Project "I Left the Bowtie Reservation" 62 Catalina

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Found the pic from eBay of early die-cast.
This one is about correct vintage of your car.

GTO DON / Ram4King - got it on ebay
He may still have it ?



I had a 6x2 (twelve pack) intake/carbs/linkage set-up for these early engines.
Six -3bolt base Stromberghs mounted on Logs.
Would like to seen it bolted down on this machine of yours !

Took forever to find a buyer for it.
Sold it for about $200 .... 15 years ago

[bbbentley]

Originally Posted by bergy

I love it Bentley! I bet it was a blast to discuss the car with folks at the show. Glad that it put the fun back in the hobby for you.

Bruce, it was a blast! Regarding putting the fun back in, it worked! Ear to ear grin came back. Taking the fun out, you don't know the half of it (disgusted with my Camaro). But thank you for encouraging words.

[bbbentley]

These ad copies are out of a 1964 PHR. All 3 are in this car.
Keystone Kustomags, Hurst Dual Pattern with Synchro lok, Cure Ride 90-10 front shocks.interesting that Hank's Speed Shop is in Da Grumps hometown.

[bbbentley]

Dang! Story of my life...hour late, dollar short. I want that emblem!

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

I put in about a $10 bid on that emblem - as a marker.
Then brain lapsed and didnt keep track with it - until after it ended.
Only one other bidder besides me - and they got it for $10 and Change.

Week or two later i posted the pic of it on PY
Don says - hey that looks just like the one i got off eBay recently.

Got Dang ! lol

[olredalert]

----Bought a couple of cars off of Bill K back in the early 70's. 1st was his wifes 72 TA driver. Had about 4000 easy miles on it. White, blue gut, loaded, automatic. 2nd was a 73 GMC El Camino. What I knew about him was all good. Real decent, nice guy!......Bill S

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Hey Bill, thanks for sharing your actual person to person experiences with Knafel . Not many in the hobby seem to have ever had any real life encounters or business with him.

On a whim if possibly you were active in that area in later 1969 - by any chance did you ever see one of these wild 69 GTO's on his lot ? Or running around town ?

[9999]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Bought a couple of cars off of Bill K back in the early 70's. 1st was his wifes 72 TA driver. Had about 4000 easy miles on it. White, blue gut, loaded, automatic. ....Bill S

Bill, would you be able/willing to dig up any pictures of the TA, no matter how good or bad they are, I'd love to see any.

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by 9999

Bill, would you be able/willing to dig up any pictures of the TA, no matter how good or bad they are, I'd love to see any.

----You know, Nick, I never took a pic of that TA. Im sorry. I wasn't very comfortable in it and moved on after about 6 months to the GMC El Camino as I thought I needed a quasi-pickup to haul stuff around. Only thing I did to the TA was a set of American Daises. Car looked cool with them!...…..Bill S