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Originally Posted by chevyman0429
Will you be sharing the restoration and any further history with us ?
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I most certainly will. All the years have been accounted for regarding ownership. The stories are still emerging between me and the former owners. The car was quite the street bruiser and strip car.
The original owner stated he purchased the car directly from Fred Gibb himself. He and his best friend went to the dealership fresh out of the military and purchased their cars together. Rick purchased the green car which I have and his best pal purchased one of the other COPO
68 Chevy ll cars. Both were 427 cars and the other car was red. Rick said he wanted the red car but his buddy got to it first! I’ve spoken to Rick’s best friend who confirmed the story. His best friend referred to the cars as Dick Harrell specials?
I was also able to acquire about 20 additional photos of the car including photos of around the time the car was new.
I’m going to focus on small part restoration until the car can get into the restoration shop in 2026. The restorer is a well known person on this site with a good reputation
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