Hammer
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For those that don't know my step father passed away in it on Oct. 1st in a car accident in his most prized possession, his 1974 Ford Bronco. . I was really torn on what to do with it because I had a lot of bonding time with my step dad, he did a lot of the work himself but I had built the short block when I was around 18, it was the very first engine I had ever assembled by myself. I couldn't just let it go to an auction lot . Part of my heart and my fondest memories of Bill were with that Bronco. If it was going to be sold or parted out, I was going to have the say on what goes and what doesn't.
The ins. Agency called late last week and said I could take possession but needed a place to take it. My moms house wasn't an option for several reasons the biggest being she (and I) didn't want to see it in its current state. I had already looked at it and grabbed what personal possessions out of it I could and knew she doesn't need to see what I saw. I was short on time and had to get the Bronco somewhere to have the body removed before I could bring it home.
A HUGE thanks to George (Hallett22) , we had met while I looked at his Vector for a board member . Ironically he worked for a body shop up here and as we got to talking about how I ended up in Nor Cal he said If I needed any help don't hesitate to ask. A week or two went by after we met . I received the call from the agency and needed a destination for them to tow it to soon, like the next day . I called George and within an hour he put me in touch with a friend of his who would remove the body for me for a VERY fair price, he also kept the salvageable parts for me. (Lights,grill,tailgate,etc...) . This was all at the end of last week. The car actually arrived on Friday :thumbup:
I called Richard monday morning as I was going to head up to his shop to go over what I would like saved. I was stunned when he had told me it's already done and he labeled all the parts and put them in boxes for me ! I didn't want to inconvenience him by having him store the Bronco so I rented a Uhaul trailer and headed to Loomis around 1:30-2:00. Got there around 3 or so and the Bronco was ready to go. We loaded with a forklift into the trailer and I was ready for the drive home.......
The ins. Agency called late last week and said I could take possession but needed a place to take it. My moms house wasn't an option for several reasons the biggest being she (and I) didn't want to see it in its current state. I had already looked at it and grabbed what personal possessions out of it I could and knew she doesn't need to see what I saw. I was short on time and had to get the Bronco somewhere to have the body removed before I could bring it home.
A HUGE thanks to George (Hallett22) , we had met while I looked at his Vector for a board member . Ironically he worked for a body shop up here and as we got to talking about how I ended up in Nor Cal he said If I needed any help don't hesitate to ask. A week or two went by after we met . I received the call from the agency and needed a destination for them to tow it to soon, like the next day . I called George and within an hour he put me in touch with a friend of his who would remove the body for me for a VERY fair price, he also kept the salvageable parts for me. (Lights,grill,tailgate,etc...) . This was all at the end of last week. The car actually arrived on Friday :thumbup:
I called Richard monday morning as I was going to head up to his shop to go over what I would like saved. I was stunned when he had told me it's already done and he labeled all the parts and put them in boxes for me ! I didn't want to inconvenience him by having him store the Bronco so I rented a Uhaul trailer and headed to Loomis around 1:30-2:00. Got there around 3 or so and the Bronco was ready to go. We loaded with a forklift into the trailer and I was ready for the drive home.......
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