Names and faces

— The founder of the Papa John's pizza chain has finally reunited with the muscle car he sold years ago to help keep his family's business afloat. John Schnatter sold the gold-and-black 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 for $2,800 in 1983. The money helped save his father's tavern in Jeffersonville, Ind., and he used the rest to start what would become a worldwide pizza business. But he still missed his beloved Camaro and spent years searching for it. He created a Web site on the search, held promotional appearances and eventually offered $250,000 to whoever found it. It turns out he didn't have to leave Kentucky, where the pizza chain is based in Louisville. The car only changed hands twice from the original buyers, ending up with Jeffery Robinson in Flatwoods, Ky., about 165 miles to the east. "When I first saw it I still wanted to look it over to make sure it was the car even though I knew it," Schnatter said. Robinson, who bought the car about five years ago for $4,000, recently delivered the Camaro to Schnatter, earning the $250,000 reward. The original buyers will get $25,000 for their help tracking it down. In honor of the reunion, Papa John's planned to offer all Camaro owners a free pizza at stores today.

Pennsylvania's budget impasse has the Devil heading forthe hills. The forthcoming thriller by M. Night Shyamalan is moving production from Philadelphia north to Toronto. Officials with the state film office say that's because of uncertainty about whether Pennsylvania's film tax credit will be approved in the budget. The budget has been in limbo for nearly two months. Shyamalan lives near the Philadelphia suburb of Malvern and has filmed eight of his nine movies in the region, including The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis.

Front Section, Pages 2 on 08/26/2009

Upcoming Events