Found my grandfathers 71 gmc

[SCHRUMGMC]

I have been so consistent in many years of not giving up on finding it and never really gave up hope, only tried to get it off my mind for a bit.

Still waiting on their reply

[4thgencreamsicle]

My Dad did the same thing with his dad’s old Bronco. He had bought it from his dad and restored it when I was little. Times were tough and he sold it to make ends meet. 20 years later he found the current owners and with patience, respect, and a few offers a few years apart he was finally able to buy it back from them. Last year he gave it to my brother and it will stay in the family for now on for sure. I think my nephews are already fighting over who gets it. Lol.

[Rich72C10]

Sorry to go on about my Dad's Model A. My brother just sent me a photo of a collage our Aunt (my Dad's sister) made, who just passed away last week. He was able to bring it home from Indiana.

Front in center of this collage was what I was wanting to get a capture of and post originally. My Dad worked like 20+ years at the Longview News-Journal (news paper) and they did a "Car Care" story in the Sunday paper. As you can tell him and his car was full page that Sunday for that article. While not everyone new my Dad in Longview, they did know his car.

You also see the history of the car and my family.

PS: and yes, it towed my broke down Mustangs home many times....

[SCHRUMGMC]

That’s neat. I love hearing stories such as that

I just hope my story is a success here soon

[Dieselwrencher]

I sure hope they sell it to you! I have a similar story. My great uncle had a 1940 Ford and he took me every where in that car when I was probably 5-15. He was my grandpa's brother. He wasn't very mechanically inclined so he had my dad do a lot of work for him over the years. That meant I got to watch and polish chrome when they worked on it. He always had dreams of restoring the car and had been collecting parts for it for years. In 1995 he past away. There's a whole other debacle with the car and him passing I will leave out. The car was "restored" by a car club he belonged to from 1998-2001 or so. My aunt sold the car in 2002. I couldn't afford it then just getting out of college. In 2008 I saw a 1940 Ford for sale on craigslist and thought it looked like Uncle Jerrys car. The new version. It was. I was able to buy it and I'll never sell it. Fast forward to 2 years ago a very old man stopped at my parent's house looking for the 40. He said he used to own the car before my Uncle did and asked my mother if I'd sell it. She didn't even take his number and I kind of wished she would have. It would be nice to know the history of it before. I did feel bad for a minute not wanting to sell it to him but that car was in my child hood memories more than anything else. At least these folks may not have that type of connection with your grandfather's truck. Good luck, I hope they decide to sell it to you.