A Sydney couple are accused of an elaborate insurance scam after pretending to own a classic car and telling police it was stolen at gunpoint.
NSW Police say a 47-year-old mechanic walked into the Narellan police station in June and reported an aggravated car robbery.
The man said he and his partner, a 38-year-old woman, had been driving their bright blue XW Ford Falcon with historic number plates when it broke down in Cawdor.
They reported a man in a white van pulled up, produced a pistol, threatened them and then stole their late 1960s car.
But police now say it was a lie and the vehicle didn't exist - except on paper as part of a false insurance claim.
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The woman has been charged with making a false statement to police and fraud.
Her partner has been charged with perverting the course of justice, two counts of fraud and stealing a motor vehicle.
They are both scheduled to appear at Picton Local Court on January 12 after being arrested on Tuesday.
