JT
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Hi all, am a longtime lurker but a new member here. I recently tracked down the '75 Sport that my grandfather bought new, gave to my mom in the mid '80s and I drove in highschool.
The last time I drove it was in '92 and it had 48,500 miles. I had just graduated from college at that time and it was in tired shape and I didn't have the funds to fix it up. So...it sat in my mom's garage for 6 years until she sold it in '98. The guy she sold it to never titled it and drove it ~300 miles before starting a restoration.
In 2002 he sold it to another guy who didn't drive it and never titled it. This guy started the body-off-frame restoration and replaced all the rusted metal. I tracked him down recently and asked him if he wanted to sell it as-is and he agreed and I'm now the proud owner of the old Bronco with a lot of work ahead of me.
The neat thing is that the title transfer actually went from my mom to me since neither subsequent owner ever titled the vehicle. I have all the original paperwork even the owners card with stamped VIN and my grandpa's name and info in his handwriting on it. My dad always said never fall in love with a building or a machine, but I have to say, looking at the vehicle takes me back to my younger days and reminds me of my grandpa.
Thankfully I live 15 minutes away from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard and have already set up an account with them.
Look forward to posting some pics and getting advice from all of you here.
John
The last time I drove it was in '92 and it had 48,500 miles. I had just graduated from college at that time and it was in tired shape and I didn't have the funds to fix it up. So...it sat in my mom's garage for 6 years until she sold it in '98. The guy she sold it to never titled it and drove it ~300 miles before starting a restoration.
In 2002 he sold it to another guy who didn't drive it and never titled it. This guy started the body-off-frame restoration and replaced all the rusted metal. I tracked him down recently and asked him if he wanted to sell it as-is and he agreed and I'm now the proud owner of the old Bronco with a lot of work ahead of me.
The neat thing is that the title transfer actually went from my mom to me since neither subsequent owner ever titled the vehicle. I have all the original paperwork even the owners card with stamped VIN and my grandpa's name and info in his handwriting on it. My dad always said never fall in love with a building or a machine, but I have to say, looking at the vehicle takes me back to my younger days and reminds me of my grandpa.
Thankfully I live 15 minutes away from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard and have already set up an account with them.
Look forward to posting some pics and getting advice from all of you here.
John
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