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dont know if anybody ever heard of cole porter.he was a musician.this is his cadillac.i kept the sales contract from the selling dealer in california.
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Not wanting to sound like I know too much about Cole Porter, but didn't he have a leg amputated in the
late fifties and become pretty much a recluse never to be seen again, dying in '64?

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that could be.its just what the old guy told us when we picked it up.i never heard of cole porter before until that day.he told me just about everything i ever needed to know about mr porter

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Cole Porter, for those like myself who are curious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Porter

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[b] Found these shots of a real tragedy while surfing the other day -
Thanks to PartsKen for these shots!
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http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../4Burned69.jpg
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http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../2Burned69.jpg
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What a shame; it looks like they tried to push the Shelby out of the garage before it got to the car but must have been too late.
I'd still take it though with hope of being able to bring it back; those '69-'70 Shelby's are my dream car.

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Here's something I found last weekend . . .

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/3...oto0035cg8.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8...oto0034oh7.jpg

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Well, theres a Hurst. Not the Nova though!

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..is the HURST for sale..??

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..is the HURST for sale..??

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Don't worry, the way that carcass has been stripped, I am sure that the trim tag and Vin are long gone. Non-air car though!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

Just was looking a little harder at the last picture. Notice the Vista Cruiser and the '67 up by the garage?

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nice work fellow SYC mates! 2 heavy hitters there, a Hurst and a Shelby!

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I just told Glenn (Dog) about a local Junkyard umm I mean a reputable used parts dealer. It's a shame that these cars can't be saved! Most that I looked at were still salvageable/rebuildable. With all the repro parts out there and all the combos that can be made.....boy it would be fun!

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There was what I assume a 69 H/O in a local junkyard years ago in SW Ohio...east of Cincinnati. Long since scrapped 16 years ago. It was pretty thrashed, but I did look for the VIN and the TRIM TAG on the car and they were long gone. The faded spot on the deck lid where the H/O trim looked like it had been missing a long time as well. Never did get a picture.

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Don't worry, the way that carcass has been stripped, I am sure that the trim tag and Vin are long gone. Non-air car though!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

Just was looking a little harder at the last picture. Notice the Vista Cruiser and the '67 up by the garage?

[/ QUOTE ]..Why take a VIN off a REAL H/O ??? The body dont look bad..??

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[b] Found these shots of a real tragedy while surfing the other day -
Thanks to PartsKen for these shots!
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http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../4Burned69.jpg
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http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../2Burned69.jpg
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http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2.../1Burned69.jpg
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what sat next to that Shelby in the garage? appears to be another Mustang.

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AAr Cuda in amongst several other neat Mopars.


http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...7/MVC-889S.jpg

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....MOPARS.....ROT the BEST..I must ADMIT......!!

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[b] Chevelle with the rare - check your spare tire tread depth from the outside option!
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AAr Cuda in amongst several other neat Mopars.


http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...7/MVC-889S.jpg

[/ QUOTE ]I see a Nova fender on the trunk lid!

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AAr Cuda in amongst several other neat Mopars.


http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...7/MVC-889S.jpg

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I already bought that fender! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif Sold it to a 'cuda guy as an ultra rare 'crossover part'. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

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I just went to look at a 71 firebird original owner car that has 50k miles that was parked in a barn in 1979, the guy told me there was two vettes in the barn that were parked there in 1976, I was suprised to see what they actually were when I got there,
1st car is a 1961 black on black 4 speed 283, the owner says him and his wife street raced this car in the 70s and the engine went south and he never repaired it.
second car is a 1963 split window silver with blue interior 300hp 4 speed, this car was driven by his wife for years until the clutch gave way and was parked in 76 and there it sits, that car is very complete but the mice have had a hayday let me tell you, they both have bean bumped with the lawn mower a few times over the years but very neet and painfull to see, I am going to keep contact with the owner and see if they can be saved, I did but the firebird that was actually there sister in laws car since new, the mice also enjoyed that car also, you can see the stains running down the sides of the cars from the trash piled on top of them that was full of mice nests and moisture (very sad). https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif I will post some more photo's later Rich

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That '63 is my favorite car & color combo! Love it https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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I just got some picture developed and found a couple of bbbenny's 69 COPO. I like the Cortez Silver and dark blue combo. I am still considering doing my 70 Nova like that. I need some more inspiration to draw me a way from Mulsanne blue with the dark blue cloth interior.

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Here is a pic of my newest rotting muscle car.

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I just went to look at a 71 firebird original owner car that has 50k miles that was parked in a barn in 1979, the guy told me there was two vettes in the barn that were parked there in 1976, I was suprised to see what they actually were when I got there,
1st car is a 1961 black on black 4 speed 283, the owner says him and his wife street raced this car in the 70s and the engine went south and he never repaired it.
second car is a 1963 split window silver with blue interior 300hp 4 speed, this car was driven by his wife for years until the clutch gave way and was parked in 76 and there it sits, that car is very complete but the mice have had a hayday let me tell you, they both have bean bumped with the lawn mower a few times over the years but very neet and painfull to see, I am going to keep contact with the owner and see if they can be saved, I did but the firebird that was actually there sister in laws car since new, the mice also enjoyed that car also, you can see the stains running down the sides of the cars from the trash piled on top of them that was full of mice nests and moisture (very sad). https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif I will post some more photo's later Rich

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That black 'Vette is not a '61; it might be a '59 or '60 but, it's definately not a '61.

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I don't claim to be the early vette expert by no means, it may be a 1960, check the other photo's a maybe you can tell for sure... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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WOW!! Great shots - Now where was that garage??

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Looks like a '59 to me but most of the ways to tell are missing

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'58s have two chrome spears on the trunk lid and "louvers" on the hood. (Yes, this one could be a '58 with the spears removed and a later hood.) I think the main difference between the '59 and '60 was more engine hp choices in '60 but otherwise identical?

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'59 & '60 Corvettes looked exactly the same on the outside.
I am basing my guess on the fact there is no grab bar on the passenger side. The grab bar came out in 1960.

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I have some really nice pics of two cars rotting away and the owner will not sell; but he likes to see them rot away while he drinks his life away with Pabst Blue ribbon.

Last winter, I was up in PA picking up a rare 69 GTO column shift parts car. I'm always on the prowl like you guys and low and behold while driving past a dumpy old house with a boat load of junk cars in the front, yard I see the front end of what appears to be a Torino. So I stop and look around. I walk up to the front door, and hear a bunch of zoo noises coming from the house; at least 30 dogs and cats were peering out at me through the windows, and beer cans were everywhere like a mine field!!! No one answers the door, but a li'l old lady next door peeps her head out the screen door and says are you here asking about the cars? Well, as you can imagine, I was not the first to enquire. I said yes, and she said I can give you a number to the owner's daughter. The owner was an old recluse who was drunk on his butt every day.

I call his daughter and told her I would give her $45K for both cars. She was surprised and said at least you haven't low balled me on the price! She said the cars were not for sale and that they would be towed away next summer. Well, the cars are still there.

The first car is a Blue 68 Shelby 4 speed unmolested and the second car is a rare 70 (I think) Torino 428 Cobra Jet convertible with a tree that grew through the trunk!!!

The first pic depicts the mound of beer cans (five feet in diameter) and a few feet high in some places.

Thanks for a very interesting web site and happy hoidays to you and your families.

Goat

69 RA IV 4 speed Judge (48K original miles)
70 RA III auto Judge CV (62K original miles)
70 RA III 4 speed Judge (24K original miles)

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How do I add more pics?

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you could send them to me... [email protected]

try www.photobucket.com and practice in the test area all the way down below in the main forum area.

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Those Vette pics remind me of the Vettes that were in the barns near me. https://www.yenko.net/attachments/307664-3-17-04064.jpg

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another https://www.yenko.net/attachments/307665-3-17-04036.jpg