Got really lucky with original owner #1 Z16

[JoeG]

Very ---I could have sworn I could see the Cartwrights comin over the top hill in that last photo with the trailer........too many

[SS427]

Dave,
Great tribute to the owner and the car. Many only dream of having an opportunity to receive information and photos like that from an original owner. I does nothing but add to the excitement and history of the car. Congrats and the new addition to the site.
Rick

[Verne_Frantz]

Sorry Joe,
You have darn good documentation on your car too, since you still own the freakin' thing!!!!

Now why not get it out of the garage and give it some AIR????????????????? (once you get the pinholes in your tailpipes fixed)

You have a date with destiny...

[Zedder]

Very cool Dave...congrats!

[Les Quam]

So often I am asked what the huge attraction is to muscle cars and why they bring such silly prices. That story and the photo's which cover the lifetime of the original owner sum it up better than any writer could ever describe IMHO.

That car and it's photographic history is the essence of the muscle car movement as we know it today I believe.

[Mr70]

Truer words were never spoken..

[hvychev]

Absolutely friggin amazing!!! That is so COOL!

[mrrec]

Again, my thanks for the comments. I've watched others find original engines, owners and docs and have always hoped to do the same. I've have had my share of good fortune (with hard work) finding some history on cars, but of any car of mine, this is the one that deserves for something like this to happen.

The best part is that the original owner is so interested and accomodating - a really great guy. And his wife actually "owned" the wheelcovers. I made the check out to her. Great people. They're still digging for more photos and even movies.....

Dave

[TimG]

Dave, I enjoyed seeing your car in Chicago in November. How neat that the original owner contacted you. Sometimes the story behind a car is as good as the car.