Anyone remember this car?

[Enoch]

Elon, you have a PM I may have some info on the car.
Rich.

[elonblock]

I'd like to update this thread as it's been over a year and
I have gathered new info to add to the mix.

First of all, it has recently been documented by Jerry MacNeish
as an L72 Camaro ordered new by Malcolm Konner Chevrolet
in Paramus, NJ. The rear axle in the vehicle is the original housing
installed by the Norwood plant in June 1969.

I am still seeking information regarding the history, including
prior ownership of this car.

It has come to my attention that it may have been raced anywhere
from Atco, Englishtown, Island Raceway and/or Lebanon Raceway.

The original engine was located around the Albany, New York area,
after being separated from the car for a period of time.

The car was originally dusk blue and at some point, it was painted
white prior to its dashing brown 70's paint job.

The right front fender was replaced, at some point, so maybe
someone knows someone who could have done work on this car.

It also appears the car was run in either a Super Stock or a
Stock Eliminator Class.

Any and all leads appreciated.

Thanks!

Elon

[HiHorse]

'The original engine was located around the Albany, New York area,
after being separated from the car for a period of time.'
Did you locate the engine or was the engine with the car when you bought it? Always like to hear about cars that have had their drivetrains reunited.

[elonblock]

HiHorse,

The engine was with the car, but not insstalled when I purchased the car. The previous owner bought the car first, stored it and went looking for the engine.

He was able to trace the ownership back to the previous owners and finally found the engine. At the time it was still running in another vehicle. Apparently this search took him over 5 years until he located it.

After locating the engine, he made a deal with the vehicles ownwer to swap out the COPO engine and replace it with a
new engine.

This was way before the privacy laws were enacted.

I tried to run a check through NJ DMV and wound up with a bunch of paperwork, with the previous owners names and addresses crossed out by the NJ DMV.

It's totally illegible.

Elon

[HiHorse]

Thanks for sharing..... after going through all the trouble to locate the engine the guy decides to sell

[Jerry@CHP]

Elon,

I will also check with some of the Division one racers that I know. Joe Fasano knows the Malcolm Konner dealer very well and still lives in the area. Unfortunately if it's a Division One NHRA car, it probably led a rough life.

Jerry

[elonblock]

Jerry,

Thank you!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I figure with that paint job, there has to be someone who would remember the car.

You can tell there may have been many people who worked on the car. Some of the work was professional looking, some was out-right butchery (in my opinion) and some was right in the middle of those two extremes.

But it was the 70's, and this really wasn't any different than many street/race cars looked like from that era.

My point is, someone had to paint the car, someone must have seen it running on the street or on the track. Someone welded up the traction bars, beat the rear fender wells in, cut a hole in the trans tunnel etc, etc.

I had timing slips from Englishtown which I unfortunately misplaced. With the internet being what it is, there is an excellent possibility that someone will look at the pictures and jog their memory.

Just look at what happened with Verne's car!

Stranger things have been known to happen!

Elon

[John Brown]

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With the internet being what it is, there is an excellent possibility that someone will look at the pictures and jog their memory.

Just look at what happened with Verne's car!

Stranger things have been known to happen!

Elon

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Elon, time to post a new picture? The old one no longer shows up.

[elonblock]

Try this link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ElonBloc...amaroPictures#


For my clarity...If you click on the link in my sig file, are you saying that the pics don't show up?

Thanks for the feedback!

Elon

[x Baldwin Motion]

pics in sig link work fine. cool car. love the stripes!!

I think the photo posted above will disapear in a while. some may see it by right clicking to "show picture". weird picasa thing.