[DeanBitner]

The damage to the top was superficial and required a little filler to repair. The absence of the hole in the hood always baffled me. I spoke to Vince Emme about it and he told me it was possible the car had no hood tach from Yenko. If the hood was replaced by Peck, that would explain why none of the owners ever knew about it. I humbly stand corrected.

The car had a black plastic steering wheel rather than the aluminum 3 spoke in it now. It also had an automatic steering column in it, complete with the column shifter boss. There were a number of things about it that seemed odd to me at the time.

The patch panel is news to me. There seemed to be absolutely no rust anywhere on the car. I don't know who or when the panel was put in but it had to have been after it left Arkansas.

I've got several photos of the car somewhere that I'll have to find. I'll post them here soon. Thinking back, it was kind of sad looking really. Sitting there in the middle of the other orphans I had rescued from the salvage yard or crusher, or someones back yard. A 65 2+2 Pontiac with a 421 I think, a 67 426 Hemi Fury III (one of three), a couple of 69 428 SCJ Fairlane Cobras, a 70 Boss 302 Cougar Eliminator, a 70 429 Torino Cobra, a 71 351 Torino Cobra, a 69 375/396 SS Chevelle etc ...

Man I wish I had some of those cars back !