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Stryker67 · 08-23-2004, 11:18 AM

Hey all. I need some help. I sold a shortbed 4x4 about 8 or 9 years ago

( I know, I'm an idiot) to a man named Fred Mills. He attended Griffin Tech in Griffin Ga. and we took a welding course together. I'm having trouble tracking this truck down. I really want to try and get it back

Maybe it's a lost cause at this point. It was blue when I sold it, and I had '75 blazer axles under it. It had a 3 speed manual, but I changed it to a 4 speed from a Suburban. It was a former forestry service vehicle. It had a factory brushguard and tow hooks. It also had a 6 inch lift kit and 33-12.50's on chrome wheels. If you have any information, please let me know.

moneyguru · 08-23-2004, 11:23 AM

If you have the VIN try going to your local DMV aka Secretary of state and see if they can tell you who the current owner is. If you don't have the VIN maybe you can get it from your insurance agent, they normally keep files on that stuff for awhile.

If you don't have the VIN seetry tracking him down through the school, lots of schools keep trck of where their graduates work.

Good luck
Chris

Stryker67 · 08-23-2004, 01:42 PM

I don't think I have the VIN anywhere. I tried the school, and they refused to give me ANY info. even though I was a classmate...

71swb4x4 · 08-23-2004, 01:44 PM

Do you know where he went to high school? You could try classmates.com

Stryker67 · 08-23-2004, 01:49 PM

I don't know. All I know is I practically gave this truck away because I didn't know that repair panels were available for all the rusted areas. I loved this truck, and so did my wife. His name is Fred Mills, and I think he had a wife named Sonya. I've tries a few different searches, but no luck.

Hutch · 08-23-2004, 03:32 PM

Stryker67
I went to google and searched for Fred mills GA and it came up with a bunch of folks.

boraxman · 08-23-2004, 03:36 PM

Keep us posted. It would be interesting to see if you could at least find it again. I dont give you good odds but luck just the same.

Stryker67 · 08-24-2004, 06:04 AM

Here's a pic I scanned yesterday. Pic was from 1987.....

I was stationed at Fort Benning.

70short/step · 08-24-2004, 07:02 AM

If you remember the licence plate number and know of any cops anywhere they can run the plate and tell you where he is.
70short/step

08-23-2004, 11:18 AM	#1
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	1972 Shortbed 4X4 Lost... Hey all. I need some help. I sold a shortbed 4x4 about 8 or 9 years ago ( I know, I'm an idiot) to a man named Fred Mills. He attended Griffin Tech in Griffin Ga. and we took a welding course together. I'm having trouble tracking this truck down. I really want to try and get it back Maybe it's a lost cause at this point. It was blue when I sold it, and I had '75 blazer axles under it. It had a 3 speed manual, but I changed it to a 4 speed from a Suburban. It was a former forestry service vehicle. It had a factory brushguard and tow hooks. It also had a 6 inch lift kit and 33-12.50's on chrome wheels. If you have any information, please let me know. __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

08-23-2004, 11:23 AM	#2
moneyguru Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: kalamazoo, mi Posts: 397	If you have the VIN try going to your local DMV aka Secretary of state and see if they can tell you who the current owner is. If you don't have the VIN maybe you can get it from your insurance agent, they normally keep files on that stuff for awhile. If you don't have the VIN seetry tracking him down through the school, lots of schools keep trck of where their graduates work. Good luck Chris __________________ "Do the things you fear to do and the death of fear is certain"

08-23-2004, 01:42 PM	#3
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	I don't think I have the VIN anywhere. I tried the school, and they refused to give me ANY info. even though I was a classmate... __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

08-23-2004, 01:44 PM	#4
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Do you know where he went to high school? You could try classmates.com __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

08-23-2004, 01:49 PM	#5
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	I don't know. All I know is I practically gave this truck away because I didn't know that repair panels were available for all the rusted areas. I loved this truck, and so did my wife. His name is Fred Mills, and I think he had a wife named Sonya. I've tries a few different searches, but no luck. __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

08-23-2004, 03:32 PM	#6
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,142	Stryker67 I went to google and searched for Fred mills GA and it came up with a bunch of folks. __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

08-23-2004, 03:36 PM	#7
boraxman Keepin an eye out Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: So.Cal Posts: 3,921	Keep us posted. It would be interesting to see if you could at least find it again. I dont give you good odds but luck just the same. __________________ 1970 Chevy C10 SWB 5.3 1996 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 2007 Vespa GTS 250 Scooter ZIP 91351

08-24-2004, 06:04 AM	#8
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	Here's a pic Here's a pic I scanned yesterday. Pic was from 1987..... I was stationed at Fort Benning. Attached Images __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

08-24-2004, 07:02 AM	#9
70short/step Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 1,579	If you remember the licence plate number and know of any cops anywhere they can run the plate and tell you where he is. 70short/step



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