Re: Car Search Info
BINGO!
The turbo 400 is another clue this may be a special car. Sounds like a potential COPO 427 car. Is it a column shift? The state of Texas has probably more drag racers than any other state, both past and present. The more I read about racers from there the more I am impressed. Names such as Bill Heishler (Mr. Bardahl), Don Hardy (funny car builder), Mike Barkhart, Shay Nichols (ZL1 #2) are just a few off the top of my head. At the World Finals in '68 most winners were Texans. A big AHRA state.
My car, the Fred Gibb "Little Hoss" was one of the top money winners in Texas from 1974-1977. In '74 it was "in the money" 44 times. A past track champion at Pinwell race track, near Odessa. At the time it was renamed "Mighty Mouse". I'll bet a few more cars were "imported" to Texas for racing.
Once you have the VIN there are several dealer archives that may be able to be searched to determine where it was originally ordered from. If it was a Texas dealer, more research may uncover the ordering dealer. Feel free to e-mail me, if you would like to keep this confidential.
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