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Old 07-27-2005, 06:02 PM
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I worked at Willow Run from '64-'66 (Production Foreman, Engine Dress line and Chassis Line), and I clearly recall that we built a Fleet Order of 20 or so white '66 Chevy II station wagons with tinted glass for an outfit with a name like "Southwest Oklahoma Gas & Electric" that were all L-79 4-speeds with A/C (the A/C in those days was the "Cool-Pack" under-dash hang-on unit). The F&SO also called for Hurst shifters, and the customer's rep delivered a pallet of retail-boxed Hurst shifters to the plant to build them with. We installed the Hurst shifters on the engine dress line, and the dual exhaust systems were a PITA coming down the Chassis Line, as we had to drill holes in the left rear rails and install Rivnuts to anchor the left side muffler and tailpipe hangers. The roll-testers loved them! Somewhere in Oklahoma the meter-readers had lots of fun with those cars!

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Old 07-27-2005, 06:17 PM
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This reminds me of the 4 door, 4 speed 409 Biscayne that was at Barrett Jackson this past January...according to the description, it was used by a Texaco employee as his business car in the oil fields...

Here's the description of the car:


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Old 07-27-2005, 08:06 PM
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This reminds me of the 4 door, 4 speed 409 Biscayne that was at Barrett Jackson this past January...according to the description, it was used by a Texaco employee as his business car in the oil fields...

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Saw that car at the Bob's Big Boy cruise night in Burbank last fall..owner had all the original Texaco field log books in the trunk to boot..
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Old 07-27-2005, 10:31 PM
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AHH you California guys, how can you stand it out there? Don't you ever get sick of the weather, the scenery, the blue Pacific, the cars, the old drag strips, the drive-in-car hops, the rust free sheetmetal, and especially some of the babes, not to take anything away from the Napa Valley winery's, and the giant red woods, even Alcatraz! You guys are killin me. I hated it when I was out there!
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Old 07-27-2005, 11:04 PM
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Sam jump in the Z and pick me up. Let's go to In-N-Out or Pink's for lunch. On the way back we can pick up a chili burger from Tommy's for Pritchard.
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Old 07-28-2005, 12:40 AM
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Don't tempt me!
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Old 07-28-2005, 04:51 PM
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...we can pick up a chili burger from Tommy's for Pritchard.

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Dammit, Darren, I just gained a pound even thinking about one of Tommy's burgers

John, welcome to the site, and thank you for your enlightening post
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Old 07-28-2005, 04:58 PM
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How many pounds will a picture yield?

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Old 07-28-2005, 08:53 AM
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AHH you California guys, how can you stand it out there? Don't you ever get sick of the weather, the scenery, the blue Pacific, the cars, the old drag strips, the drive-in-car hops, the rust free sheetmetal, and especially some of the babes,

[/ QUOTE ] The obscene home prices,three buck a gallon 91 octane,damn near perpetual gridlock,Arnold,ESL,CARB,sky high workmans comp..my bumper sticker? thanks for asking! it reads"make welfare as hard to get as a building permit" ain't no free lunches here no mo!

You Pennsy boys grow the best quarterbacks though
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Old 07-28-2005, 10:30 AM
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...earthquakes, mudslides, riots, fires, freeway shootings, car chases, etc.

Went by Pinks today. I'll have to stop in next time.

I'll keep looking for the wagon. Ya never know.
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