Quote Originally Posted by Sandaro View Post
I think (me reading between the lines) that the place that was doing the resto for him used the images off the web to trick Mr Maitland into thinking progress was being made on his van and no doubt extracting progressa payments along the way.

Remember he was living/working on the otherside of QLD to were his car was. I'd say they nearly got caught out in April ( and presumably told him the car was stolen/recovered to hide the fact it didn't look like the pictures they'd sent him.)

No doubt he busted them in July and they took the extreme step of murder. RIP the Police have unfortunately located the bodies of Mr Maitland and Ms Masonwells
We thought that all along but didn't want to say to much...I think this needs to be taken seriously and people who are restoring classics need to visit the workshop before money is handed over, and be very careful who you use, and how reputable they are. Thank goodness we had Adam do our restos, he is so thorough, and reliable.

How sad for the families of that young couple, I hope the murderer gets life...
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