Tännesberg (dpa / lby) - A vintage car was found in a reservoir in the Upper Palatinate. Since renovations to a hydroelectric power station in Tännesberg (Neustadt an der Waldnaab district) were pending, sonar images were taken, the police said on Thursday. Sonar devices use sound pulses to locate objects under water. The images suggested a hatchback car. Police divers then recovered the Audi 100 Coupé S about a month and a half ago.
Because of the corrosion, the investigators assume that the vintage car has been lying on the bottom of the Pfreimdstausee for a long time.
When examining the wreck, the TÜV sticker from the 1980s and the Schwandorf license plate could be deciphered. 30,000 of the model were produced between 1968 and 1976, according to the police. Since it cannot be ruled out that the vehicle is connected to a serious crime, the police are now asking for information from the population. The police did not say what kind of crime it could be.
