Finding my dad's 1968 GMC

[Henner]

Your story is identical to mine! Dad passed from cancer and wanted to find 68 that great grandpa purchased new and passed down through the generations. Found vin number on old insurance papers, gave vin to friend thats a police officer. Then found them on facebook and wrote several messages with no response over a month or so. Then wrote the wife (stalker status) with no response. Finally hand wrote a letter and mailed it to them and got a phone call back a few days later and we worked something out and i now have the truck back in the family. Good luck to you!

[InNeedofaDelorean]

Originally Posted by Henner

Your story is identical to mine! Dad passed from cancer and wanted to find 68 that great grandpa purchased new and passed down through the generations. Found vin number on old insurance papers, gave vin to friend thats a police officer. Then found them on facebook and wrote several messages with no response over a month or so. Then wrote the wife (stalker status) with no response. Finally hand wrote a letter and mailed it to them and got a phone call back a few days later and we worked something out and i now have the truck back in the family. Good luck to you!

I always loved hearing stories like this - it's a little intense to think that I'm in one right now. My dad sacrificed a lot for me - I always wanted to buy this back for him, or to find his '67 Riviera and give it to him. I can't do that now, but this is the closest I can do. I'm writing them a letter right now, with all my info and the story and all that happy stuff. Including pictures of the truck through its life. I've included two pictures of the truck, how it was when my dad bought it. No idea what the hell the first owner was doing, with the Freightliner front bumper, and Dodge Demon hoodscoop.

If I do end up buying the truck, I may take his urn with me, however weird that may be. We were planning a good road trip in his 2011 392 hemi Challenger right before he got diagnosed and became bed-ridden - this way I can have that last roadtrip with him.

[InNeedofaDelorean]

Letter with pictures and what I'm looking to do, and the story behind the truck, has been delivered. Time to play the waiting game.