In December, the owner of a Steve McQueen tribute Jaguar XKSS reported that the car had been stolen from a “locked garage,” with a reward offered for the car’s safe return. On Wednesday, police in Texas said they had successfully recovered the car, in part because of all the attention the theft had received on the internet.

Nearly two months ago, we at Road & Track reported the sad tale of a Steve McQueen tribute Jaguar XKSS replica that was stolen from a Texas garage. On Wednesday, however, we learned some good news: the West Lake Hills Police Department has successfully recovered the special Jag.

A custom car modeled after Steve McQueen's 1956 Jaguar XKSS has been recovered after it was reported stolen in December.

The car's theft was widely reported on social media and in car publications, which generated several leads as to where it might be.