[Teej]

OK, so I took the front seat of of my wagon since all the foam was crumbling to dust every time I sat on it. Figured I'd get it re-done but could drive it with some buckets I had for a while.

Well, I found what might be the biggest clue to the original owner! A gas receipt. From what looks like October of '67. (13.7 gallons for under $7... wow)

Anyway, I can get the first part..Looks like Gustav M. and then O...k(?)...???

What does anyone else see?

I've been trying for many years to find a hint to who ordered this wagon of mine.

Now, as another clue,

The original keys have "Kittle's" stamped into them...

[TAKerry]

Looks like the car had Texas tags, and the gas receipt is from Montreal Qb. If so, that was quite a trip.

[misterp266]

Gonna guess that it was 13.7 Litres in Montreal.

[242177P]

Montreal, PQ? Wearing Texas plates? Wagons were meant for road trips.
Expo 67 ran from April 27th to October 29th. Shot in the dark, but it fits?

[fyrffytr1]

Can you make out anything on the back side?

[JimFB400HO]

There was a Gustav M. Okeiff in Austin, Texas who died at age 75. (1930-2005)
https://www.mylife.com/gustav-okeiff/e341226135390

[242177P]

Just did some math, the price at the pump would've been 47 cents even per
gallon. BUT the exchange rate... Gonna have to dig. At the time the Canadian
dollar was 79.22 cents US, so it's more like 37 2/10 per gallon. BUT the Imperial
gallon is 4.55 liters, while the US is 3.8, ugh, more math... roughly 31 cents.

In 1967, the average retail price of gas was $0.33.

~1900 miles. At 15 mpg, that's about six fill ups. Around $42 of gas? One way.
Okay, I think I've done enough digging and number crunching.

[tooski]

Originally Posted by misterp266

Gonna guess that it was 13.7 Litres in Montreal.

Nope. Canada went metric in 1975. However a Canadian gallon was/is about 5 US quarts.

[Teej]

Nothing on the back.. it's basically see through.

The Austin connection might fit... My car was built in the Arlington plant. Less than 200 miles away.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by misterp266

Gonna guess that it was 13.7 Litres in Montreal.

Were they using liters or gallons back in 1967? 13.7 liters would only be 3.6 gallons, which doesn't seem like enough to be worth stopping at the gas station.

[694.1]

Looks Oked or Okedes to me.

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by Teej;

The original keys have "Kittle's" stamped into them...

So what vehicle are we talking about here?
I thought those rectangular GM keys debuted in the 1968 (or was it 1969?) model year, along with the column ignition.

[02Hawk]

Originally Posted by misterp266

Gonna guess that it was 13.7 Litres in Montreal.

it was imperial gallons then

[02Hawk]

Originally Posted by Stuart

Were they using liters or gallons back in 1967? 13.7 liters would only be 3.6 gallons, which doesn't seem like enough to be worth stopping at the gas station.

1967 was still imperial gallons

[The Champ]

I see Gustav M. Otep. I could be 100% wrong.

[Dennis H.]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

So what vehicle are we talking about here?
I thought those rectangular GM keys debuted in the 1968 (or was it 1969?) model year, along with the column ignition.

That is the first thing I thought as well, I do believe those keys were on 1969 models when the ignition went to the steering column.

[Teej]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

So what vehicle are we talking about here?
I thought those rectangular GM keys debuted in the 1968 (or was it 1969?) model year, along with the column ignition.

This is for my '66 Bonneville Wagon. The ignition key is the small round key, similar to my '58 key, but the stamp on the square one was was the most legible. Obviously spare or replacement keys could have been made, and so maybe I shouldn't have said "original". I was putting it out there for the stamp on the key, vs the key itself.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by JimFB400HO

There was a Gustav M. Okeiff in Austin, Texas who died at age 75. (1930-2005)
https://www.mylife.com/gustav-okeiff/e341226135390

That seems like a pretty good guess to me. Definitely Gustav with a middle initial 'M.' and the last name starts with 'O'. How many Gustavs are you going to find in Texas?...much less with the last two initials also a match. Not a bunch I'd bet. Further, next to the 'O' looks to be a 'k' and an 'f'.
He would have been born in 1930 so the age is about right for buying a wagon in '67.
The key could be some hardware store that stamped their name on all the key blanks or something like that.

[Teej]

I hadn't thought of that, that the name was the hardware store or something. NICE!
Just looked it up. Kittle's Hardware and Supply... but it's in WV. Also a Kittle's locksmith in FL. But it might make sense.

[Region Warrior]

Talk about good detective work!
Bunch of Columbo's here lol.