Beach Boys 'Cuda Seized at Barrett

There’s disturbing news out of Scottsdale, Arizona this morning. Our longtime friend and founding member of The Beach Boys, Al Jardine, brought his purple Hemicuda to the Barrett-Jackson auction to make room for another project. The ‘Cuda was featured back in our July, 2006 issue of MCG. After dropping the car off with Barrett-Jackson and turning over the title, as per the rules of the auction, a major problem arose.
It was reported to us this morning that the Scottsdale Police Department has seized Al Jardine’s ‘Cuda and placed it in their impound because the car’s VIN turns up on a stolen vehicle list dating back to the 1970's! Al has a title for the car and there was never any controversy around the car during its restoration/modification, but reportedly there may be an issue with the car having two different VIN numbers on it. Until things are sorted out, the Scottsdale Police have decided to keep the ‘Cuda in custody, which is not a good thing for Al, Barrett-Jackson, or the people who had already planned to bid on the car in hopes of bringing it home.
Al’s a great guy, and we hope all this shakes out well in the end, but the timing of this matter couldn’t seem to be any worse.

Click Here for pictures and the full story featured in Mopar Collector's Guide July of 2006 issue.