On or about May 22, 2004, thieves stole a 1957 Ford 4WD pickup from a friend's place in the country in Burleigh County, ND. They knew what they were after; must have used a trailer, as this truck was 'in process of restoration' & was not running or roadable.
It is important to note that Cal had cut the frame, etc. down & put in a short box; Ford did not make a short box version of the 1957 4WD pickups.
Should anyone note such a truck coming up for sale, anywhere, please contact the Burleigh Co. ND Sheriff; the officer in charge is Tracy Nelson, as I recall.
Cal, who owns this truck, has the title & VIN, as I expect does the Sheriff's Department.
Many thanks! Many blessings. Dog

 

Good luck in finding the truck, that has to be tuff.

 

Do you have any pictures? Good luck finding your truck.

 

See if you can get the mail carriers to look for it on there routes. A buddy of mine got his 4 wheeler back in about 24 hours that way.

 

That is great idea, who better to see all.

 

Can you give a better description of the truck? I'll keep an eye out for it. Hope he gets it back.

 

Hello. That's a great idea about the mail carrier - I'll pass it on to Cal & Nancy.
Whydidn'tIthinkofthat? I'm so glad you did.
Color could be changed really quickly, so seems irrelevant. I'm not sure, but as I recall it was black or black-&-primer.
Important addition - Cal had put a 1959 front grille on it. He couldn't get a good one from a '57.
The thieves stayed at a local motel right after the theft, where they showed the other stolen antiques to people (!) & some sharp soul got their license number. These are rocket scientists, anneh? At that time, the truck was on a trailer, but, while the sheriff has a few pieces back, the truck is still MIA. Lacking more evidence so they can put these 'people' away for awhile, & maybe get the truck back, the authorities are still hunting the truck.
I'm trying to think of a sting that might bring these birds within netting distance. I have friends in the sheriff's department, but they are restricted from giving out any suggestions, since that might hamper successful prosecution. We are not so hampered. If I can see the truck, get names & location, I would pass them on to the sheriff's department.
(For anyone who worries about my safety - I seldom do; I used to date a Marine D.I. who taught me well. Have had occasion to 'road test' his teachings, & I passed. I'm fine; my attackers didn't do so well. But thanks, if you have worried.. For wht it's worth; I think they went into other more honest activities
I have sent an email to ebay, too, in case these people try to sell there. Ebay takes a really dim view of such things going thru their site.
Many blessings. Doksha ake'. Dog