Low mileage LS-6

[Tenney]

This car appears identical to one I recall seeing on the showroom floor at Richard Buxbaum's Classic Motors of Hinsdale (now Continental) circa '77, or so. I believe it had 2900 miles showing at the time.

[Mr70]

Tenney
Thats this Chevelle.
I also have the issue of Hemmings Motor News from 77 advertising it for sale.
Richard Buxbaum also worked with Jack Douglass for a brief time.

[Belair62]

Steve...nice to see you took time out from working on P51 Mustangs to post here !!!!

Bob

[Tenney]

Thanks for your reply, mr70. Would've loved to have scored that car back in the day (wouldn't mind having it now, either), but was 17 at the time and couldn't come close to swinging it. Would likely have more than 4k on it today if I had, though. And so, for survivor fans everywhere, perhaps it's best I was dough-free that day.

Buxbaum was cool to show me around, I thought. Think he had a '69 396/375 Camaro SS as a driver (silver/no stripes) at the time. 6k on the clock as I recall.

BTW - not to cast aspersions on a beautiful car, but was told there was a subsequent trailering incident involving the Chevelle. Appears to have been just a rumor, though, fortunately. Glad to see it's more than alive (and kicking, no doubt, on the rare occasions it's driven).

[Mr70]

I don't know anything about a Trailer accident,but I do know it did get t-boned in an intersection back in the late 70's.It had to get a new hood,and Fender,and inner wheel well back then.
We did a owner history search to cooberate the story.
We found that these body parts were resprayed Lacquer paint back then.Also that oil psi gauge cut into the dashboard.Not meant to take anything away from it today,as it is a great Chevelle in my eyes. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Tenney]

Perhaps the trailer deal and the t-bone incident are one and the same, mr70 (they do have the letter 't' in common), as the time period of the fender-bender that you referenced coincides with what I was told re: the trailer mishap.

FWIW, my story came from a fellow in S. Illinois (circa '80-'81) who had a '64 GTO showing 4k on the odo for sale. I'd seen this GTO at Classic Motors of Hinsdale a few years prior, and this lead to a discussion of various Buxbaum cars, Chevelle included, and the subsequent tale of the trailer.

[gmsports]

The guy in NY is backing out of the deal, which is ok. I might relist it...but would appreciate any futher info,stories, etc.....Thanks for all your help!! Steve [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Belair62]

I hope it wasn't because of the fender bender story....he missed a nice car if it was...I bet there are few if any cars that escaped with absolutely no bodywork in 30 years.

[SS427]

Steve,
You should have no trouble selling the car to another collector/enthusiast. I have seen some others sell in the same $$ neighborhood that were nowhere near as nice. Unfortunately, all the buyers on my list won't take green. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
Rick

[olredalert]

Mr.70,

------In your owner search you missed me!I was the second owner,as I bought the car from Rick Morehouse(the original owner).I was the manager of Classic Motors back at that time,and had several other cars,so was short on money.That was how Richard B got involved.I had to borrow half the money from him.To the fellow who mentioned the L78 Camaro;when you were at Classic all those years ago,you were probably talking to me as the silver Camaro with the low miles was mine,not Richards.
-----When Rick sold me the car it had 396 emblems on it and was a fairly well known "midnite racer" out on the far west side of Chicago.It won a whole bunch of street races.What a sleeper it was!It had alot of non-stock parts on it(headers,elec fuel pump,drag shocks,10 inch slicks,and more).Rick had alot of the original stuff,but not all(smog was MIA).I took the car back as close as I could to stock.Back then the smog set-up didnt have the importance it does today,so I didnt bother with it.I got to the point where I didnt want a partner,but I didnt have the money to pay Richard off so we put it in a Kruse auction at Old Chicago that Classic Motors sponsored.One of our mechanics(a kid named Kevin)was to drive the car down to Old Chicago from Hinsdale along with several other cars we were running thru the auction.About half way there a drunk pulled out from a side street and tee-boned Kevin big time.As I recall,it wasnt the front that got damaged but the drivers side door and quarter.It buckled the roof,so I guess the damage was a little worse than you guys are aware of.
------Richard and I got a very acceptable settlement from the insurance co. and Richard then sold the car to a car salesman who worked for Billy Jacobs.He then took the car to a guy named Vic who,in my estimation,was one of the best body men and painters I ever saw.He was from Lockport Il. and when the car came out of there you couldnt have ever told it had been hit unless you started pulling the interior apart.Im pretty sure Vic painted the whole car,but cant ask him because he passed away several years ago.The salesman sold the car,and I heard that it went up to MI. and I lost track of it from then until 1999 when it popped up at Dana Mecums Arlington auction.By then Vics paint job had suffered quite a bit.The car went from there to a Florida dealer,and I think he told me he sold it to somebody from Minnesota so things sort of fit.If the Ebay pictures arent lying they certainly look better than the paint I saw at Arlington,so maybe the car has been squirted again.
------All the numbered and dated pieces were original to the car when it got wrecked,and appeared to still be there at Arlington.I have pics of the car somewhere that were taken the day I bought it from Rick......I just tracked them down and remember,now,that this car was one of the infamous General Tire cars(same as the 26 mile car).
------Im not sure what the old car is worth,but it is a true low mile,original engine LS6 Chevelle,with a tremendous amount of paperwork and prior owners who are still around.Hope I have straightened out some of the misconceptions and hope the car finds a very good home............Bill S