From everything I've read about that car, Estes didn't know it was being built to request anything on it. Vince Piggins was the force behind that car to convince Estes to continue the Z28 program since there were so few '67's sold. Estes was a convertible guy, hence the only convertible Z28 ever built as a surprise to Pete.

----Loved seeing Al. He was an amazing guy and a good friend!....Bill S

Circa 1998 I think at the ICC show in the Poconos. New owner says “My friend says this is a good investment, so I bought it”. Note the triple groove pulley and other cool things.

it resided here in tulsa for a short while. i couldve bought it for 150k back then everyone was still on the "its a fake" campaign.

Did they ever recover the stolen paperwork?

What's amazing to me is that Vince Piggins was an Assistant Staff Engineer at the time all this was going on.

That would be the equivalent of my boss during my time in engineering.

I am astounded at how much pull those guys had back then.

K

----The paperwork in the purse wasn't the thing the thieves wanted. Probably the credit cards and cash. Knowing Al there was probably a bunch of cash in there.
Al figured they probably thru the paperwork away. As may have been stated he had copies of everything, but still sad!....Bill S

I had heard from multiple sources that there never was any paperwork stolen,and that Mr. Maynard made that claim,coincidentally just before it went to auction,so as to not have to provide any documents that were never real anyway.
Is this true,and has anyone actually seen these documents either before or after the theft and proven their authenticity if so?

Fast forward to 1:40 mark of this video. This interviewer tells what Mr. Maynard told him,...kinda paints Dana Mecum in a bad light.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leilxEyW6SI&t=3s

----I was at that auction and was around Al shortly after the purse was stolen. His GF or wife (can't remember if he had married her by that time) was apoplectic, as was Al. I just can't imagine that this scenario is correct. No, I never saw the documents, but as far as i am concerned, Al was an ethical guy, no bullsh**ter, so I choose to not believe this!....Bill S