A lawyer saves a classic Volvo from damage and from a tow truck

It’s one of those things you learn when you study law, but it’s rarely used: case management. However Oscar van Oorschot, a lawyer in Leeuwarden, was sure. This is how he would save an ordinary Volvo that had been rotting for a year and a half.

The case came to light from a message in Leeuwarder Courant. A beautiful original 1973 Volvo had been standing still in Leeuwarden for a year and a half. The previous owner turned out to be dead. His house had been sold, but the car had been left behind. Parking spaces are scarce, also in Leeuwarden, and local residents began to grumble a little that the area was occupied forever. However, the municipality did not want to take action because a parking permit had been issued in that area.

Mother Theresa

Then it can go both ways. You can take the rule of law route or you can choose the unconventional route. Three guesses about what van Oorschot, also known as the Mother Theresa of classic cars, chose. “I had an office in that area for many years and I often saw the owner of that car driving. After that article in the Leeuwarder Courant I thought: ‘Now there is a lot of attention for that car. Then he will leave soon.’ Volvo drivers are very nice people – the Audi would have been long gone – but a car like that has a lot of value, only in parts.”

Boring guys

Meanwhile, a colleague of Van Oorschot had come up with his own solution submitted an article to the newspaper. In short, this meant cancellation of the parking permit, a fine under the windshield wiper and, if these were not paid, the car was removed. The owner can collect the car after paying the rapidly increasing costs, or the municipality can sell it to cover the costs.

Legally speaking, it’s probably impossible, but for Van Oorschot it’s proof of what he thinks everyone knows: lawyers are very boring people.

Intervention

Together with a colleague and a friend of the owner of the garage, he therefore decided to carry out a real intervention on the first Saturday of summer 2024. Under the watchful eye and approval of the bubbling neighbors, he loaded the Volvo into the ambulance and, after giving it soapy water in the car wash, he placed it in his garage full of classic cars. Here Volvo gets the wellness treatment.

Theft

Those are business management At the same time, some people call it theft, and Van Oorschot has little interest. “I’m not afraid of being criticized at all. That’s why I did this with all clarity, so did newspaper there.”

Although he can’t resist lovingly polishing the modern model, Van Oorschot knows: “This car will never be mine.” He is currently looking for a successor. If he is not interested in the car, Van Oorschot will donate it to a Volvo lovers club or to a museum.

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