I am seeing more and more parts cars showing up... It is difficult to obtain a title if a car doesnt have one. You have to file a suit against the local DMV to issue a title.
No title so its a parts car.
I bought it to use the rear end for my Caballero... I may use the whole drivetrain, then take my hotrod stroker out and put it in the 32 ford truck
No title, and it's a LOT rougher than it looks.
The body side molding was a thing the car dealers did in the 1980's.... my old 84 MCSS was the same.. was that a mess to fix when I painted it.
I snagged it for the rear axle for my 87 Caballero which also has an 8.5 rear, but with 4.56 gears...
It looks like its been dead in here.
I just acquired this and was wondering if any of our local guys knew who owned it???
KB ram air, aftermarket mufflers, otherwise seems to be stock.
Last inspection is 2005 so its been in hibernation a while.
What others have said is spot on... moreso as you said you have the trans out, the weight of the linkage will rotate the column to the right.
Rotate it back to the left and it "should" allow you to rotate the key to the off position then remove it.