273 dipstick missing

This will make you laugh, when I was looking to buy the car I asked the owner how do you check the oil since the dipstick is half the normal length.. They didn't, instead would change the oil after so many days...I said o.k. I get it..when I drove it home first thing I did was drain the oil and it looked, oil looks ok.. Second thing I did was remove the oil pan..found the other half piece of the dipstick laying on the bottom of the oil pan..but it still doesn't add together to make the full length of the dipstick..must be another piece of the stick missing..everything with the engine checks ok..just need to find a dipstick..thought I would share this with everyone who may or may not seen this before..