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chadk

01-19-2023 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac (Post 1611821)

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W:eek2:W, where is it now?
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~ Pete

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I bought the car last year and it is now in MN. It was bought new in Perry NY and stayed in western NY until 2019.
Chad

cheveslakr

01-19-2023 01:42 AM

You know how some cars just inspire you so damn much you have to hunt down a donor and clone it? ^^^^^^^^

chadk

01-19-2023 01:53 AM

Really?! What makes you think it’s a clone? I have tracked down and talked to 4 past owners including the 76 year old original owner. They all sent me awesome photos. This car is legit!! Unfortunately original engine and trans are gone like most L72 cars.

cheveslakr

01-19-2023 02:56 AM

Sorry, didn't imply this was a clone. I meant the type of lust I have for a car like this has indeed inspired me and some others to build a tribute....it's definitely worthy.

'69Novajoe

01-19-2023 03:12 AM

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Here's a real "baby picture" of the Nova, brand new on the lot!! And another from May of 2021. Still can't believe it's over 53 years old!! Love all the pics you guys are posting too!!

Xplantdad

01-19-2023 02:01 PM

Amazing owner...that Joe C. is!!!:beers:

427strato

01-19-2023 03:55 PM

I have quite a few old pictures from the late 60's and the 70's of some of my old muscle
cars such as my, new at the time, 69 copo chevelle, as well as my 68 427 Canadian pontiac ,new at the time, my 67 427 Corvette, 68 427 Corvette, etc. Unfortunately, I am not computer literate and anything different than usual is confusing. I read through the 32 tutorial pages of photo posting and now I will have to go take a nap It doesn't appear this is for the faint of heart if you are in your mid 70's.

napa68

01-19-2023 06:26 PM

Then.....
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Now......
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cook_dw

01-19-2023 07:10 PM

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I know I've shown these before but here are all the ones from the one month old timeframe of the green L78.

Xplantdad

01-19-2023 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 427strato (Post 1611914)

If you email me the pics I will post them for you! :beers:

SMS	01-19-2023 07:49 PM

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Some family car baby pics.

Dad's new 71 Vette, 75 Cosworth Vega, 66 Toronado and 62 Corvair.

Mom and brother with her new 67 Camaro. Bonus scene; me at 12 waxing it.

SMS	01-21-2023 04:30 PM

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Found a color shot of Mom’s 67 with yours truly being 12 year old cool behind the wheel.
Figured this pic was in 72 as it’s already gone thru the red line set of tires.
This car had a 3 page window sticker and was loaded to the max.

Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 427strato (Post 1611914)

I have quite a few old pictures from the late 60's and the 70's of some of my old muscle
cars such as my, new at the time, 69 Copo Chevelle, as well as my 68 427 Canadian Pontiac ,new at the time, my 67 427 Corvette, 68 427 Corvette, etc.

Unfortunately, I am not computer literate and anything different than usual is confusing. I read through the 32 tutorial pages of photo posting and now I will have to go take a nap It doesn't appear this is for the faint of heart if you are in your mid 70's.

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Originally Posted by Xplantdad (Post 1611927)

If you email me the pics I will post them for you! :beers:

Doug was nice enough to send me the pics of his cars...so I will post them for everyone to check out. They are amazingly cool! :headbang:

Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:03 AM

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copo chevelle

i'll start with a car i bought new in sept. Of 1969. I stopped at b & a chevrolet in toronto to look at a 70 nova ss 396-375 horse. The salesman, joe, asked if i was interested in a new 1969 427 chevelle as they had three of them in the compound on avenue rd.

He asked if i had anything to trade in and i replied, yes, the 67 427 corvette in their parking lot. We made a deal where i traded them even for the chevelle.

I scanned the pictures i had and the originals into my computer, except for one, and they are now with the car which is somewhere in the us i was told. I also had the original bill of sale, the broadcast copy and the transport copy. The reason i had the perfect broadcast copy and the transport copy was that it was sent to me by gm as my local dealer said it wasn't a 427, it was a 396. Of coarse i went to toronto to complain about this and they backed it up with that documentation, which is also with the present owner. Doug

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Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:14 AM

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The second one I will send may not be of much interest to your American audience as it is a Canadian only car, one of five, which is documented by GM Vintage services with a covering letter sent to me when I had three of my cars documented some years back.

This is a 1968 Pontiac Strato Chief that I purchased new when I was 19 in April 1968, being the lowest model of the Pontiac line. I wanted a sleeper at the time because back then that was still a big deal, even though the factory had got into big motors in mid size or smaller vehicles. The car as I ordered it was a 2 door sedan, 427-385 hrs., M20 4 speed, posi with 3:73 gears, tinted glass, rear antenna and am radio. I still have the original bill of sale, a recall notice from GM and a receipt for my rubber mats I bought at the time, $6.00 I think.

You often see individuals complaining that a vehicle has something on it that is not on the bill of sale. When the car came in it had a power rear antenna, rather than standard, vinyl seats, rather than cloth and a Parisienne steering wheel. The dealership let two of the three go however not the power antenna. They wanted $24, if I remember correctly, and as a 19 year old hot head, we got into an argument over this. The dealership had a body shop at the time and they said if I didn't pay it they would put the standard one on to replace the power one; I gave in and paid the $24.

The reason I mention this amount, is back then $24 was a big chunk of my take home pay, which was $64 in 1968. If you have seen what a standard rear antenna looks like on a full size Pontiac you can understand what the guys building the cars on the line thought about what I had ordered and decided to correct my mistake. A standard antenna is close to the rear window and sticks out at an ugly angle. They must have known what I was going for and changed it. These three things are not on my bill of sale. By the way, I did a body off restoration of this car a few years ago and still have it. The last picture is the day I got the car back when I repurchased it in 1989. Doug

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Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:17 AM

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hi bruce. I hope this is working. The next one is my 1967 corvette, 427-400 horse, 4 speed which i traded the 68 pontiac in on at the new old car trade centre on bay st. In toronto in oct 1968. The 68 turned only 5000 miles when i traded it. I also have the bill of sale for this one showing that i traded the pontiac in on it. They were not the most reputable dealer, but what would i know as i just turned 20 and thought everyone was honest. They told me at the time it was a 435 hrs car but someone in its first year had installed the solid lifter cam and an ansen scatter shield. This car recently went under a body off restoration by an acquaintance of mine and has since been resold. Doug

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Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:21 AM

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tired yet? A friend of mine showed up in the spring of 1971 i think, with a 1968 corvette, red on red, 427-400 hrs 4 speed car. Murray wanted my copo chevelle and said if i gave him $1000 he would trade me cars.

This seemed like a pretty good deal as the chevelle was $5,100 in 69 and the corvette was likely in the $6,700 range one year earlier so i made the trade. I have a couple of pictures when i bought at which time it was a red colour that i was not fond of, so i changed it. These were just used cars back then so it was, at that time, of no consequence. Doug

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Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:21 AM

More coming in a bit! :headbang:

Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:38 AM

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well, are you sick of this yet. I did mention i had many. The next one is my favourite car other than the copo. It was a 1965 corvette that was on the isca circuit that i purchased in about 1975-6. As far as i am personally concerned this turned out to be one of the neatest cars i have ever owned or seen, however, definitely not for everyone. I'll likely send two sets of pictures because i don't think my computer allows me to attach any more than four. The first set will be of when i first purchased the car with an incredible paint job, not that i liked it, which is why i did the car over. If i remember correctly the body work was done by someone named mouse landon, however i only heard this from the person i purchased it from and i have never heard that name in any other context. It appears i didn't scan all of the pictures i have when i purchased it so i will fix that at some point. The last picture is after i did the car over. Doug

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these are the 65 custom after i finished it in 1976 or 77. I went looking for this a few years ago and found it. The gentleman that has it is doing a restomod car however it has a stock front end on it which just doesn't do it for me compared to what it was. I had hoped i would find it in its original condition so i could repurchase it. By the way, i have every bill of sale for every car i am showing you as well as many others for cars like my old tigers, broncos, etc. Doug

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Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:40 AM

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this next one is also one of my favourite cars. It was a 1966 corvette 427-425 hrs speed that i purchased in 1972 and eventually sold it in 1979 or so. I had this car painted twice and my friend who i sold it to, and work on all of this stuff, owned it up until about 6 months ago did a body off restoration on it. Doug

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Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:42 AM

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the next one is my 1963 fuelie corvette 4 spd and 4:11 gear that i bought in 1981. I think it might have had original paint at the time but i wasn't sure. I started a body off on this one but sold it when i took a job out of the city i am in now with a law firm in london. I should definitely have kept this one. Doug

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hiperf406

02-07-2023 12:45 AM

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My 67 Chevelle SS396 I bought right out of HS.

Our 63 Rdstr

Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:46 AM

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this is another one that i still have. I found the car for my brother in 1976 and bought it from him in 1986. We did a good clean up, or body on restoration if you will, a few years ago. My brother liked the green colour of my stratochief so he repainted this one in that colour. I returned it to the proper colour. I pulled the original engine and had sent it into the machine shop for a freshen up and stuck an extra 70 402 in it for the time with a 375 hrs cam. I haven't even reinstalled the engine yet; its wrapped in cellophane sitting on a cart beside the car. The car again is canadian only, being a 1968 beaumont sd, 396-350 hrs, turbo 400, power disc brakes, ps, tinted glass, am-fm, vinyl top, wood grain dash, power windows, tinted glass, red lines, fibre optics, rear defogger, all documented by gm vintage services. The pictures are from 1978 when i was building a garage at one of my houses. Doug

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if you are interested this is how the last car looks now. I have a lot of current pictures of my existing cars but i'm not sure where they are. My computer self destructed last summer and i have to find them. If this set exists i would have thought all of the resto pictures of the stratochief would have as well and the 69 chevelle ss we are working on now. If i find them i'll send you a few. Have a great day, doug

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Xplantdad

02-07-2023 12:49 AM

Thanks again to Doug for sharing his past (and Present) cars

Doug, if you are interested...we could do a Members ride on both the StratoChief and the SD 396 Beaumont. You could send me a bunch more pics of both...and more details on both? :beers:

Ryan1969Chevelle

02-07-2023 01:56 AM

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The best COPO colour!!!

Ryan W31

67since67

02-07-2023 01:57 AM

Holy Moly what a cool group of cars!! I have a soft spot for Beaumonts and the Strato Chief is cool too! :headbang:

Thanks for posting Bruce!

jbtech

02-07-2023 02:01 AM

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Photos of my 1967 Camaro SS L78 4.56 when owned by high school student Alan Mason of Logan Ohio in the late 1970's. He is the third owner who junked the original hood in favor of a fiberglass cowl induction hood.

carnut4life

02-07-2023 02:44 AM

Wow, you had some great cars Doug! Thanks for sharing your pics and thanks to Bruce for posting them.

dykstra

02-07-2023 10:50 AM

WAy cool pics! Thanks Bruce, for posting them.

carnut4life

02-18-2023 12:39 AM

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Found these pics today of my old blue on blue 71 TA. It was a great car with an even better history. I've had several of these early TA's over the years but this one was my favorite with a 4 speed, deluxe interior and a factory cassette player mounted on the hump in the back seat. These pics are from owner #5 from the late 70's. The first two are of his soon to be.bride and his stepson, the last one is from their wedding day. Gotta love that afro!

67since67

02-18-2023 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by carnut4life (Post 1615125)

BFG Radial T/A's have been around a long time!!

60sStuff

02-18-2023 03:50 AM

Corvettes

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A few I owned in the mid to late 70’s back in Springfield Illinois.

65 coupe with mild flares in a heavy metal flake blue.

67 roadster with hard top and side exhaust.

69 T-top custom built by tricky Dick Ferrando out of Giliespie, Illinois.
Running a 1970 LT1 with an FI and Hooker headers.
This Vette was wicked.

carnut4life

02-18-2023 05:17 AM

Wow, that 69 is over the top!

juliosz

02-18-2023 12:53 PM

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Here’s a few of my 67 I believe at a Firebirds car show at GMI in 67.

TimG	02-18-2023 12:54 PM

I love that '69, it looks like the rear spoiler is extended just a bit from stock.

juliosz

02-18-2023 12:57 PM

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Here’s a couple more, first one with the OO at an autocross event and the other appears to be 1970 from the license plate.

TimG	02-18-2023 01:01 PM

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Here's my 1969 Indy Pace car with my mom in her driveway in 1981. I lived in Madison, WI and was transferred to Austin, TX and drove it to Chicago for storage in her garage until I got settled in Austin. This was 1981. I bought the car in 1980 from Fink Chevrolet in Horicon, WI and it had 12,000 miles. They never sold the car and kept it in the back of the shop. Finally got it to Austin in 1983.

TimG	02-18-2023 01:04 PM

On a side note, you can see my neighbors Pontiac in the background. She worked for the advertising agency that handled all the Chicago area Pontiac adds and every year she brought home a new GTO until they stopped building them. I believe that is a Firebird in her driveway. You can also see the nose my my moms 1977 white/red two door Lincoln in the street.

60sStuff

02-18-2023 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TimG (Post 1615153)

That is a Great photo of your Mom, priceless!

muscle_collector

02-18-2023 10:47 PM

do you still have it?

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