Harry Mann 68 L78 / L88 Camaro

[earntaz]

That tester is a cool score ... TAZ

[napa68]

I went off on a little side project with the HM Camaro. I have enlisted the help of Billy Gould. His company (Auto Ancestry)http://www.autoancestry.com/index.html, helped me with the 63 Corvette I had a few years ago.

I was looking to fill the gap of information about the 2nd owner of the car. I suspect it may have been drag raced.

I provided Bill with what I knew already, and provided him with the contact information of the original owner, as well as Jim Yocono (AStock). Here is the email Billy sent me today............




Tim, I called both Mike and Jim. They were both helpful but without any new facts.But I do have a pretty good profile of the young man who died owning the car. I can’t make any promises but I think I have several good leads to follow. There are several places to look. First, Jim said that the man died in 70 or 71. There might be a newspaper article . Supposedly they were coming back from a drag strip or a race track. There might be a list of deaths in Santa Maria for those years. Or he might have his death recorded in a town along the way. It is possible to contact local people of the right age in Santa Maria to see if anyone remembers him. He probably went to that high school so that might be a lead. That city had a population of about 80k in 1970.

As you can see, there are lots of places to look but nothing specific. I think there is a 50-60% chance of identifying him and finding his family. I might have to hire a researcher at a modest extra cost but only if necessary and with your OK. I like to spell it all out so that you know what is required. It is an interesting search and a definite challenge.

I can offer no guarantees but will gladly take on the challenge. My fee is $300 which you can pay by personal check to Bill Gould AutoAncestry 51 Mountain Hill Rd Plymouth MA 02360 . I suspect this project may take from one to four months. Bill Gould

[napa68]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: napa68</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I went off on a little side project with the HM Camaro. I have enlisted the help of Billy Gould. His company (Auto Ancestry)http://www.autoancestry.com/index.html, helped me with the 63 Corvette I had a few years ago.

I was looking to fill the gap of information about the 2nd owner of the car. I suspect it may have been drag raced.

I provided Bill with what I knew already, and provided him with the contact information of the original owner, as well as Jim Yocono (AStock). Here is the email Billy sent me today............




Tim, I called both Mike and Jim. They were both helpful but without any new facts.But I do have a pretty good profile of the young man who died owning the car. I can’t make any promises but I think I have several good leads to follow. There are several places to look. First, Jim said that the man died in 70 or 71. There might be a newspaper article . Supposedly they were coming back from a drag strip or a race track. There might be a list of deaths in Santa Maria for those years. Or he might have his death recorded in a town along the way. It is possible to contact local people of the right age in Santa Maria to see if anyone remembers him. He probably went to that high school so that might be a lead. That city had a population of about 80k in 1970.

As you can see, there are lots of places to look but nothing specific. I think there is a 50-60% chance of identifying him and finding his family. I might have to hire a researcher at a modest extra cost but only if necessary and with your OK. I like to spell it all out so that you know what is required. It is an interesting search and a definite challenge.

I can offer no guarantees but will gladly take on the challenge. My fee is $300 which you can pay by personal check to Bill Gould AutoAncestry 51 Mountain Hill Rd Plymouth MA 02360 . I suspect this project may take from one to four months. Bill Gould </div></div>

We have had pretty good luck with nailing down who the second owner was. The money spent with Billy Gould was well worth it IMO. Ill copy and paste some of the emails I received from Bill.

Tim

[napa68]

Tim, We know that the owner #2 died in 71 or 72 and prior to Dec 2 1972. We can also estimate that he was between ages 20 and 40. I searched the Social Security Death record for any man who lived in Santa Maria CA at his death, who was born between 1932 and 1952 and who died in 1971 or 1972.I got one hit. I can’t say that this is definitely our man but there is a strong possibility. I will do some further checking.This man was 25 when he died.All the facts fit well Bill Gould AutoAncestry









Name: Mike Satore
State of Issue: California
Date of Birth: Tuesday November 26, 1946
Date of Death: April 1971
Est. Age at Death: 24 years, 4 months
Last known residence:

City: Santa Maria; Garey; Sisquoc
County: Santa Barbara
State: California
ZIP Code: 93454

[napa68]

Tim, Although this man served in Viet Nam he is not listed on the wall.





Michael G Satore



Name:


Social Security #:
55064xxxx

Gender:
Male

Birth Date:
26 Nov 1946

Birth Place:
California

Death Date:
13 Apr 1971

Death Place:
Santa Barbara

Michael Genaro Satore



Birth: Nov. 26, 1946
California, USA
Death: Apr. 13, 1971



Burial:
Santa Maria Cemetery District
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County
California, USA



Name:
Genaro Genabe Satore

Birth Date:
26 Nov 1946

Gender:
Male

Mother's Maiden Name:
Pacheco

Birth County:

Santa Barbara

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Im sure everyone already knew this but Walker made the mufflers for GM (hence the embossed &quot;W&quot. I still have one in the box. This one will go on a certain green car at some point.

[earntaz]

yup -- I've run a bunch of the Walker mufflers ... mostly the 21348 or commonly called Corvair turbo chargers w no tail pipes. Sweet sounding to say the least on SBC or BBC. TAZ

[napa68]

In the process of researching any remaining history I am not aware of, Jim Y (Astock) sent be a couple of pics and reminded me of a few tid bits I forgot about from our initial conversations.

One of the items that was discovered among all of the parts, was a perfectly dated 68 Corvette 3x2 intake and carbs. Jim felt this was the induction set up that were to be used on the HM L78 next along with the L88. Hmmmmmmmmm.................

[kwhizz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: napa68</div><div class="ubbcode-body">In the process of researching any remaining history I am not aware of, Jim Y (Astock) sent be a couple of pics and reminded me of a few tid bits I forgot about from our initial conversations.

One of the items that was discovered among all of the parts, was a perfectly dated 68 Corvette 3x2 intake and carbs. Jim felt this was the induction set up that were to be used on the HM L78 next along with the L88. Hmmmmmmmmm.................








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Sweet !!!!!!!

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Nice.. Im really diggin' this car.. Are the headers installed.?. If not any plans to ceramic coat them in white, orange or blue? With a tri power this thing needs a L88 hood!!..