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#42
11-13-2009, 01:06 AM
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Re: 69 Copo Camaros sold new in Canada
"...When the son of a GM President needed some Corvette parts to repair his car before a race his "connections" got a GM dealer to open his doors on a Sunday..."
You're no doubt referring to Tony DeLorenzo and his Owens-Corning Corvette Team...keep in mind another team member for a few rides was none other than our hero Don Yenko!. Back to the previous subject, I wonder why Bill Nurse was chosen as the 'racing depot' w/ so many other GM dealers in the Oshawa/Whitby/Bowmanville area...some much closer to GM Head Office and/or Mosport!? Bill Nurse's brother Bob still operates a shop here in Peterboro'...do you happen to know him very well Keith?. I've tried to relay a few Nurse dealer questions through him before but gotten nowhere...I'll have to try him on again also inquire if anyone recalls anything on the ZL1's too..  ~ Pete
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#43
11-13-2009, 05:24 AM
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Re: 69 Copo Camaros sold new in Canada
Yup. They were such insiders they ran Mustangs for the '70 season. I'll bet dad was proud!!
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11-14-2009, 02:39 AM
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Re: 69 Copo Camaros sold new in Canada
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Well thanks for the kind words wwchevy! The Merollis ZL-1s are now titled or registered in Canada. When we could run VINs nation-wide in the '80s ZL-1 #24 N609838 was on record has having been stolen in MA in 1973, recovered and junked. #11 has been in Ohio since the '70s. There is reason to question the legend that they were all stolen at the dealership. Keep lookin'! [/ QUOTE ] I think that #11's brother happened to be in Collinsville on business a few years ago, and walked out to the parking lot of the Holiday Inn after seeing my Deuce through the open side door of the trailer! His brother still has the ZL1. We tried to get him to stay for the racing and the show, and hitch a ride home with Big Steve, but he couldn't hang....
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