Re: 1969 Chevelle
My 69 was raced for a few years by the fellow I sold it to and then he pulled the engine and stuck it in a 69 Nova. Another friend of mine was in the car one night when he supposedly pulled the wheels in front of MacDonald's on King George Rd. I wonder if the engine is still in Brantford; maybe in a 69 Nova?
The only other COPO around this area at that time was another 69 Chevelle, yellow, that sold out of Central Chev. in London. He lived in Mt. Pleasant at the time but we didn't know each other at the time however we are now good friends. The last time I saw his car a gentleman that owned the Sunoco station in Waterdown owned it and he has sold it since.
The same guy I sold the 69 Chevelle to, who I have known for many years, also was the subject of another kind of neat story. A friend that I still hang aroung with in London owned a 67 Vette, 427-435 hrs car, that was drag raced and sponsored by Forbes Bros. back in 67 and 68. When he got it the car had the wrong engine in it, a real no no even then. He asked me if I thought I could find the original engine. Sure enough the guy that I sold the Chevelle to had the engine in his Blazer and was ploughing snow with it. My friend eventually bought the motor from him and it was reunited with the car. Unfortunately the 67 we hear is in Japan now. Doug.
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