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Jeff Murphy 10-17-2005 02:46 AM

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Rear - note fuel cell box; there is a trunk release hidden behind the license plate

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/165090-BJZL1_0025.jpg

Seattle Sam 10-17-2005 02:56 AM

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Jeff, great pics! Good luck finding that second gen in England!!

Belair62 10-17-2005 04:32 AM

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Just a little bit of carburetion !!! Too cool...

camarojoe 10-17-2005 05:28 AM

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Both cars were Gibb ordered cars. The #52 car was a LeMans blue three speed auto car, which was sold without the motor and destroyed

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Cool story Jeff...When and why was this #52 car sold without the motor and destroyed?

Jeff Murphy 10-17-2005 01:35 PM

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Classic SuperCar death story. Jane raced the car a little. Decided that he wanted to keep the engine. Sold it with a small block. New, youthful owner wrapped it around a tree. Car sat for a while, several deals to buy it were never consummated, so it went to the junk heap. They think it was crushed. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif

Chevy454 10-17-2005 02:47 PM

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Excellent work Jeff! The story is amazing...https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

Eddie M. 10-19-2005 09:20 PM

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Very cool https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif Thanks Jeff

Born30YrsLate 10-22-2005 06:51 PM

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Great info Jeff...your work is appreciated!

68TopStock 10-25-2005 08:19 AM

Re: #33 - The Australian ZL-1
 
Jeff,

You do get around! That is a neat story, I think a trip back to LaHarpe would be fine for this car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

GMH454 01-09-2006 10:56 AM

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Jeff one of the cars (if not both) were sucessfully drag raced and there are some good photos in Rodsport showing them. Think Moffatt also drag raced the Boss at the same meet once.

Only talked to Bob once and he was very informative about the car. (give a multi millionaire a gift of something he wants, and it gets through the barriers) and he indicated that Chevrolet had something to do with buying the cars. Moffatt had one of the "factory" Boss cars at this time and Bob needed something to level the playing field.

Some terrific photos in the Motor Racing annuals of that era.

Think it was the only ZL-1 to circuit race (Yenkos Daytona ZL-1 was a 302 car with a heart transplant (so I have read ).

Nice photos.


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