Lost or missing Musclecars
 

i thought this would be a cool idea. if not it will fade into oblibion. a thread where we can chat about cars that you can use the phrase "what ever happened to"? local town boulavard bruisers or all out factory backed racecars, its all open for discussion.
what ever happened to Al Ekstrand's 1964 Factory Lightweight %2 Race Hemi Plymouth? Dodge and Plymouth each produced 2 cars (dodge had "dodge boys, ramchargers" plymouth had "melrose missle IV" and "the lawman"). the other 3 lightweight 2%ers are accounted for. still missing Ekstrands plymouth?

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

A few cars that I wondered about were featured in some old Car Craft magazines back in the late '70's early '80's. They were a 1969 Camaro RS Z28 that had a big block and a Lenco in it. The article told the tale of an arranged big dollar street race between this Camaro owned by Scott Brown? and a 1971 Hemi Challenger, also Lenco equipped, which was owned by someone named Lisk? In the article I don't think the race ever took place but, for their time, they were two bad ass street cars and I always whatever happened to these two cars.

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

I believe that was Steve Lusk...

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

[ QUOTE ]
I believe that was Steve Lusk...

[/ QUOTE ]

That's the guy; the car was a 1971 Hemi Challenger with a white vinyl roof and the double stripes down the side of the car. Scott Brown's Z28 appeared to be orange or yellow with black stripes and a black vinyl roof.

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

[ QUOTE ]
A few cars that I wondered about were featured in some old Car Craft magazines back in the late '70's early '80's. They were a 1969 Camaro RS Z28 that had a big block and a Lenco in it. The article told the tale of an arranged big dollar street race between this Camaro owned by Scott Brown? and a 1971 Hemi Challenger, also Lenco equipped, which was owned by someone named Lisk? In the article I don't think the race ever took place but, for their time, they were two bad ass street cars and I always whatever happened to these two cars.

[/ QUOTE ]

It was to have been a 3 car shoot out.

Scott's 30 over 454 Camaro, Steve's Hemi Challenger and Joe's 500 CI built Gapp & Roush engine Mustang Peterson Publishing called the shoot out off for legal reasons.

The Camaro may still be in the Chicago area.

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

Okay...I've got one. What ever happened to this car? I've always thought this was a cool looking race car.

Mike

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

Here are some where are they nows!!!!!

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
A few cars that I wondered about were featured in some old Car Craft magazines back in the late '70's early '80's. They were a 1969 Camaro RS Z28 that had a big block and a Lenco in it. The article told the tale of an arranged big dollar street race between this Camaro owned by Scott Brown? and a 1971 Hemi Challenger, also Lenco equipped, which was owned by someone named Lisk? In the article I don't think the race ever took place but, for their time, they were two bad ass street cars and I always whatever happened to these two cars.

[/ QUOTE ]

It was to have been a 3 car shoot out.

Scott's 30 over 454 Camaro, Steve's Hemi Challenger and Joe's 500 CI built Gapp & Roush engine Mustang Peterson Publishing called the shoot out off for legal reasons.

The Camaro may still be in the Chicago area.

[/ QUOTE ]

I live in the Atlantic City, NJ area and I saw Joe's Gapp & Roush Mustang loaclly. The Boss 429 style motor was long gone, replaced by another big block Ford engine. The car was no longer silver and had some other hood on it. The car was at the AC auto auction and was purchased locally. I haven't seen the car in a few years.

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

[ QUOTE ]
I believe that was Steve Lusk...

[/ QUOTE ]

Actually it was Lisk. This car was a regular on the East side of Detroit runninmg Gratiot and Woodward along with Telegraph. This was the first car I saw in person that ran a Lenco on the street.

Car was around for several years in the late 70's and was even shown at Detroit Autorama a few times. Hmmm....

I was running a brand new 77 Plymouth Sport Fury that my buddy and I did a "switcheroo" one weekend after the 12/12 warrantee expired. Took out the factory 400/727 combination and dropped in a 69 440 6 pack and a set of 3.91 rear gears. Car was pretty slick, triple black, factory crank back sunroof, Cragars with Pro-Trac tires too; L60's out back and F60s in the front with airshocks. Man...I was happenin!

My Dad always wondered if I had some kind of exhaust leak... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

i imagine the vette is restored with a restamped block by now.
my dad bought a pair of red 65 vettes a coupe and covt in 1979, the coupe was a 300 hp 4spd n.o.m. and in pretty decent shape, the convt was a 365 hp 4spd that was cut for slicks, had flares, custom paint and was lettered up for the strip, he sold the covt that had a non matching engine for more than the pair cost and it turned up at a show in the mid 80's restored as a matching #'s car, so some cars were being restamped back that far. unfortunately no pics of either car were taken when they were brough home.

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

I seen this Mustang too. At the car show in English creek a few years ago...


[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
A few cars that I wondered about were featured in some old Car Craft magazines back in the late '70's early '80's. They were a 1969 Camaro RS Z28 that had a big block and a Lenco in it. The article told the tale of an arranged big dollar street race between this Camaro owned by Scott Brown? and a 1971 Hemi Challenger, also Lenco equipped, which was owned by someone named Lisk? In the article I don't think the race ever took place but, for their time, they were two bad ass street cars and I always whatever happened to these two cars.

[/ QUOTE ]

It was to have been a 3 car shoot out.

Scott's 30 over 454 Camaro, Steve's Hemi Challenger and Joe's 500 CI built Gapp & Roush engine Mustang Peterson Publishing called the shoot out off for legal reasons.

The Camaro may still be in the Chicago area.

[/ QUOTE ]

I live in the Atlantic City, NJ area and I saw Joe's Gapp & Roush Mustang loaclly. The Boss 429 style motor was long gone, replaced by another big block Ford engine. The car was no longer silver and had some other hood on it. The car was at the AC auto auction and was purchased locally. I haven't seen the car in a few years.

[/ QUOTE ]

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

I remember reading that article when I was a kid!! I think I was around 14 or 15 and it was one of my first subscriptions. I may still have the magazine buried in the attic somewhere!! Damn, that brings back some memories. LOL.

Hey Frank, if you want to talk about old missing, muscle cars, you should mention that red Z-16 you had.

Rich

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

[ QUOTE ]
i thought this would be a cool idea. if not it will fade into oblibion. a thread where we can chat about cars that you can use the phrase "what ever happened to"? local town boulavard bruisers or all out factory backed racecars, its all open for discussion.
what ever happened to Al Ekstrand's 1964 Factory Lightweight %2 Race Hemi Plymouth? Dodge and Plymouth each produced 2 cars (dodge had "dodge boys, ramchargers" plymouth had "melrose missle IV" and "the lawman"). the other 3 lightweight 2%ers are accounted for. still missing Ekstrands plymouth?

[/ QUOTE ] https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gifI know the owner of both of the Dodge 2% cars, I thought he told me that both the Plymouths were, as he puts it "they no longer exist" but I maybe wrong. the Lawman car was sold by eckstrand to Joe Aed, in late 64, there's a pic of it when Aed had it in the book "Super Stock" by larry Davis on pg 131, don't know what happened with it after that?

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

ack.. Please don't remind me Rich.... Ya know. Its still in as million pieces.. That guy who has it now never put it back together.. From what I was told... sad..

[ QUOTE ]
I remember reading that article when I was a kid!! I think I was around 14 or 15 and it was one of my first subscriptions. I may still have the magazine buried in the attic somewhere!! Damn, that brings back some memories. LOL.

Hey Frank, if you want to talk about old missing, muscle cars, you should mention that red Z-16 you had.

Rich

[/ QUOTE ]

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

Frank, I think that car has been spread out over 3 different townships.........truely sad for a car that still had plenty of eyeball left. No reason to take it apart.

Rich

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

I know.. *sigh* it was MINT without even restoring it.

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

there was a white 427 fairlane crusing stratford rd in Winston Salem in the 70's.man that thing was mean.
raced a 67 R/T right on I-40,won by a LOT,and that R/T was practically a race car.
wonder where it went.

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

Back in the late 70's and early 80's in the Philly area I remember a red '66 or'67 Ford Fairlane GT running around town. I think the guy worked at the Arco gas station in Southampton because that's where I always remember seeing the car in the bays. Damn that thing was loud and it sure seemed to run like a raped ape but what did I know at the time. I didn't have my drivers license yet but that car sure was a looker.

Rich

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

Hey Rich, do you remember the 70 Z28 down front street with the hand controls??? WOULD PULL THE WHEELS OFF THE GROUND!Ot better yet How about the guy with the 67 pace car 396-375 car? That was a fast car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

It's not just race cars that have disappeared. Back in '68 I had an early '68 Ram Air Firebird. One of less than 100 built so I understand. I last saw the car in the fall of '69 and it had been painted silver from the original off white. I also had a '66 396 4 speed Beaumont Sport Deluxe. It has disappeared as well. They were the types of cars that might have been looked after and survivied. I'm sure others have the same stories.

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

[ QUOTE ]
Back in the late 70's and early 80's in the Philly area I remember a red '66 or'67 Ford Fairlane GT running around town. I think the guy worked at the Arco gas station in Southampton because that's where I always remember seeing the car in the bays. Damn that thing was loud and it sure seemed to run like a raped ape but what did I know at the time. I didn't have my drivers license yet but that car sure was a looker.

Rich

[/ QUOTE ]

ARCO at 2nd St. Pike & Street Road?

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Back in the late 70's and early 80's in the Philly area I remember a red '66 or'67 Ford Fairlane GT running around town. I think the guy worked at the Arco gas station in Southampton because that's where I always remember seeing the car in the bays. Damn that thing was loud and it sure seemed to run like a raped ape but what did I know at the time. I didn't have my drivers license yet but that car sure was a looker.

Rich

[/ QUOTE ]

ARCO at 2nd St. Pike & Street Road?

[/ QUOTE ]


Yup, that's the one.........

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

[ QUOTE ]
Hey Rich, do you remember the 70 Z28 down front street with the hand controls??? WOULD PULL THE WHEELS OFF THE GROUND!Ot better yet How about the guy with the 67 pace car 396-375 car? That was a fast car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Don, I remember that Z!! I am thinking it was blue or purple but I remember the dude being pushed around in his wheelchair by his buddies and watching them place him in the car. I watched that car run at JFK all night!! I don't remember the pace car but I remember the two white Can Ams and the woodgrain Malibu wagon with the 454 in it. They were some kool nights............

Rich

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

the one Can Am had custom tags that read "doors".. That Cam Am is STILL around. I loved the blue woodgrained wagon!! I totally forgot about it till you mentioned it. Long time ago.. whatever happened to it I wonder..

ya remember Jimmy Frenches green TA? Fast car..

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

Two other cars I remember well was an orange 69 Z with centerlines that ran with the latino crowd and a 340 Duster with a HEAVY dose of silver metallic paint and black 340 stripes. I think the Duster had cragar SS's on it. I always seen that car down there but never seen it race anyone........

Rich

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

Mike ;I believe you are asking about whatever happened to the vette of bo Laws.I know Bo;great guy .I asked bo this same question a while back.He had sold all the corvette a long time ;and has no idea of what happened to them.A few had come around;But bo said these were not one of his original cars.He still has the shop .But within the last years has changed it over ;and does nothin but carbs now.;called BLP (Bo Laws products or performance)A guy that drove Bo cars/ after bo;is a guy named Fred Kinney who could build a killer muncie tranny;he has recently moved a few mile from me.He said years ago he quit building muncie;but is semi retired now;may try and talk him into it again.anybody have any question for Bo;i will be glad to relay it back to him.chris Teed

Re: Lost or missing Musclecars
 

Does anybody know what happened to the 1968 Nickey/thomas camaro that was in the june 1968 popular hot rodding? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif

Reid