bigmanjbmopar
Newb with a view
Taking a page out of the GYC's book of trying to find out where it came from and where it's been, I find I am missing the first 17 years of my cars history. Wish there was an easier way to get the info.
I know my car came from the LA plant. Think it was sold locally here or at least near where I am. got info on the 2nd and 3rd owners via the saved receipts the 2nd owner passed on to the 3rd etc. but could only go back as far as 1986. Still don't have the full story of the car, why it was repainted by earl schib etc (yuk) or why it had a 68 bumper on it, or why was the interior changed from saddle tan to black? What happened to the original seats? or at least the front buckets.
Why did he need to install a Mark Williams 83-1031 INSTALL KIT for the 489 rear end? what happened to it? Magnum force racing installed it for him by the way. Looking at old service tags looks as if the first owner passed on an electrical problem to the 2nd owner as the 2nd guy has it in a shop where he says when he turns on the lights the fuel gauges pegs full. they never fixed by the way, I fixed the burnt solder trace on the clusters circuit board lol most likely the amp gauge fried.
Why was the car painted? uncovering some of the original it didn't look that bad, and even faded is still better than painting over it. Must have wrecked rear ended? took the insurance money and got a cheap paint job and some junk yard parts?
So many questions, the 3rd owner only had it for 3 years and he didn't seem to know much other than the typical "that's how I got it" see him on Facebook now showing off an old Audi.... lol
Was thinking about trying to get a hold of the 2nd owner to see if he is willing to talk about it. seems he is only 60 now and may still be alive. Brother in Pleasant Hill, Ca. maybe. Should I? would you answer a call about an old car you had? I know I would love to tell some one about an old car of mine. what do you guys think?
I know my car came from the LA plant. Think it was sold locally here or at least near where I am. got info on the 2nd and 3rd owners via the saved receipts the 2nd owner passed on to the 3rd etc. but could only go back as far as 1986. Still don't have the full story of the car, why it was repainted by earl schib etc (yuk) or why it had a 68 bumper on it, or why was the interior changed from saddle tan to black? What happened to the original seats? or at least the front buckets.
Why did he need to install a Mark Williams 83-1031 INSTALL KIT for the 489 rear end? what happened to it? Magnum force racing installed it for him by the way. Looking at old service tags looks as if the first owner passed on an electrical problem to the 2nd owner as the 2nd guy has it in a shop where he says when he turns on the lights the fuel gauges pegs full. they never fixed by the way, I fixed the burnt solder trace on the clusters circuit board lol most likely the amp gauge fried.
Why was the car painted? uncovering some of the original it didn't look that bad, and even faded is still better than painting over it. Must have wrecked rear ended? took the insurance money and got a cheap paint job and some junk yard parts?
So many questions, the 3rd owner only had it for 3 years and he didn't seem to know much other than the typical "that's how I got it" see him on Facebook now showing off an old Audi.... lol
Was thinking about trying to get a hold of the 2nd owner to see if he is willing to talk about it. seems he is only 60 now and may still be alive. Brother in Pleasant Hill, Ca. maybe. Should I? would you answer a call about an old car you had? I know I would love to tell some one about an old car of mine. what do you guys think?
