1970 LS6 TRIPLE BLACK RAGTOP

[Bill Pritchard]

I can help with a few things here (my comments in red)...

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Hopefully this is not too much of a thread hi-jack/history lesson but here goes: (Bill S. can verify)

Richard had a shop (Classic Motors) in Joliet that was the old Bill Jacobs Chevy building. <font color="red">Correct. </font>

Richard's shop in Hinsdale was the former Jack Douglass Chevy building. I believe Hinsdale was prior to Joliet. <font color="red">Also correct. </font>

After Joliet, his shop was on Ogden Avenue in Westmont (just a few miles west of the Hinsdale location) <font color="red"> I remember seeing a HO Yenko Deuce sitting outside a shop in this general vicinity, but was not aware that Richard Buxbaum had anything to do with the shop. </font>

I have not personally seen or spoken to Richard in many years but from what I hear he is still active in the collector car market. The Classic Motors name is still in use by Bob Zimmerman "Stretch" in Naperville.

Jake

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[COPO]

I'm fairly certain the car you saw was my old triple black LS-6 convertible that I owned for several years as I seem to recall that dealership listed on some of the paperwork that I had on the car. It was one of the very first LS-6 cars built with a 12C build. The car had the original drive train and was also previously owned by Dana Mecum. It was originally sold at Van Chev. I took it to one of the SCR's and ran it down the track. I ended up selling the car to purchase one of my BM Cars and Stephano owned the car a number of years back as well and I think it is probably still in the greater Chicago area, but I have long lost track of the car.

[MultiMopars]

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I'm fairly certain the car you saw was my old triple black LS-6 convertible that I owned for several years as I seem to recall that dealership listed on some of the paperwork that I had on the car. It was one of the very first LS-6 cars built with a 12C build. The car had the original drive train and was also previously owned by Dana Mecum. It was originally sold at Van Chev. I took it to one of the SCR's and ran it down the track. I ended up selling the car to purchase one of my BM Cars and Stephano owned the car a number of years back as well and I think it is probably still in the greater Chicago area, but I have long lost track of the car.

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Are you refering to the subject car of this post? If so please give us some details of the car. As I mentioned, I did not see the ar close up, only across the parking lot. I don't even recall if my friends said if it was a 4 speed or auto.

[COPO]

Yes, I am refering to the subject car in the original post. See my response for details about the car. It was an M-22 car with 3.31 rear and born with drivetrain (engine, trans, rear) Had original POP and complete owner history.

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------Darryl,,,Please tell me more about the Griffith you mentioned a ways back in this thread (color, drivetrain, etc.) I owned a very special one way back in the early 70s in Florida that resurfaced in Chicago belonging to a friend in the late 70s. He sold it at one of the auctions Richard sponsored in Bolingbrook Il. If its the same car I have a whole bunch of funny info on it, and would kill to get it back!!!.......Bill S

[MultiMopars]

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------Darryl,,,Please tell me more about the Griffith you mentioned a ways back in this thread (color, drivetrain, etc.) I owned a very special one way back in the early 70s in Florida that resurfaced in Chicago belonging to a friend in the late 70s. He sold it at one of the auctions Richard sponsored in Bolingbrook Il. If its the same car I have a whole bunch of funny info on it, and would kill to get it back!!!.......Bill S [/quote

29 years ago I lived in Savanna Illinois before moving to AZ.
A friend of mine there was a gearhead like me and we would occassionally buy a car togather to play with and then flip.
He was from Rockford originally and as a teenager used to walk by the local Ford dealer looking at a Griffith on the showroom floor. In about 1974-75 He spotted one for sale in the Rockford paper and bought it.
It was Green with black interior 4 speed and was the hipo model with the 289 hipo engine. He had it painted Black. He kept it for about a year and then sold it to Jerry Lampe in Clinton Iowa. About 6 months later we bought a Blue LS6 which I sold to Jerry Lampe and took the Griffith back on trade. I then sold the Griffith to a guy from Rockford that also remembered these cars from his teen years. He was a dump truck driver from Rockford. He and a buddy showed up on their new Harley dressers stoned out of their heads the day he bought it. I have no idea what the guys name was and never saw the car again or another one for that matter.

Very rare car. I used to look in Hemmings on occassion to see if there were any advertised. I only ever saw "Griffith wanted" ads.

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-----Thanks Darryl,,,Obviously not the same car, although mine was also green new. The one I had was sold new in Boston and was 350hp dual quad Cobra powered. Supposedly one of 5 Griffiths built to that standard......Bill S

[MultiMopars]

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-----Thanks Darryl,,,Obviously not the same car, although mine was also green new. The one I had was sold new in Boston and was 350hp dual quad Cobra powered. Supposedly one of 5 Griffiths built to that standard......Bill S

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They built two different series that I am aware of. The 220? and the 400? I believe the 200 was a standard 289 4 barrel and the 400 was the 289 hipo. Ours was the hipo rated at 315 h.p. single 4 barrel as I believe the 289 Cobras were as well.

I have never heard of the dual quad model but it was basically a garage built car like the Cobra and I am sure there was a lot of experimenting and you could probably get most anything you asked for.
As I am sure you are aware, Jack Griffith was building these cars on the east coast when Shelby was building the Cobra on the west coast. The Griffith was supposedly guarenteed to do 160 "out of the box" and were faster and lighter than the Cobras, but the Cobras eat them up in the corners.