L72 ordered up to go racing :)

Talked to Mike yesterday Bill. He just bought a new Vette (and before you ask, yes he STILL has the blue 67, I have to get it running again).The Chevelle is mostly back together, He wanted to see if I had a few parts for it. LONG road for that car, even I haven't seen it since the eighty's since it went to Gamache in 1989. I have the only existing pictures of the Chevelle, and those of Big Doug's car Mike had. Mike went partners with Doug just on that Camaro. The 67 Marrakech express was just Doug's. Doug had a sad ending, dying from complications of heart surgery fairly young. Here is a picture of the 67 in it's heyday, sent to me by Mike Mcarthy (Mike had a copy, but it was damaged). This was the era when Mike and Wayne (Mcabe) ran Provincetown autobody. A guy (who still lives in Ptown) named Kenny Gregory worked for them, and did this custom paint. He did a few cars, and he really had an artistic talent for the designs. I never saw one people didn't like. And before somebody asks, yes, those are Tubular automotive custom made headers.

https://i.postimg.cc/QN7PfpmF/Muti-c...evelle-2nd.jpg

----Thanks for the update. I was with Mike and Wayne at Carlisle the day they re-discovered his Chevelle. Too many beers were swallowed after that day at the swap meet just laughing about that!

It was always fun to drive in the yard the week after Mike came back from Carlisle. I worked summers full time for him throughout the eighty's. When I drove in the yard that morning, a clapped-out, yellow primered 67 Chevelle was on the trailer with "67 SS drag car" 1500.00 on the windshield in shoe polish. All I could think was "Why in the hell did he buy THAT?". Walking up to the front of the car, the same thing happened to me that happened to Wayne. I saw the tach cable hole on top of the dash, and I knew it was his old car.

My big block 67 with Indianapolis Raceway Park tower construction in the background 1982

WINTERNATIONALS Pomona 1970, was the inaugural Pro-Stock event. I was lucky enough to be there. These pix had been stuck together for 50 years, separating them was was challenging. Here are the ones that survived. - Bill W

Here's a few more.

Patch

Speaking of Winternationals, Tom Akin's LEAD SLED at NEITA Raceway (now Cedar Falls Raceway) Well known, it's one of two L72 '69 Kingswood wagons.

The LEAD SLED was a Dick Harrell Team Car and Top Stock winner at the 1970 AHRA Winternationals in AZ.
I remember this car brand new, rolling into the Schukei service dept. for John Day's race prep. - Bill W

2 Team cars? I ask because there are many more L72 Kingswoods that are known. I believe I have several Gibb dealer prep sheets for them as well. Here are some photos I got off the net years ago.

Looks like I have bad information Rick!! There is an old thread on this forum from about 2010 that states "one of two, the other being in the GM museum."
You and others would be much more reliable source than I!!

Thank you for posting more pix from before the custom paint!

I don't recall seeing one in the GM Heritage Center collection (presumably the GM Museum they are talking about).

But - the displays and vehicles rotate through. I'll have to take another look.

K

Seems I've opened a can of worms here....

I found the 2010 thread, but not the only place I've seen 1 of 2 stated, although here it's "Known to exist" as opposed to "Built." BIG DIFFERENCE!!

Greenwood, Indiana’s Bob and Sharon Williams Double Trouble LS6 Chevelle they bought new and raced from day 1.

They had a white L72 69 wagon. Had a COPO sign on the dash - had to educate them about the engine being an RPO.

Careful COPO fender finesse story (photo for demonstration purposes)

One can also roll a baseball bat around in between the wheel lip and the tire, for less percussive therapy.

K

I love looking at these old photo's. Who would have ever guessed the value increase of a $3k car when new.

Neat picture of Nickey Camaro and Transporter. (Apologies if it has been posted before).

Mohler and Moor Racing Enterprises

Canadian Z

I like the little seafoam pickup truck -

;)

I was digging the '68 fastback and the A100......what a sea of coolness!

Clean 270hp ‘57

....

....

More BITD shots from the internet

Pic I hadn’t seen before.

1967 Camaro SS 396/375 - Built 03D - Always a drag car
 

...
... Here is a photo of my car when it was new - before any lettering

https://www.yenko.net/forum/picture....pictureid=1022

...:3gears:

...

1967 Camaro 396/375 - Richmond, Virginia
 

...
... Here is the car in Richmond, Virginia

https://www.yenko.net/forum/picture....pictureid=1017

...

1967 Camaro 396/375 - Suffolk, Virginia
 

...
... Here is the Camaro when "WATTS Motor Co. ,Williamsburg, Va." Sponsored the car and it is at Suffolk Raceway in Virginia.
...
https://www.yenko.net/forum/picture....&pictureid=957

...

1967 Camaro SS 396/375 - 1122 Actual miles
 

...
... Here is the Camaro today March 2024 with 1122 Actual miles .

... This car was built just 2 days after Grumpy Jenkins Camaro !

...
https://www.yenko.net/forum/picture....pictureid=1025

...

Vintage pics

1970 ss/ea
 

1970 chevelle

^Nice Convertible :).

Bill Thomas shop in ‘62?

Track Time
 

My Old COPO in it's Glory

Alan Green sponsored Nova “fastback”.

Pulling a wheel with a "335hp" Bel Air stocker.

Z-11, c1