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It was an over the parts counter item in the mid 60s. There were a few different versions to fit the different Models.

Re: Raggie's Cars at Auction
 

Well at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale January 2002, Mr. Reggie Jackson was Actually talking to me and Very Friendly--Oh Yea I guess it helped as I was BIDDING on his Orange COPO and he knew it. Ha-ha. We were laughing at 2 guys bidding on a '67 L-89 Corvette and when the guy was the highest bidder Reggie said "Do you know that is an L-89 Corvette NOT an L-88 Corvette?" Maybe I'll see him again this year when we go. Does anyone know the story on the automatic on the floor on his Yenko Chevelle?? Is that Correct?? Mark [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

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Dave,
Reggie has been through a very large volume of cars over the years, maybe even more than both of us combined [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smirk.gif[/img] some are very nice and some were not so very nice. To make a blanket statement that all his "Reggie's" cars are nice cars would not be a very accurate satement.

I'm certain that You and Gary did get one of the "nice" ones,however.

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My interest is not in a Reggie car but a Lamar car. Lamar worked on my hot-rods in the 60s and early 70s and I wouldn't mind getting Lamar's #51 in the fold. If you were a hot rodder in the 60s in this area you know Lamar Walden was and still is the man. I am not, however, interested in adding $50k to someone's fortunes for sentimental reasons.

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Stefano, my blanket statement was referring to the cars Holub purchased from "Reggie". Certainly noone could buy and sell as many cars as Reggie and every one be a #1 car. What are you doing? Dissecting my posts? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smirk.gif[/img]

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Mark, on automatic floor shift. Supposedly a few Yenko Chevelles came through with console and horse shoe shifter. The Gold one has it also. I have not seen any build sheets on them but could be true. Most auto Y Chevelles came with column shifter and were converted to Hurst Duel gate and a few were left as column shift.

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NWYENKO
Super Chevy magazine back in the mid '80's under Doug Marion portayed Reggie as the "Cat's Meow" of the musclecar world. Reggie even had his own musclecar column. I think it was titled something like "Ask Reggie". I just came back from an automotive museum during vacation and the owner was collecting the money to get in. Had the personality of a cinder block and a disposition of a bear. Maybe I caught him on a bad day. He was another of Marion's Super Chevy "Golden Boy's" of years past.
Dave

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Reggie had/has a guy who took care of his cars. I have a video recorded from a TV show where this guy was showing the Yenko Chevelle and talking about it.

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Dave,
Would that have been a Florida or Tennessee vacation? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

I had e-mailed Reggie with a very thorough explanation of my LS-6 research and told him I had located the twin El Camino to his sold at Clements Chevrolet in Rochester, MN. The cars were built within days of each other. I told him I understood if he did not want to discuss with me but to please at least acknowledge my e-mail..........Never heard a word. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

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I visited Reggie's museum a couple of years ago, our whole car club went and it was free. We were there for hours, had a full tour and asked a lot of questions. My impression was overwhelmingly positive, everyone had a great time and learned a lot. The cars were all nice, but he did have a few too many for the space available. I wish I had that problem, but it looks like he is taking care of that now. I never did get to meet him in person, but I don't think that he is just in this for the money, he clearly loves his cars.