John Napier - Brighton Cruisers????

[Landpimp]

there was a Olive late model 40 that was takin apart last year in a locals driveway when he was at work, they took the window frame, doors and something else, let me dig up some pics.

one note...there was parts from at least two nice looking mustard later model cruisers (doors, hardtop sides, fiberglass lids, w/s frames, etc) that, judging by the condition of the doors, were not rotted enough to be parted out, there were also parts from a 55 (white, judging by the hood), an olive 40, and a rattle can white 40...

i'm off to look at the stolen rigs section...

 

[usmcruiser]

nuclear,

Did you find anymore out about the asshat and the body pannels he had in there?

 

[BKerr]

Title Issues

Not sure how difficult it is to file for a lost title in CO but I have a thought that migt help. Certain states, like TX allow you to retitle a vehicle with relative ease. You would have a disclaimer on there that it was salvage/unverifiable mileage, but when I recently titled my 78 it was exempt anyway. Long story short, pick a state where it is easy to get a new title issued. Once you get the valid form it should be really to retitle in your home state.

As for costs, it is $33 to title a car here, plus 6.25% sales tax. So in theory if you sold it to a TX resident for $100 you would pay about $35. Then they could resell it to you with valid title for same amount. I am sure you have a s***pile on your plate now but when you are ready let me know and I can send you some more info if it helps.

 

[66fj40x2]

Mike, I can look into what Kansas requires to title the 45. I'll PM you for the details. We may be able to get a regular title in Kansas with just an inspection, then transfer it back to CO without too much hassle. I have a coupel friends on the highway patrol and will get with them. Glad you got the rig back.

Mike

 

[Fireman]

Not sure, but I don't think that OK has salvage titles and even totaled out vehicles come back from OK with a clean title. Remember some of the old car dealers calling it "washing a title".

 

[duckhnter83]

I had a similar issue with the crook in 2000. I know it's sometime later but after 3 small claims court dates he never showed up to I am out 1500. I live in brighton and was going to high school at the time I met john I wanted a fj40 badly so he told me he would help me build one and would cost 8k with 1500 for materials up front and I would have a nice cruiser in the end if I came over after school and helped him build it. (I also had a contract signed by napier) Well I got 2 days of work there tearing down a engine then the excuses started why we couldn't work on it from all the same excuses you guys all got. I even went to his home several times and no one was home. After all said and done the only thing I have from this is a 1500 dollar 2f valve cover I brought home to paint on my last day I worked with him on my so called cruiser but truth be known it was probably someone elses cruiser that we were rebuilding for me. I know this is some years later but if anyone has any contact info for ole napier I would sure like it. And if I run into him I may have a hard time not beating my money out of the crook. Or if anyone would like a 2f valve cover I have a nice painted one for sale for 1500!!!