Florida man flies plane banner after wife’s $200,000 Rolls-Royce stolen right under their noses

A Florida man had an ingenious way of trying to find his wife’s $200,000 Rolls-Royce Wraith after the luxury car was stolen from right under her nose.

Florida resident Bob Benyo bought his wife the 2016 Rolls-Royce Wraith, finished in a gorgeous purple color that makes it one of the rarest in the United States.

However, in September 2023, two men followed his wife home and then stole the car from their garage, but Benyo was determined to get the luxury car back.

So he got an airplane and came up with a very clever way of appealing for the car’s return.

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How was the Rolls-Royce Wraith stolen?

The incident occurred on a Thursday afternoon, after Benyo’s wife drove home with their two kids.

A car followed the Rolls-Royce Wraith home and then parked across the street in front of a neighbor’s home.

Footage from Benyo’s security cameras showed them hopping out of their Mercedes and reopening the door to their garage.

After fumbling around, they found the car’s keys, and that allowed them to make their escape.

Benyo’s mother-in-law had turned up at that moment, but did not see the robbers inside the garage.

It would later transpire that the two suspects involved were armed and dangerous.

After contacting the police and Rolls-Royce, Bob Benyo decided to take matters into his own hands.

Benyo owned Aerial Banners, a company that created banners to tow behind aircraft.

He used one of his aircraft and a custom banner and flew it over Miami-Dade County to appeal for help.

Using a plane to find a stolen luxury car

The banner said “Stolen Purple Rolls-Royce Reward” with a phone number attached.

Amazingly, Benyo received 310 calls and text messages, with 100 of them being legitimate tips.

Incredibly, in a bold move, the thieves were renting the stolen car out via Telegram.

Benyo then used a tipster’s account to try to get the car back, saying he’d let them walk away if they just left him the car.

The thieves refused, believing they were being set up.

Then, that same night, a woman contacted Benyo stating the car was parked outside the window of her Airbnb in Fort Lauderdale.

It was indeed the Wraith, and Benyo was able to recover the car and have some minor damage repaired.

The car had new keys made, and the keys are now kept in an alarmed lock box.

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