Amazing letter from L78 Pace Car original owner
 

I thought some may enjoy hearing this story.

Last week I received a very….amazing letter from the original owner of the L78 Pace Car.

Back in June I mailed some pictures of the Pace Car and a letter to the 80 year old original owner. I wanted to know any stories, information, anything he remembers about the Pace Car. I got a nice letter back from both he and his wife Shirlene. The letter had lots of very interesting info, a picture of their current perfect 67 BB Pace Car and a picture of the L78 taken in 1970 but…..no documents. Last week I get a letter from Shirlene with a note that said “I recently been throwing photos away and in one album I found this paper. Thought you would enjoy it”. <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">I’m really enjoying it.</span></span> I was surprised to see that the signature on the letter and the one on the dealer sales order are the same. So, I guess this was really Shirlene's L78 Pace Car. I’ve obscured some of the personal info and the last three of the vin.

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Re: Amazing letter from L78 Pace Car original owner
 

Love these amazing stories...thanks for sharing.

Dan

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<span style="font-size: 20pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Whoa baby!</span> </span> - the mother load. Congrats Rick. Howz bout a picture of your car? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Re: Amazing letter from L78 Pace Car original owner
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Love these amazing stories...thanks for sharing.

Dan </div></div>

Damn straight! How cool is that?

Re: Amazing letter from L78 Pace Car original owner
 

Newton Iowa is where Power Tour started this year....

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I love it when the effort of tracking down former owners pays off! Priceless documentation - great outcome.

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Now that's pretty cool.

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To say the least, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the envelope.

Re: Amazing letter from L78 Pace Car original owner
 

Awesome surprise! The stuff we all dream of. Congrats!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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WOW WHAT I NICE RIDE AND NOW WITH GREAT DOCUMENATION.