Mecum Auction Hemi Fest

[njsteve]

From what I recall it was obviously a high option car from what evidence was still with it. The louvers were factory installed based on the mounting details, etc; the rear wing was original with the factory mounting plates and factory punched holes, not drilled; the billboards still had remnants left in the door jams; it was a rallye dash, leather interior car...Hey, Why the hell didn't I buy that thing? What an idiot I am.

Now I remember: I think Tom and Greg were having a disagreement at the time over funding the restoration and proceeding forward, and as a friend and coworker I didnt want to get in the middle of it if I then bought it, restored it, and sold it for some crazy price.

At the time I had too many cars anyway and no more room in the storage garage: a yellow 69 hemi Daytona, the red 70 hemi R/T-SE (I still have), the orange and white 71 hemi Charger R/T sunroof car (that Tim Welborn now has), my Dad's 67 427 Corvette, the Project Pit Viper, my 1970 Raleigh Chopper bicycle, my wife's car, and my truck (which sat outside of course...)