Posting this for a friend of mine...
Thieves steal charity car
By DOUG MCINTYRE
Heartless thieves stole more than Mike Zunic's prized race car -- they stole the investment he made to find a cure for the affliction racking his body.
The 57-year-old Irricana resident, who has Parkinson's disease, spent more than $35,000 last year to purchase a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass superstock race car, only to discover the car had been swiped from a parking lot Monday night.
The Cutlass was set to hit the tracks this year in a fundraising capacity for the Parkinson's Society of Southern Alberta.
Zunic and his friends were hoping to attract sponsors by displaying the car at a World of Wheels event next month, followed by a National Hot Road Association race in Mission, B.C., this spring.
Friend Dan Bernhard said the theft of the high-end speed machine is a devastating blow for Zunic.
"His life has been cut short with Parkinson's disease and he'd like to help others, and this has been thwarted by thieves," said Bernhard. "All of the documentation was in place other than the signed insurance form to finalize the deal, and that was going to happen the day it was stolen."
Zunic was diagnosed nine years ago with the degenerative nerve disorder.
"They gave him seven years to live and he's past it," added Bernhard.
The race car was stolen from the lot of Airdrie business Dash Autographics.
The vehicle, which had the slogan "Racing For A Cure For Parkinson's" painted on its side, was bought last March from Indiana, with a specialized racing trailer procured two months ago.