Dr. Phil McGraw, pictured here behind the wheel of his '57 Bel Air on August 3rd, had his car stolen from a repair shop in late August, which was recovered this week. Image: X17 Online

Television personality Phil McGraw, commonly known as Dr. Phil, has had a rough couple of months. No it’s not because of something that happened in his career or another very public spat with a Hollywood A-lister, rather it’s because of the theft of his 1957 Bel Air. But just as the year comes to an end, McGraw has received some good news, according to TMZ, officers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday that they had in fact recovered the star’s classic Tri-Five. Not a bad way to end a tragic missing Chevy escapade.

Back in August, we brought you news that McGraw’s ‘57 Bel Air convertible had allegedly been stolen from a repair shop in L.A. where it was undergoing a bit of work. Unfortunately, detectives hadn’t seen it until this Tuesday when they discovered the car in an undisclosed location. Following the alleged theft of the vehicle, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Taskforce for Regional Autotheft Prevention tracked and targeted many car-theft operations across the country.

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All that work paid off when McGraw’s car was recovered, along with 13 other stolen classic vehicles over the course of the investigation. VIN identifications for each of the 14 vehicles had been changed in an attempt to avoid having the cars identified as stolen property.

The Los Angeles Times reports that police declined to give an exact location for where they found McGraw’s Bel Air, but TMZ reports that the car was found intact somewhere in Burbank, California with minimal body damage. Only time will tell just how much damage was actually caused to the $100,000 car.

Several suspects have been arrested in correspondence with this case while police try to reunite the other stolen cars with their owners. Five classic vehicles are still being looked over to determine the true identifications of the vehicles and their owners. If you have any information about this case, you’re asked to call Lt. Greg Jones with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department at (626) 572-5620.