Re: Lost My 65
 

greetings. in mississippi any local car dealer can ask the dmv for info on an auto, title, liens, owner, etc. i have done this before when i found trucks in the wild & wanted to find the owner, just to have him ask "do you see a for sale sign on that truck boy?":waah:
andy

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Man- I feel your pain on this one- My sister Ellen used to have a 65 chevy pickup that we went camping in every summer as a kid- she bought it from my dad after he thrashed it using it for his home renovation business. A few years ago she sold it to some college kid in Flagstaff Az. She said she used to see it around town for a while but it had been fixed up and painted red. She still apologizes to me when she sees me for not checking to see if I wanted the truck first. Every time I visit her in Flagstaff- I look for it.

That truck is what inspired me to get into the hobby, and sadly every truck I own is a shadow of that one.

Best of luck with getting info and ultimately reacquiring your long lost truck.

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Looks like I haven't poked my head in on this thread for some time.

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys.

Browsing the forums this eve, I just saw this member's truck and thought; hey! could that be mine?
He lives in Tigard, Oregon - just west of Portland.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/member.php?u=27835
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...pic27835_7.gif

Then I noticed it's a 66, and even though he had the same idea of using fleetside tail-lights on his stepside, his look to be mounted a little lower than mine.

Of course I think mine were mounted at the perfect height. :D

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PM him and ask if it's on an X frame....
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^ Thanks

I just went to his build thread.
It's not it.
There's no way someone would have changed the interior to look like what his looks like.
Nothing wrong with his, but mine had the gauge cluster, not the dummy lights.
Also, my interior was too cool for someone to change.
It also had buddy-buckets.

I'm leaning toward the suggestion of getting a Private Investigator to track it down for me.

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PM me all you info on the truck. I was a police officer for 14 years. I still have ways of getting it done. It may take me a few days but i can get the info you need.

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Thanks,

PM sent.

Off Topic:
is your avatar of wolfman jack from the movie 'American Graffiti' ?
I love that movie. I watch it two to three times a year. It was filmed real close to where I grew up.
It always makes me feel nostalgic.
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Yes, it is from the scene in American Graffiti. That is my all-time favorite movie! I watch it and More American Graffiti several times a year also.

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hey, Yes thats a whole inner rocker panel that I trimmed at the rear around where the seat bolts and the seat belt bolts at. I cant remember where I picked it up at, somewhere at the charlotte auto fair. I do know that it cost 69.00 dollars because the price is still wrote on the side of it with a paint pen. I think LMC truck parts has the same peice I used.

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A few years ago we all took the Hot Rods to the Drive-in in Ennis, to see American Graffiti.
I'd like to do that again.
http://inlinethumb40.webshots.com/43...600x600Q85.jpg

Good Luck, It took me 12 years to get mine and it never left the family.

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"Okay, Toad, we'll take 'em all. We'll take 'em."
http://www.stardusttrailers.com/gall...graffiti_3.jpg

http://www.projectthx138.com/graffit...er%20again.jpg

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I bought this about 10 years ago - It didn't quite satisfy my craving:
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...o/IMAG0336.jpg

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with all the recent scores with members finding great deals, I thought I'd give this thread a bump - maybe, just maybe....
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What is this Truck?
 

Can someone tell me what kind of truck this is?

The White one:
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...eenshot_19.jpg

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55-59 chevy?
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Could be.

doesn't the hood and roof look more like a 60-66?

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also, looks to me like it could be a 57-60 F*rd.

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It could also be an old D*dge.

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I'd say its an F100, guy down the road has one that looks similar.

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It looks like a ford to me. Look in the background of this picture.
Attachment 836496

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Looks like a 57-60 Ford. Look at the bed and the way the siides tilt up. Isn't Google Maps fun. I was always getting letters from the HOA about my motorhome being parked in front of my house, but it was only on the Friday before I left and the Monday when I came back. Google maps has a picture with my motorhome in front. They now have the streetview and though I haven't had my trailer in front of my house more than 10 times in the last 2 years it's in the street view. Timing is everything

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One that needs a SAM battery nearby?
Mind yer own business :)

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A soon as I saw it I thought it was a 59 ford give or take a year.
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Ok gotta ask why?
Or its it just because you can?
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Hopefully I'll find out Monday what it is.
I feel conflicted on this one.
Some of you know of my search for my Lost 65.
Well, through a reliable source I was given the address. It's quite a drive, so I typed the address into Google Maps. Zooming in shows this white truck in the drive. It doesn't show up in street view, and this is the strongest zoom before it jumps to street view.
I was just wondering if that white truck looks like a 65 shortbed stepside to anyone.
Eitherway, the source is reliable, and it appears to be a regular driver for the owner.
I'm conflicted because I want to see it, but I don't want to freak out the owner by showing up at his door.
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If it turns out to potentially be your old truck, you might try sending a letter to the house address explaining your history with the truck, along with an old photo, phone number and your return address. That way the residents can consider the information without feeling assaulted by some stranger appearing at the door.

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That's a great suggestion.
I'll do that.

Thankyou!
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try using the Bing version of maps, they have a 3/4 view thats REALLY clear for a lot of places. Might help.

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Actually I'm also noticing that the truck in the image has got to be a step. Look VERY closely at the image, and you can the the 3-4 pixel overhang of the step rail on the bed, instead of the smooth side the fleet would have. I blew it up about 6 times but that is FOR SURE a step side truck. And i think the tail gate is down in the picture.

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Here it is blown up about 4 times. I didn't have my pen tablet hooked up so I had to do the outlines with my finger, but hopefully it should present the same idea.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...y/Untitled.jpg

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[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][/FONT WHERE YOU FALLING FROM THE SKY WHEN YOU TOOK THIS SHOT??....

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Have you used Google Earth or Microsoft Virtual Earth?

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Yes, the pic above was the clearest I found.

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...eenshot_20.jpghttp://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...eenshot_22.jpg

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There is a street view as well.
http://maps.google.com/help/maps/str...reet-view.html
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Thanks,

It's not there in street view.
I think because it's a flag lot. (Not facing the street)
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/...eenshot_23.jpg

I'm probably going to go with Mark's idea to write them a letter.

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George Lucas' 1973 movie American Graffiti NOSTALGIAPROSTREET - 5 videos - George Lucas' 1973 movie American Graffiti
http://m.youtube.com/?rdm=4otq9rd0e&...89C8FAE2206F40
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I think I'll go home and watch it now. :D

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Try the local tax office...Its public record

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I know...
I just need to get in contact with them and go see it in person, but...

I still think it is my 65 in the drive and not a ford.

Look at the shadow which shows the roof has a rear fin.

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Is the location close to a member to just drive by for you? I live in Fairview (Gresham), but work seems to get me all over, I would be willing to just see if it is a Chev or a furd.