need info on a bronze 66 427 Dana chevelle

[Vettefinderjim]

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I have been waiting hoping the Bronze car story would clear up by now..is this the same car that was in a magazine a long year ago as a fresh find and the guy even had a proto type intake from GM with it, it was found in Cal with Dana lic frame on it, or is this car just happen to be a twin to the real car,

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HELLO CONFUSED, CONFUSED. I WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRONZE CHEVELLE IN THE THE Super Chevy Dec 04 Chevelle 40th Anniversary issue. If you " READ" the article, it tells a story how many of us believed the car to be Bob Dembroski's 66 CHEVELLE 427 SS he got from Joe Pike ( CHEVROLET PR CORVETTE guy in 1966) when Bob was half owner with Payton Kramer of DANA Chevrolet. Now the author, Bob McClurg, did his own literarly twist to the story, but basically we all gathered at Dick Guldstrand's shop in Burbank on a beautifl October day for inspection and photos of Dave's neat car .

Mind you now, Dave called me some four years ago after purchasing the car in San Diego exactly like you saw it in the magazine...........DANA licence plates and all, and asked me if "IT COULD BE A REAL DANA CAR?" I said we have to ask the people who worked there. I know Dick Guldstrand well, and Dick was the Manager at DANA of the Corvette Division BACK IN LATE 1966 after his job with Roger Penske. So Dave and I went to Dick's shop in 2001 when the car was purchased, and Dick said without a window sticker or some other paperwork I can't say it IS TRUELY a DANA car, but it sure looks like DEMBROSKI'S DRAG CAR.

Over the next three years, Dave did lots of looking and fact finding and FOUND all the people in the magazine article. "LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH", Bob McClurg offered help in "A" Sharing the DANA story with REAL,LIVING former employees, all LEGENDS here in So. Cal, and "B" Hopefully we will find the history of the car.

Both senarios worked . Many people enjoyed the HISTORY LESSON, .......and the "real" second owner, now in his late 50's came forward after his son saw the article on the newstand. RESULT....!! The car originally was a 325hp /396, 4 speed car that owner #2 had purchased from his boss in 1968.
2nd owner proceded to install a 68 L-72 , 427/ 450HP ENGINE purchased from the local Chevy dealer,.. then purchased the 'drag pack' suspension parts from DANA and went drag racing.
He still has the 68 engine in his garage!!!

The rest is history , and DAVE recently (May 15th) sold the car to long time friend Bob A......, formerly from Southern California, now living in Arizona. Dave had Bob sign an afadavit that says something like " THIS CAR IS IN NO WAY A DANA CHEVROLET 427 CHEVELLE" so no legal liability would ever come back to him due to misrepresentation. And the price was far less than a DANA car would command.

I personally almost bought the car myself, but due to my MS health issues, I realized I would never drive and enjoy the car. It is a beautiful rust free original paint and interior car with a 69 or 70 396/375hp L-78 engine and runs and drives like a 35000 mile car would have in 1969. One of the best in the country if you like ORIGINAL paint, rust free cars.

The last line in the news article says, " IF YOU HAVE INFO ON THIS CAR PLEASE EMAIL DAVE AT [email protected]"

Please read the article........no one here is trying to rip off the world, or tell lies.....or distort the truth. My reputation and Dave's is way too important for a few $$. NOT EVERYONE IN THIS HOBBY IS OUT FOR PROFIT. Some of us still like a good old Hot Rod . See you at the Father's Day Rod show at Pomona this weekend,..... you will see what I mean. Just old good gear heads having fun.
Regards,
Jim Gessner