The cherry red Chevrolet convertible driven by John Travolta in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic Pulp Fiction has been missing for 19 years, but recently resurfaced thanks to a San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy in Victorville, California.
According to The San Bernardino Sun, the 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu, which was stolen while Tarantino was making the movie, was discovered in the Oakland area, officials said Friday.
On April 18, Deputy Carlos Arrieta saw two men working on another Chevrolet Malibu and decided to run its vehicle identification number. It turned out that the number went to another Malibu registered near Oakland.
The investigators contacted authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area about the VIN number match. While the VIN number did originally belong the Malibu in Victorville, that number was cloned and also registered to the Bay Area Malibu. After further investigation, they discovered that the Bay Area Malibu was originally Tarantino’s.
The Associated Press reports that the person who owned Tarantino’s car is not involved in the theft, police say, and was a victim of fraud.
A rep for Tarantino hasn’t commented on the story, so it’s not clear if the car is back with the Django Unchained director.
