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I just went to look at a 71 firebird original owner car that has 50k miles that was parked in a barn in 1979, the guy told me there was two vettes in the barn that were parked there in 1976, I was suprised to see what they actually were when I got there,
1st car is a 1961 black on black 4 speed 283, the owner says him and his wife street raced this car in the 70s and the engine went south and he never repaired it.
second car is a 1963 split window silver with blue interior 300hp 4 speed, this car was driven by his wife for years until the clutch gave way and was parked in 76 and there it sits, that car is very complete but the mice have had a hayday let me tell you, they both have bean bumped with the lawn mower a few times over the years but very neet and painfull to see, I am going to keep contact with the owner and see if they can be saved, I did but the firebird that was actually there sister in laws car since new, the mice also enjoyed that car also, you can see the stains running down the sides of the cars from the trash piled on top of them that was full of mice nests and moisture (very sad).
I will post some more photo's later Rich
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That black 'Vette is not a '61; it might be a '59 or '60 but, it's definately not a '61.