Yabba-Dabba Do: 'Flintstone Car' Creates Ruckus In Florida

KEY WEST, FL — Finding vehicles left illegally parked in public rights of way is an everyday occurrence for law enforcement in towns all across America. Discovering a ride that happens to look just like Fred and Wilma Flintstone’s car left so carelessly parked, not so much.

That, however, was the case in Key West Thursday morning when city parking officials came across a vehicle that captured their attention. Not only was the car left in the right of way outside 828 Emma St., it also bore a striking resemblance to a vehicle any self-respecting modern Stone Age family from the town of Bedrock might drive.

Not hearing any telltale "Yabba-Dabba Dos," in the immediate area, the city red tagged the vehicle for towing. It also kicked off a process to try and find the car's owner, according to the city’s Facebook page.

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It seems the city couldn't jump the gun on towing due since it couldn't say for sure the car, complete with animal-print seats, was abandoned.

In hopes of finding the ride’s owner, the city turned to Facebook to issue a plea to the public for help. Not surprisingly, dozens of comments rolled in, some possibly helpful in the search and some just plain funny.

“I don’t understand the confusion,” one poster wrote. “It’s obviously Fred Flintstone’s car or perhaps Barney’s.”

“On a second thought, perhaps Fred and Barney had one too many at one of the many watering holes and forgot where they parked it,” another person chimed in.

Some simply loved the city’s willingness to make the post in the first place.

“Another reason to love Key West,” a man wrote on the city’s page. “Thanks incredible City staff for posting this notice. The best!”

A few hours after the plea was made, the city announced the owner of the Flintstone car had been located. Whether it was a man in an orange animal print sleeveless smock with a blue tie has not been disclosed.

The Flintstone car sighting isn’t the only unusual occurrence in Key West to make the news as of late. Not too long ago, city rescue workers found themselves working to free a local woman who managed to get herself entangled inside a rather large banyan tree.

Photo from the city of Key West’s Facebook page