Re: Z-16 on Ebay
I am not old enough to remember when these cars were on the road. Here is the TRUE story my Dad told me years ago. In 1965 when the Z-16 was released a pair of brothers had the dealer in Hicksville, OH (Decker Chevrolet at the time I think) get them 2, yes 2 Z-16's. One was red and one was black. Dad said that they beat the snot out of both of the cars. One was repoed and the other sold and is long gone. It amazes me that such a small town had 2 of the rarest Chevelles produced. In about 1984 we found a Z-16 in Lyons, OH sitting in front of a house trailer. We had been hearing stories about it, and one day Dad said lets go for a drive. I still remember Dad almost crashing when he saw the car. We talked to the owner and he said he had a list of names on his icebox of people who wanted to buy the car. I remember Dad asking him what he tought he wanted for the car and he said around $5000. WHAT A MISTAKE!!!! Should have bought it right on the spot. It need totally restored, but we should have still bought it. There are my Z-16 stories. Anyone else have any of there own????
Brian
P.S.-The little brother of the Z-16 owners bought a brand new yellow 1966 L-79 Nova. He sold that in 1969 to a guy who still ownes it to this day and is in the process of restoring it.
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