ZL1 or Iron car sold at Nurse motors Canada?

[Keith Tedford]

On CanAm weekends at Mosport, Nurse's shop was home to the UOP Shadows on at least one occasion as I saw one of the cars there. Being big block and black sure made for one ominous looking racer. GM also had truck loads of spare parts parked behind the GM Oshawa parts and service building on the same weekends. You can only guess at what all was in those trailers.
Having started in GM in 1965, I couldn't have started at a better time. Being fortunate enough to start out with a decent paying job, I was able to enjoy more than my share of factory muscle. They were the best of times for us at least. Now we are reliving it all over again. Retiring as of December 1, will give me lots of time to get the old Chevelle and el Camino whipped into shape. Shouldn't be bored for the next couple of years.

[Don_Lightfoot]

In response to your remarks Pete:

- I have no paperwork from that Caprice deal. Believe I paid a few hundred difference at the time. The Caprice was a previous GM Executive car and decked out to the nines.
- Nothing available through the original dealer (St. Remy's) as I've already checked on that.

Anyway, maybe he can give it a shot when he's looking for other stuff.

Keith - I was living in Oshawa when those CanAm races were going on at Mosport and went to them myself. I remember one weekend some of the cars were being displayed in an inpound yard somewhere in the northeast side of Oshawa. Darlene and I drove out there that night. It was a huge yard and the race cars were displayed way off to the right with a whole crowd of people hanging around them. As we drove in I looked way off to the left where there was a small building and a man was standing there leaning up against the building. Nobody else within 300 feet of that area. We were probably about 200 feet away when I said to Darlene "That's Mark Donohue leaning against that building". She responded "You're nuts, how can you tell from this distance?". Well, we drive over there and, sure enough, it was Mark all by himself. He has always been my favourite driver from any era or any division. We talked for about a half hour or so and then he had to leave. Nobody else ever came around during our discussion, it was great. It might have been that same weekend when Mark set the track record for Mosport which I believe still stands today. Sorry for rambling and reminiscing.

[Xplantdad]

Don...rambling and reminiscing is WAY cool!

[Don_Lightfoot]

Here's the latest from my end Andy.

1) - Contacted the local Chevy Dealer that took over from the original selling dealer. Talked to a different person than I did two years ago in the hopes of getting a different answer. No records available from late 1969 to early 1970's.

2) - Contacted the Insurance Agent that would have handled my coverage back then. He is still in the business and with the same agency I am with currently for our daily drivers. They only keep records for about seven or eight years.

3) - Contacted my niece who is a supervisor with Ministry of Transportation Ontario. Appears we will miss this by "that much". She did a search and I guess the MTO computer records only go back to about mid 1970. She was able to find the 1970 Caprice which the 70 Chevelle was traded for. It did indicate I owned the Caprice from February 16, 1973 until 1978.

So, if your contact can indeed do some research on this, he can concentrate on February, 1973. Thanks Andy.

[PeteLeathersac]

Sounds good Don...I'll try and run what you've laid out and let you know what happens. .
Nice try on the MTO search...close one. .
Actually since Nurse sold it to you, why not shoot me the Vin of the Caprice as we may be able to find something on it that leads to the Chevelle Vin? .

So no one have any more info on this Copo story in the old thread? .


~ Pete

[Don_Lightfoot]

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Don, since Nurse sold it to you, why not shoot me the Vin of the Caprice as we may be able to find something on it that leads to the Chevelle Vin?
~ Pete

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PM sent Andy

[PeteLeathersac]

Got it...thanks Don, lets give it a go! .

Anyone following the ZL1/L72 thing, see the other thread ongoing now. .

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show...fpart/all/vc/1


~ Pete (Andy)