Sounds like a house I'd like to call home. If the house is for sale I'd gain legal entry thru the agent and check the vins. They could be out of the DMV records if they haven't been registered in 13 or so years. The plates would be the easiest way to run the car, if none the 69 should have a visible vin plate at the lower left windshield on the dash. The 67's might need the fenders pulled back to see the vin at the shock tower top edge.

I'll have to go back and see if there are any #'s on the cars.  I was so excited It totally slipped my mind.  I'm sure the car I can look closely at is not a Mach 1 I could never be that lucky.  Your right about abandon cars but there may be a way around it in North Carolina.  I have a # to call for such issues.  I'l definatly go back for the vin #'s and get them if they are still on the cars.

Would the deceased owner's will be a public record?
Even if you did not wind up witj the cars, maybe an heir might be glad to get them.

I'll have more info to follow is all I can say at this point.  It would seem to me that anyone that wanted the cars would have claimed them back in 2004.  Monday I'll see who is paying the taxes on the property and go from there.  The house is not listed for sale with a realtor and the cars have no plates.  A vin # might work to track down someone.  I'll do some detective work and see where it takes me.  I really want the house and not so much the cars but would gladly accept them as part of the sale

I almost forgot to post the photo of the other Mustang.  It's also the best I can get of this one too...

I would think every state is different, but I would think buying a house doesn't give you ownership of the cars. May not even be the same estate. A neighbor may have left a car in the garage. Better check on that. Mustangs would be cool ifin they go with the house. I bought a 66 Ranchero in PA. It was in very good shape for what I though was a good price, thinking I couldn't loose. I sold it a year late and had to take a little hit on it. Not a big market on Rancheros. One thing to think about on the car value, is there boxes of parts. Are there window, trim, dash parts, interior, ect. A car with no parts can cost a lot to restore.

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wsinsle wrote:

. One thing to think about on the car value, is there boxes of parts. Are there window, trim, dash parts, interior, ect. A car with no parts can cost a lot to restore.

The garage under the house has what appears to be all kinds of car parts.  I hope there are boxes of parts too!  First I need to find an owner and take it from there.
​Like I said earlier...I'm going to go to the Registry of Deeds and the Tax Collectors office on Monday AM. to see what I can see! I don't know what the time line might be on obtaining any info but I'll keep you all posted. 
 

Found2stangs wrote:

rpm wrote:

The Ranchero has an FE big block with anywhere from 332 to 428 stock cid..

The pic of the motor is from the Mustang.  
 

 
Pretty cool if at least one of the Stangs has a big block, but NONE of the front panels shown in the motor pic are Mustang. They match the Ranchero.

As you said, it's pure speculation. Good luck.

DMV records by license plate go out of their system 2 years after the registration lapses here in DE.  I don't know if they would give out information based on a VIN, I kind of doubt it due to privacy laws.

If you buy the house though, the contents are likely yours once you take title, unless one or more of those vehicles was expressly willed to someone the cars would follow the house.  But, I don't know about limitations of time to claim either.  If the owner dies in 2004 its now been 12 years.  Property rights are often null and void unless a claim in made within 7 years.  When in doubt, consult with an estate attorney.  You might have to pay him $200 to meet, but the peace of mind and reassurance will be well worth it. 

I know this sounds bad, but if I were you I'd try and buy the house first and then just treat the cars as abandoned and go through the channels to get titles to them.  Its less headache than tracking down someone who probably doesn't even realize they could potentially own the cars, then its a question of what kind of person you're dealing with.  They could be very cool and just sign them over, or they could be crazy and think the cars are worth $50,000.  In DE anyway, when you get a title to an abandoned car it flies pretty much under the radar.  Someone would have to be combing the public record notices in the paper to find it.

Good eyes there Steve. If I was a betting man I'd pick poison ivy also.

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Found2stangs wrote:

I almost forgot to post the photo of the other Mustang.  It's also the best I can get of this one too...                              I don't know about the Mustangs and Ranchero, but the Troybilt Super Tomahawk Chipper/Shredder Model  526 (5hp) is just like mine. In 1989 it cost $1189.00 new. Great chipper. If it is the model 528 (8hp) it was $1429.00 new. That looks pretty clean.

What happened??? I can't post any photos all of a sudden.  Everything works till I get the photo uploaded with success then I no longer have the button to hit to add the photo to my post.