A camper van belonging to the late Heath Ledger has been stolen by thieves.

The actor’s father, Kim Ledger has appealed for the safe return of the vehicle after he reported it was stolen over a week ago.

After moving to America from his native Austrailia, Heath allegedly gave the 1975 green Kombi to his close friend Trevor DiCarlo.

An Austrailian news website claim that although the theft had only been reported recently, the camper van was actually stolen around the same time as the Brokeback Mountain actor’s death in January.

Kim is desperate to have the vehicle returned – asking police to have it towed back to his home city of Perth once it has been found.