Grove Motors 1960 Limited - Penticton, BC

[L78M22Rag]

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Geat detective work Helmut!.

If it's any help and you haven't seen it yet here's a link to documents and POP of an LS6 'Camino sold new at Grove..
Note the Zone is listed as # 81 and Dealer # 079..

http://ls6registry.com/bal/more/1368...800b1466xx.htm

If you haven't been to it Penticton has a large car show every year that may be a great place to check for leads on what you're seeking too!.

Got your email...very cool you hooked up w/ Tom Harris even though he had no info from the old dealership days!.

Keep digging!.


~ Pete

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Thanks Andy, I sure appreciate your help and direction! I also saw that LS6 El Camino buildsheet when I googled Grove Motors last night, but I didn't catch the matching zone and dealer number you pointed out. I guess that clinches it.

I have a further update... after learning that my car may have been sold at Grove Motors in Penticton, BC, I put an ad in the local kijiji with a pic of the car looking for historical info about the car and the dealership. Wouldn't you know it, my ad flushed out the brother-in-law of the original owner. He confirmed that the car originally looked exactly the way I restored it except it had body color wheels and dog dish caps (which I figured). Those dog dish caps will go back on the car this weekend, if not tonight!

[Xplantdad]

Neat stuff Helmut!

[StriperSS]

The Chevrolet dealer in Penticton now is named Sentes Chevrolet, and I've been doing business with them since about 1986, which is about when they bought it.
I can hunt around for a dealer emblem for you because I'm on good terms with a couple of wreckers that have some older stuff. I don't remember Grove, as I didn't actually start living in the area until the mid 80's. Although I was there in the mid 70's too.
Performance was alive and well in the area though, as we had a strip going in the Cawston area, between Keremeos and Osoyoos in the mid 70's.
Here is the thread with photos.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...2/fpart/1/vc/1
I'm in Fort McMurray right now, but I'll go on a treasure hunt on my next trip back. Except for this next trip to see my new Grandchild, due any day!

[L78M22Rag]

Thanks for the info and help. I've looked at the photos on that thread before, but they now have new meaning!
Keep in touch!

[L78M22Rag]

This story only gets better... about a week ago, I got another email from the brother-in-law of the original owner of my Camaro. He asked for my address because he wanted to send me something.
In today's mail, I received this from him... I'm stunned!

I don't know whether this is the right vintage, but it definintely belongs on my car. If anyone has seen a 1969 vintage Grove emblem before, I'd like to hear from you.

Before I put it on the car, perhaps I should go through the effort of duplicating/reproducing the emblem... eventually someone is going to be looking for another one? Can anyone suggest who I would get to do that?

[StriperSS]

That's pretty cool. I haven't run across any myself. Maybe you should bring that car down to the Penticton Beach car show and cruise this year. I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy it!

[L78M22Rag]

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That's pretty cool. I haven't run across any myself. Maybe you should bring that car down to the Penticton Beach car show and cruise this year. I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy it!


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Sounds like a great idea! Do you know the date for the show this year?

[1970LS6ELCAMINO]

Hello, I have the LS6 Elcamino that was sold new at Grove motors I have bee searching for many years for one of these dealer emblems... did you ever copy it? Peter 2505803656