The infamous san diego 45 (1 Viewer)

[greenbeast]

That is sharp and cool story!! Wish I would fit in one of these!!

Definitely something to be proud of

 

[xtremeVA]

Congrats…glad this 45 made it into good hands.

 

[Unimogguy]

Brian you definitely have a knack for finding 45’s!

 

[landcrusher909]

Right on.

 

[whitey45]

I cant own a 45 without a stamped bezel, headache rack,and a pto!!!

 

[Bear]

...Bumper, hubcaps, and marker lamps. Boy, Whitey, you're the man with spare parts like that "just layin' around" waiting for a good candidate. And as busy as you are, I'm envious that it appears in one of your photos you already have your Christmas lights up, and we haven't even celebrated Halloween yet. Bravo ! Or.......... could vehicle-related priorities be a bit of a sore point with the missus? Ha...but the choir here understands, and says, "Amen !" to it all.

Again, congrats on the latest find.

 

[Unimogguy]

Brian did it come with a top?

 

[whitey45]

It actually came with 2!!!

 

[JackA]

What's with the weird extra hood latch dodad on the bib?

 

[cruisermatt]

ready to sell it yet?

 

[whitey45]

Previous owner must have lived in a bad neighborhood!! Check out this locking gas cap!!

 

[KT40]

Previous owner must have lived in a bad neighborhood!! Check out this locking gas cap!!

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Very rare anti-theft options! Way ahead of their time!

 

[KT40]

Our previous owners must have lived close to each other!

 

[whitey45]

It just seems so right!!!

 

[CRZR45]

Love it! Learned to ride on a black one with their yellow and orange stripes! They look proper in there.

 

[whitey45]

Fresh set of tailgate decals! Thanks @Mightymes

 

[Mightymes]

Fresh set of tailgate decals! Thanks @Mightymes

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They look great! Love that 45!

 

[whitey45]

The original ad for this 13 years ago had the previous owners phone number on the for sale sign in the window. I thought, why not call it and maybe get some history! So I called and it was indeed the previous owner! Now 67 years old, he bought the 45 in the mid 80’s from the original owner down in southern california. It was previously used on a ranch to haul hay!! He paid $2500 back then. He did the repaint with very little body work around 2008. Apparently the bad economy forced him to sell it in 2010. He did a firesale and advertised it for 5k. So it turned into an auction here on mud, as he got numerous offers and ended up selling for 8k. There was some controversy over the whole thing, but he is a nice guy and cant blame him, as he lost his buisness and really needed money. I am waiting to see if he can dig up some old photos!! Glad I called!

 

[whitey45]

Happy Thanksgiving eve mud family!!

 

[cppilot]

Brian, you really need to keep this gem. Fantastic find…