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----Ron,,,Terry never made or had those tires made. Those tires were a project that my boss Richard Buxbaum and a friend in North Carolina (an X-Goodyear employee) put together. My pal (who many of you know, Stretch) put the very first set on his 396/425 65 Vette.
----We took the first shipment at Classic Motors. The check for the bulk of the tires (5000 total is what my memory tells me, could be wrong) was sizeable and Richard decided to lay off a bunch on Terry as he had been pestering Richard to become involved. I wasnt privy to what was going on at T.Michaelis and dont want to disparage anybodys reputation but 2500 tires went away and were never paid for. So basicly every 7.75 Goodyear tire with a gold or red stripe that was sold was pretty much pure profit for those Ohio boys for a long time. Oh,,,The good old days!!!......Bill S

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Oh yes that is a tough tire to find. I remember helping Kenny Pascoe put a set together for his Burnished brown L78 Camaro. It was worth it in the end, they really sent that car to another level.
The "MOF"

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Ron,,,Terry never made or had those tires made. Those tires were a project that my boss Richard Buxbaum and a friend in North Carolina (an X-Goodyear employee) put together. ..Bill S </div></div>


Dad's 67 had a set of those - and he sold his spare set 5-6 years ago at the Jacob's swap meet after he sold the car - they still brought pretty good money.

The summer I worked for Richard (1986?) I remember going over to a storage unit off of Cass Avenue north of 63rd Street to pick something up and being in awe when the door opened and it was chuck full of the vintage Goodyears and other types of original vintage tires. Not sure if they were repros or originals back then but it was neat to see.

Sorry for the hijack Brent!

Jake

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Bet that's Cube Smart here today Jake..
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=141+west+...ved=0CDEQ8gEwAA
I have storage there as well.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr70</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bet that's Cube Smart here today Jake..
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=141+west+...ved=0CDEQ8gEwAA
I have storage there as well. </div></div>

Boy.........it might have been but for some reason I thought it was accessed off of Cass Ave. - that was 26 years ago..........and I've not lived there for 20 so you may be right.

Jake

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Thanks Bill, I have a set up in the rafters, guess I should dig them out to check there condition. I know at one time they were good for 5 points for NCRS judging. Ron....

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http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...180219_638.jpg Here you go just came in

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http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...95IMAG1191.jpg

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Lets get crackin' on this one B!...BKH

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Brent, what ARE your ideas on your car? Race car resto.? Original?

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When i do the car i will put it back to Dyanamotion for sure .I know it will probably hurt the value for sure but puting it back stock it will be just be another orange Copo C [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]amaro

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Some day it would be great to see all these COPO cars lined up at MCACN in their 'as raced' clothes. I for one would much rather see that then a line of stock COPOs. No offense to any COPO owner but this was what these cars were built for and it brings back the memories of a very important time in my life. Thanks for restoring it back to it's glory days.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: brent396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When i do the car i will put it back to Dyanamotion for sure .I know it will probably hurt the value for sure but puting it back stock it will be just be another orange Copo C [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]amaro </div></div> is it about the money or is it about what it represents Brent? How much could it really hurt it?

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I found this on face book. Dynamotion must have work on it anybody rembers this Chevy II cool car http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...7038888jpg.jpg

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Wow, just found and read this thread end to end.

As good as it gets!!

If I had a chance to buy this car restored or as raced I wouldn't even consider the stock one:-)

The wrap is probably the best idea, and bolt on's.

The tubs G2G.

Ryan

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This. Thread. Never. Gets. Old.

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Rich

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: brent396</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...001-0029-1.jpg </div></div>
Just read the whole thread- Great Score Brent! car painted black and they didnt paint the grill? Were you able to get the cowl hood and endura back from the bodyshop?
my .02c on the resto- I'd have to go showroom I agree with PoohBah Charley on the race trim although with that race paint you would ONLY need some bell bottoms to be that baddest thing on 2 legs!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: brent396</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...228_135836.jpg </div></div>

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Its time to get started on it pulled it out of the trailer and strip it down .Went to Super Car Restoration in PA Saturday to drop it off to Jamie and Joe some great guys to detub it . Some before and after pics tearing it down http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...-06-20_672.jpg

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http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...140722_532.jpg

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This is gonna be cool! Keep us posted!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: brent396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I also found the painter who painted the car black and put the grumpy scoop on it in 71 or 72 .He told me he still has the cowl hood and the edura front bumper its some where in his shop still [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] the owner wanted crome bumper if he only knew </div></div>

oops, already stated

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Congrats Brent... please keep us posted as the project unfolds.

Dan

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GO BRENT GO!

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It's about time Brent. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] Keep us updated,

Mike

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Detub....... inconceivable.


Tommy

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Let the cutting begin [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/PICT3178.jpg

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http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...PICT3190-1.jpg

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Atta Boy Brent! In my opinion, the as-raced restoration was/is the only way to go.

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http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/IMG_1087.jpg Coming along

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Looking great, she's coming along nicely!! Thanks for the updated pic. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]



BIG

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Brent, please post more pics... while my Z doesn't need to be de-tubbed, it will need basically all the same metal work from rust issues. Would love to learn more about this process through your restoration!

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Wow! I just finally got around to reading this thread from start to finish. AWESOME FIND and great detective work. Good luck and I can't wait to see another Day 2 Copo!

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