Mecum auction Oct. 2005

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I had heard about this car growing up.
I haven't seen the 69 300 series L-78 since the Chevelle Showdown in 1993,after Brian Caudell restored it.
I believe it's a Kansas build Leeds plant.
The 1 of 6 claim is a for Aluminum headed L-89's and is a guesstimate as well that has been grossly misquoted over onto these cars now.GM doesn't even know how many were made originally.
This isn't an Aluminum head L-89,it was delivered as an L-78 cast iron head to Cliff Parry of Astoria,Il.
He drag raced it for one year after he bought it back then.Race track officials had a hard time believeing it was a Legitimate factory built 2 dr sedan 300 series Super Sport L-78 Chevelle,(1969 was the only year this was possible,and very few existed),so Cliff campaigned it as the "GM Reject".
He raced it around Iowa & central Illinois and at Beardstown achieved a Super Stock Class National Record.It was forced to run in that class,due to it's questionable claim.It only raced seriously for one year and was soon retired to street racing soon after.
Years later it went out to Boyd C. shop in Calif.,then was up for sale at SC Indy months later.
When Greg D. bought it in 1989,it had only 6188 miles on it.

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Rick,

Great history, thanks. And I thot you were a '70 expert! I tell you, those 300s just got no respect . But, they were thumpers indeed !!!!!!