Rare Corvette found stripped of parts and dumped on dirt road outside Barrie, Ont.
A bizarre discovery was made on a dirt road in Clearview Township, just outside of Barrie, Ont.
A resident, who didn't wish to be identified, said he came across the shell of a Corvette, gutted and lying in the middle of the road draped in yellow police tape on Wednesday.
"We do have the odd old chair and couch thrown out here, but this is the first time I saw a car," he said.
A rare corvette is found in New Lowell, Ont., stripped and surrounded with police tape. (CTV News/Justin Rydell)
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The luxury sports vehicle, stripped of its parts, was found on Sideroad 9/10 Sunnidale near Concession Road 2 in New Lowell.
Residents in the area believe it was dumped on the road sometime overnight.
A rare corvette is found in New Lowell, Ont., stripped and surrounded with police tape. (CTV News/Justin Rydell)
Niagara police confirmed with CTV News the vehicle is a rare 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 convertible, believed to be only one of three such vehicles in all of Canada, reported stolen from a collector in Grimsby, Ont., on August 15.
"It has been secured for forensic examination," Niagara police said in an email to CTV News. "We will be working with the OPP over the course of the ongoing investigation."
Police say this rare 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 convertible, believed to be only one of three such vehicles in all of Canada, was reported stolen from a collector in Grimsby, Ont., on August 15, 2024. (Source: Niagara Regional Police Service)
Local resident Ashley Zemlanko said this is the not the first vehicle to be dumped in the area in the past month. "There was a white car, a shell of a car, just dropped off on the side of the road, and not too long before that, there was another one on the same road."
As of now, it is unknown if there are any suspects in the investigation.
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