67 SS RS 396 4 SPEED PACE CAR

[sappy787]

Merle said he and a friend went to the dealership and the car had just rolled in and was being put on the showroom floor. He inquired and was told initially the car wasn't for sale. Teh salesman advised it was a display car for a new Chevy promo. Merle said he stayed persistent and they ended up charging him an additional fee to buy it. I dont recall what the mechanic said but it was some sort of a special fee he agreed to pay to get the car. That fee was above and beyond the invoice price.

[sappy787]

He said Merle also agreed on some sort of contract that he would leave the decalls on the car for a period of time. The mechanic didnt recall for how long. Merle told the mechanic it was a special car and he would never part with it. Merle told the mechanic he was to leave the decals on for twom months but took them off after a month. Thats why te picture with the decalls has to be when the car was NEW.

[sappy787]

Merle's familt has confirmed the mechanics story. He was in college and a military officer going thru pilot training when he got the car.

[sappy787]

The car was bought new at Benson Chevrolet in Texas.

[427TJ]

Last point on '67 disc vs. drums:



The car in the foreground has drums, thus the FC wheels and, in this case, P01 wheel covers. The second car has discs and thus the Disc Brake wheels. The SS427 Impala also has discs, as can be clearly seen. Dana Chevrolet, 1967.

[FESTIVAL78]

The first 67 in the picture above has Firestone D-70 14 Wide Oval Redlines....
The second 67 has Goodyear Speedway Widetreads in D-70 14! Not because of the rally wheel option just because Goodyear was the little known second vendor in both plants ( see how close the redline is to the rim bead comparatively)...FYI

[sappy787]

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