Ford Bronco buyer pays $75,000, but turns out his SUV was stolen off a Ford factory lot

Though it sounds like the plot of a movie, some brazen car thieves have gone straight to the source in recent times, stealing vehicles right off the factory holding lots. There have been stories of Hellcat-powered Dodges and Ford Raptors slipping off factory grounds, and there’s now a shocking tale of a stolen Bronco Raptor that somehow made it through a private sale, registration, and insurance before its new “owner” learned its backstory.

A buyer in Arizona found a Ford Bronco on Craigslist and began doing research before the sale. The SUV had Alaskan tags and low mileage, along with a $75,000 price tag. “Nick,” as they asked to be called, ran a Carfax report and checked the title through a third-party verification company before he bought the vehicle. Everything came back clean – or so he thought – so the sale proceeded.