Back to the boat. The 1991 223 Bandit is a shallow V, sleek boat from Baja. In the late 80s and 90s, Baja was pumping out boats and whatever anybody wants to say, the styling was bang on. The Bandit looks good, and with the right power was really fast, a lake boat, but fast nonetheless. With the LT-5, the Bandit did a reported 76 MPH. While the LT-5 was mostly stock, save for the headers and some tuning, it performed very well. The sleek Baja was an almost a perfect marriage with a Corvette, gold chains and fake Rolex optional. Once the boat was finished, it donned every boat magazine cover, was featured in car magazines, Popular Mechanics, and went on tour with the Corvette to all sorts of boat shows and events for a whole year. With the red Corvette ZR-1 towing the loud red and white “Wette Vette” Baja Bandit, it was the perfect photo opportunity. And just when everything was going great with the tour, it sank, figuratively.

Without getting the full police report, the story, from a few different sources is that the boat and car were in a small town in Ontario, Canada, and after an event, when the package was away from the limelight, somebody stole them. Literally got in and drove them away, just like that. I imagine the thief somehow got the keys, and opportunistically drove off, never to be caught. Two different endings have been reported, one being the Baja was found but not the Corvette; the other being neither were found and remain missing. Surely, they must be somewhere and somebody knows something, these vehicles are priceless in a way and obviously can not be hidden in plain site. Whatever happened remains a mystery. A true case of a Corvette, a Baja and a Bandit.