Bill Thomas stuff

[Xplantdad]

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Here is a pic of the post dated 1961 Post Card from Cone Bros that included their used car lot. and a pic of a pic of a business card from Cone in Fullerton. Bruce were you cruising these streets at the height of muscle car era?

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Cool stuff!

I might have been cruising the streets in the height of the muscle car era...but it wasn't in Anaheim..LOL

In 1969 I was 10 years old and was living in Palatine Illinois. We moved "back" to Anaheim (lived there a few times...actually lived in 3 different houses within a mile of each other) in 1973...so the muscle car era was winding down and I still was only 14...so the only 'cruising' I did was with my parents or my brother Gary (it was mostly my parents...LOL

[mbxlesney]

Same here.....Was only 10 in 1970, I was around the leftover musclecar era in the mid 70s. There was still alot of cars around then and got to cruise with my older brother who had a 68 Chevelle SS396 with a transplanted L88 from Bob Perrys Shop who was a famous wheelstander in the Tucson AZ. area. I used to live in the Phoenix area for 12 years also.

[mbxlesney]

Did not mean to change this subject so here is a couple more Bill Thomas ads.

[Xplantdad]

Kim...I'll keep a lookout for Cone Frames for you...

[mbxlesney]

Thanks Bruce........I would appreciate that.

[mbxlesney]

Here is a couple more Bill Thomas pics.

[mbxlesney]

One more pic

[Mike Petrillo]

Hi,
I was reading your post & thought I would offer a long shot that panned out for me.First off,I grew up in fullerton & at age 15.5 spring of 1970 I purchase for $1000.00 a 1964 corvette with the help of my dad so I could work on the car while learning to drive a stick(drivers ed & a drivers permit.I blew up the 300 hp engine 3 weeks after I turned 16.My dad had the car towed to CONE CHEVROLET for basic repairs but I had thrown a rod.I met a youg mechanic in his mid 20s I believe who I was told by the service manager built hi performance motors,his name was Mike Fetterman.We discussed performace & what I wanted we ended up with a 327 12.5 to 1 trw's 780 holley, tarantula intake ,dual point dist,hurst short throw,dougs headers & 411 rear.I bused tables for $1.65 an hour for a year to pay for the mods.Mike Fetterman wherever you are today your one heck of a mechanic.Lots of great memories of the O.C. street racers on sunday eves.I got carried away with my memories of cone chevy fullerton but I ment to respond about the lic plate frames.I recently purchased a 67 BB 3x2 vette that was sold in san diego at courtesy chevy.I went on line & did a search & found that the dealership still existed so I called & spoke to a salesman & asked if they had any emplyees that had been there for a long time.I was transferd to the parts & service director C.R. "CHUCK" TRICOLI.I asked him the same question as I was interested in obtaining more info on my car but was informed all the old document were long gone.What I was not expecting was that chuck had worked for this dealership for 45 years so at that point I asked him a longshot question about licence plate frames.He said I think I have a few sets from 25 or 30 years ago that I placed upstairs.He took my name,# & address.One week later I recieved a pair of mint/new original frames.WOW,what a nice man to speakwith.I plan to purchase my next new checy 500 miles from where I live.If a dealership hasn't changed hands chances are an old time employee may be around.good luck with your search.

[427freak]

Great story, there are still nice people out there in the hobby. I was at Seaworld a couple of months ago and stumbled on Courtesy. My Camaro came from there in 68 so I parked in front and tried to picture it when my wife hit my arm and said let's go. Here is pic of my Camaro with plate frame.

[mbxlesney]

Hi Mike......Cone had been bought out by Mullahey in the 90s and not sure if any Ex employees from Cone stuck around. I have found that a lot of Chevrolet Dealers want to sell you a car and not memories. You were very lucky to find cooperation on your license plate frames. I have a couple of Courtesy license plate frames from Phoenix AZ. when I used to scrounge around the U pull it junk yards in the Phoenix area back in the day. They are Identical to yours only have "Phoenix" instead of "San Diego". I noticed that San Diego and Phoenix seem to have had Chevrolet Dealership ties as Lou Grubb from Phoenix opened a dealership in San Diego also. Both good guy companies from my past experiences. Thanks for the info as I may try that.