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Cary man's vintage car missing after dropped off at mechanic shop

The owner of My Mechanic, Maurice Chad Resnick, sold his property after he stopped being able to pay the bills. After selling the land, he had as many as 9 cars on the property that he said had been there for a while. He said that called the owners of the cars and that they did not come to pick them up, so he towed the vehicles.

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Amanda Lamb
, WRAL reporter

Last March, a car mechanic shop in Cary that was open for 19 years closed its doors.

The owner of My Mechanic, Maurice Chad Resnick, sold his property after he stopped being able to pay the bills. After selling the land, he had as many as 9 cars on the property that he said had been there for a while. He said he that called the owners of the cars and that they did not come to pick them up, so he towed the vehicles.

But Tommy Attride, a customer of Resnick's, has a different story. He said he never received a call from Resnick to remove his car from the lot.

The missing car is a Maserati from the 1980s. Attride asked Resnick for the car back, but Resnick said he doesn't know where it went. Attride said the situation has been heartbreaking because it wasn’t just any car, it had sentimental value.

The car belonged to Attride's father, who died in 2001.

"It's a part of who he was, it's a part of who I am," Attride said.

This 1985 Maserati belonged to Tommy Attride's father who died in 2001. He took the car to My Mechanic in Cary because it needed a new carburetor.

He took the car to My Mechanic because it needed a new carburetor.

Resnick said he does not know who took the cars, or where they went. The owner says he did what he had to do, and that it was all legal.

"All I want to do is get the vehicle back and be able to drive it and be able to remember my dad," Attride said.

Resnick said he and Attride went back and forth several times, before Resnick decided to tow his vehicle. Resnick showed WRAL News an invoice from 2018, when the Maserati was dropped off at My Mechanic. But Attride said the car was dropped off in 2020.

"I know what it's like to lose something that's [close] to you. I have no issues. I don't have any hard feelings about the guy. I'm not angry with him ... I would love for him to get his vehicle back," Resnick said.

After Attride contacted Resnick, he suggested that Attride reach out to the Department of Motor Vehicles to see if anybody tried to buy or sell the car. Attride called the DMV and local tow truck companies, but his Maserati didn't turn up.

Resnik sold the property in April 2021. His business was permanently closed. The new owner of the property and his business have no connection to Resnick or “My Mechanic.”

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