Contacting previous owners

[fallingdown]

I am the fifth owner of my Bronco. I know this because when I purchased it the guy said "hold on I think I have some old papers you can have" he went inside and brought out a file stuffed with old receipts. When I got home I started going through the receipts and grouping them according to owner and year. With a list of names in hand I put on my detective hat and and started goggling/LexisNexis and was able to get phone numbers to every previous owner. I called and unfortunately the original owner has passed away (CA). His wife then sold it to a college professor (CA). The Professor then sold it to a nice gentleman in (NV). It was then sold to the guy I bought it from (UT). When I contacted the guy in Nevada he sent me some pictures of him and his son working on the Bronco and filled me in on a lot of the history. I also found out that he was the one who took out the air conditioning (and through it away). I now have a complete history of everything that was done to the truck and who did it.

I'm just wondering how many other people are able to get a hold of the previous owners and find out information about their Bronco.

 

[tasker]

I have the email to the guy i bought mine from. I sent him some pics of the build up every time i changed something major....never got a reply though

 

[Johnny]

Only thing I know about the guy that use to own mine is he's some nut that lives on an Island in Maryland...

 

[Heus33]

I have the email to the guy i bought mine from. I sent him some pics of the build up every time i changed something major....never got a reply though

Ha - I did the same thing - no reply... Damn whippersnappers

 

[tasker]

Only thing I know about the guy that use to own mine is he's some nut that lives on an Island in Maryland...

ooooooo, not THAT guy!

 

[thegreatjustino]

I'd say one of the classic cars I have owned has ever come with any kind of paper trail. The guy I bought my 1964-1/2 Mustang from swore he was the original owner. Funny that a few months later, as I was rooting through the car I found the original owner's manual with the original owner's name and address in it along with the VIN and plate number - wasn't the guy I bought it from. Go figure - a guy selling a vehicle not being truthful. What a shocker.

 

[Johnny]

ooooooo, not THAT guy!

Yep.. fraid so...

 

[broncnaz]

Well for my 73 I dont need a paper trail I know exactly whats been done to it and where its been all its life. Sometimes its nice to know the info but really in the end it doesnt make much a differance you have what you have.

 

[fallingdown]

I know in some classic car circles having a well documented vehicle can bring substantially more when it comes time to sell.

 

[br0nc0xrapt0r]

If I contacted the PO of my bronco it would be via mail bomb or anthrax.

 

[AWS]

Everytime I call his cell phone my pocket starts ringing!
Steve Wippersnapper

 

[Scoop]

Everytime I call his cell phone my pocket starts ringing!
Steve Wippersnapper

Just don't tell me you set it on vibrate . . . ;D

 

[Pony2]

Nice to know where and whats been done to youre truck. I know im the second owner, seen the pics and have the trade in info from my po. He traded a 66 Ford pickup on it.He also drove it everywhere from Kentucky to Canada hunting even up rivers!

 

[Stroppe-Envy-77]

I bought mine from a "Bronco family" after the father passed away. His son (who owned a Baja at the time) kept and restored a '72 half cab, and I was able to become the owner of his trusty Ranger.

Eventually I found copies of both a book and a magazine article about him and his small collection.

Every now and then I'll send an e-mail to the son, and he always tells me he's glad that I'm taking good care of "Dad's favorite."

 

[TN1776]

I am actually kind of glad the PO of my Bronco has stopped emailing me to check on his "baby". It was cool to have him as a reference since he'd owned it for 10 or 11 years, but it was very obvious he didn't want to sell it the day I picked it up. Now almost nothing is the same as it was anyway so who needs him!

 

[muskrat]

I'm lucky. I'm the second owner. My PO bought it in '74 when he got back from Viet Nam. He put on 295K miles when I bought it. He did a frame on restoration, rebuilt motor, tranny, transfer case, and really pampered it. I have all the records, along with the original window stickers, sales order sheet from dealer, accessories installed document, etc. I always send him pics of car shows MEB events, etc. He's thanks me for it everytime.

 

[muskrat]

Everytime I call his cell phone my pocket starts ringing!
Steve Wippersnapper

Love it.

 

[fallingdown]

I'm lucky. I'm the second owner. My PO bought it in '74 when he got back from Viet Nam. He put on 295K miles when I bought it. He did a frame on restoration, rebuilt motor, tranny, transfer case, and really pampered it. I have all the records, along with the original window stickers, sales order sheet from dealer, accessories installed document, etc. I always send him pics of car shows MEB events, etc. He's thanks me for it everytime.

That is really cool! It sounds like you have a nice Bronco.

 

[Justafordguy]

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to find the current owner of a Bronco I used to own? I would love to find my first Bronco and see if it's still alive and maybe for sale.

 

[fallingdown]

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to find the current owner of a Bronco I used to own? I would love to find my first Bronco and see if it's still alive and maybe for sale.

I would also be intrested in somthing like that. The DMV???