Ep. 17 - The Movie Car Heists

SEP 19, 202617 MIN

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In this episode of The Heist, we dive into two extraordinary movie-car mysteries that blur the line between Hollywood fiction and real-life crime. First, we investigate the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 — one of the legendary cars associated with Goldfinger. Equipped with iconic movie gadgets, including an ejector seat and tire-slashing devices, the multimillion-dollar piece of cinematic history was stolen from a secured hangar in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1997. The car vanished, leaving behind little more than tire tracks — and decades later, its whereabouts remain a mystery. Then there's Quentin Tarantino's cherry-red 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu, made famous as Vincent Vega's ride in Pulp Fiction. The car disappeared from the street during production in 1994 and remained missing for nearly 20 years. In 2013, police investigating an unrelated vintage-car cloning operation unexpectedly discovered the stolen Hollywood classic. Two iconic cars. Two bizarre disappearances. TheHeist #MovieHeist #MovieCars #HollywoodHeist #JamesBond #AstonMartinDB5 #Goldfinger #PulpFiction #QuentinTarantino #VincentVega #ChevroletChevelle #ClassicCars #CarHeist #CarTheft #HollywoodHistory #MovieProps #StolenCars #TrueCrime #CrimeStories #HeistStories