My Grandfather's pick-up

I got a ton of original paperwork with the truck, much of which I think I have shared previously, but here are a few pieces that relate to the subject at hand:


I'm slightly corn-fused as to why it's referred to as "Bell Bangert Ford" on the Marti report and the original owners info, but mostly everywhere else it's referred to as "Lorne Bangert Ford".

 

Lorne Dale Bangert Sr.

https://www.sunsetgardenstricities.com/obituary/2016/03/lorne-dale-bangert-sr/

In 1964 he purchased Romeri Ford in downtown Richland at 701 Stevens Drive beginning his final career famously as LORNE BANGERT FORD. After four successful years in downtown Richland, he purchased his property near the Richland Y and slowly began to develop it as the future home of his business.

In 1976 his building was completed and work began to move his employees and inventory to the new site. Once that was completed, he enjoyed many years of meeting countless new friends and customers that repeatedly bought vehicles from him over the years as their children and then their children came of driving age.

In total, he was Tri-Cities premier Ford, Dodge and Isuzu big truck dealer for 38 years, retiring in the mid 1990’s selling his business to Lithia Ford.

 

@OrthmannJ BTW, is a Marti Report sort of the Ford equivalent of having a car decoded by Galen Govier in the Mopar world?

 

Maybe, I'm not familiar Galen Govier.
Here's the skinny from their homepage:
"We are the privileged licensee (contract #5012) to Ford Motor Company's entire production database for the 1967-2017 model years. We can tell you everything about any Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury made in the United States or Canada during 1967-2017. What color was your car? Easy. What rear axle ratio? Sure. What day was the car sold? Yeah, even that - and a whole lot more.

Marti Reports are currently available for all Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles built in the United States or Canada 1967-2017. Unfortunately, data is not available for vehicle 1966 and earlier. We do have some Ford Original Invoices for 1962 through 1966 Thunderbirds. Check our Original Invoice page to see a complete list of available Ford Original Invoices."

https://www.martiauto.com/martireports.cfm

 

@OrthmannJ Galen Govier is the foremost authority for decoding VIN tag, fender tag and option sheet info, and certifying authenticity for anything Mopar. He literally wrote the book on decoding Mopars (both literally and figuratively - he's written 8 books). Every Mopar enthusiast relies on the painstaking minutia of details he has catalogued, as well as the many discoveries he has made and the mysteries he has solved over the years. The most premier auction houses rely on his expertise to confirm authenticity and if you ever see a Mopar roll across the auction block at Barrett Jackson, more than likely you'll hear Galen's name peppered in there at least a couple times. The guy is a legend in the Mopar world. Heck, he could even fully decode your '64 Plymouth!

Here's his site:

https://galengovier.com

 

That's pretty neat. I'll have to check him out. Thanks for the info.

 

You're welcome!

 

It looks amazing.

 

Thanks Jennifer.

 

You're welcome.

 

Spotted this, laughed, and took a screenshot:

 

Haha that's a good one.