Oklahoma family found a plastic-wrapped 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer buried in their backyard
- An Oklahoma family found a Chevy buried in their yard
- The vehicle was at least 14 years old, and was plastic wrapped
- It may have been part of an insurance fraud scheme
Published on Jul 30, 2024 at 7:30 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jul 31, 2024 at 1:57 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
An Oklahoma family discovered a Chevy truck buried in their backyard.
For once, the term ‘unearth’ is more than hyperbole.
The vehicle, a 2003 Trailblazer, was plastic-wrapped and in relatively decent condition, having spent over a decade buried underground.
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The news broke in 2017, reported by a local news channel called KFOR, when a family from Shawnee, a small town east of Oklahoma City, found a Chevy buried in their backyard.
The vehicle may have been brand new when it was buried, or at least in good condition, and we know this because it was actually wrapped in plastic.
It looks exactly like a vehicle that was brand new when it was buried, and then spent 14 years rotting away under the surface.
The story behind the Chevy buried in the yard
When the family got in touch with local authorities, everyone naturally assumed the buried vehicle must be related to some form of criminal activity.
They were not wrong.
Even though a definite answer was never given, it appears this may have been the result of attempted insurance fraud on the part of the previous owner of the house.
As wild as it may sound, this is far from uncommon, as cars are buried underground as part of insurance fraud more often than we think.
And sometimes it isn’t even something as mainstream as a Chevy truck.
A while back, somebody discovered a Ferrari Dino buried in their yard.
Weird stories behind abandoned vehicles
One of the most fascinating things behind abandoned vehicles, aside from the vehicles themselves, are the mysteries behind them.
Oftentimes, all we have is speculation.
Statistically, it’s either because the owner of the cars died and there were no next of kin to take care of them, or because of a crime.
But sometimes the reason is entirely different, that’s definitely the case with the brand new Tesla Roadsters found in a container after over a decade.
They’d been bought by a Chinese startup that wanted to copy Tesla’s technology, but the startup had already gone bust by the time the cars got to China.
The irony.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
