Sébastien Michaud thought he'd likely never see his beloved 1992 Honda Prelude again.

On Oct. 27, overnight, a thief stole the car — from right in front of his Moncton home. In the morning, he woke up to an empty driveway and shattered glass.

"I was freaking out," he said. "I was thinking maybe this is it. Maybe this is the last time I see my car."

Michaud said he reported it to the RCMP, who told him the "odds were slim" of finding it.

But nearly a month later, with the help of hundreds of car ent…