger!!

[Captain J]

Nick Suckow



It is an honor to be able to nominate Nick Suckow for this award, as I have admired his stamina and outlook on life. His spinal cord injury occured 18 years ago following an auto accident. At that time, he was in his mid-twenties and a very active and enthusiastic young man. His injury was extensive, leaving him a C-1 fracture and quadriplegic, ventilator dependent status.

After months of grueling rehabilitation, and through monumental faith struggles, Nick found a contentment, that few of us can even imagine. His positive attitude about life and overwhelming desire to help others is such an encouragement to all who meet him. As his aunt, I have watched him become a man of integrity, who has evolved into a truly inspiring person. I am also a nursing instructor at the Nicolet Technical College in Rhinelander, Wi. I have invited Nick to speak to the graduating nursing students every year. His words of "patient autonomy" ring clear to those about to enter this nursing profession.
They receive a better understanding of the needs and rights of the disabled through his life stories, and the important aspects of nursing care of the SCI patient. Yet, the most important effect of his talk, is the inspiration that he exudes to these students. I often hear such comments from them, such as, "I will never be the same since I met Nick." "He has changed how I view life."
"What an honor it has been to meet him." I believe that Nick Suckow should be inducted into the SCI Hall of Fame for his contribution of the meaningful education of the public, especially the nursing students who will potentially impact other spinal cord injured patients. I know that Nick has made a huge difference in my life.
To sum up this nomination, I would like to share a quote he said while talking to a group of students. One asked, "Nick, how do you keep from getting depressed?" He became thoughtful and then replied, "I don't have anything to be depressed about." What a guy!

[Super T]

Thank you Captain J.