I found my first truck... again
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I found my first truck... again
Every so often, I come to this part of the forum to ask about purchasing a 65-66 F100, and then I end up not spending any money. I do this because I had a badass 66 F100 (428CJ, C6, restored interior) and I really want it back. Well, through a chance meeting last week, I happened to meet one of the men who owned my 66 F100 after I sold it. He bought it from the guy I sold it to with a thrown rod. He then sold it to someone who lives on the other side of town from me. I passed by the current owner's house, and there she was, still with the performance parts stickers I put on the back window. I am only 22, but I haven't seen this truck in 4 years, and I kick myself in the *** for selling it to begin with.
I still don't know if I will approach the owner to try and buy it back, but I will say this: If you have spent time and effort into a classic, don't ever sell it, you will regret it for a long, long time. I am sure I am not the only one who has done this.
I still don't know if I will approach the owner to try and buy it back, but I will say this: If you have spent time and effort into a classic, don't ever sell it, you will regret it for a long, long time. I am sure I am not the only one who has done this.
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My exwife sold my 60 f-100 with a freshly rebuild 223, tranny, and rearend when I went on a deployment because she thought it was ugly and I spent every spare moment working on it before I left. The only thing I needed to do was throw a new paint job on it and fresh wood in the bed. She sold it to a scrap yard in Placentia CA for $200 because she couldn't find the keys to prove it started. Needless to say she found out the hard way why you never **** a guy off that was looking forward working on said vehicle after saving his alloted money for 6 months. It did come in handy for the lawyer though.
So long story short I can feel the pain.
So long story short I can feel the pain.
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I came across my 66 econoline at a you-pull yard about 6 years after I sold it to make rent. I had stuffed a Cleveland in it to make it do wheelies. The modifications were unmistakable, it was mine. It was pretty stripped I almost cried.
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Been there - done that. Sorta. Never been able to buy one back, though. My first car - a 1969 Ford XL 429 that my Dad bought new for my mom - is in a local junk yard. He sold it after I left home. I sold a nice 1979 LTD II (dark red with the "Starsky and Hutch" type stripes, 351, bucket seats, console, etc.) in order to buy my first house. Dude that bought it went to jail and the car wasted away.
Sometimes you're better off not knowing.
Sometimes you're better off not knowing.
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Approach the owner! If they don't want to sell now, maybe they'll contact you when they're ready to sell. I've done the same stupid thing, except I let a '68 Chevelle go. I've regretted it ever since and am currently trying to figure out where it went so that I can try to get it back.
If you miss it that much and want it back, go for it. All they can say is, "No.", right?
If you miss it that much and want it back, go for it. All they can say is, "No.", right?
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There is a pic in my gallery of my Uncles 26 "T" that he got in high school. He rstored it droveit for many years then sold it to buy a house. 20years later a guy called out of the blue and asked if he had owned the truck. He had found some old paperwork in one of the boxes of parts the truck had become. Five days,5 grand ,and five states later it was loaded on a flat bed trailer and headed home. It's now once again a daily driver in his collection.
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I had a '65 F100 In the early '90s that I sold. It was a decent truck, but the thing had a 327 with a turbo 400 trans. I always said I wanted another one with the original 352 with 3spd. So I bought one finally a few years ago. Wish I could find my first one. The guy I sold it to put a 289 in it so I heard.
I love these trucks!
I love these trucks!
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Originally Posted by Macon ACE
Been there - done that. Sorta. Never been able to buy one back, though. My first car - a 1969 Ford XL 429 that my Dad bought new for my mom - is in a local junk yard. He sold it after I left home. I sold a nice 1979 LTD II (dark red with the "Starsky and Hutch" type stripes, 351, bucket seats, console, etc.) in order to buy my first house. Dude that bought it went to jail and the car wasted away.
Sometimes you're better off not knowing.
Sometimes you're better off not knowing.
Yeah so true i dont think i ever wanna know if i sell a vehicle i truly love
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