Camaro History On Display Tomorrow Evening

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 6t7 camaro</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's really cool that it survived and has been so meticulously restored. I too would love to see it MCACN . Is there any ownership history prior to it becoming a drag car? Like did it end up being sold new at a dealership or did a GM exec have it as a demo? </div></div>

Owners wife title searched the car back to January 1967. When she started hitting dead ends, they contacted General Motors, and GM told them to contact me.

There is a binder that has information on every owner to date including pictures of cemeteries..yes they went to the places where the previous owner was buried (if dead)

Good guess on the dealer... not a GM exec, but a big shot dealer ended up with the car when it was new.

[Xplantdad]

Neat stuff...I remember the ebay link from when it was for sale....

[70 copo]

The owner of the car is a noted Shelby Cobra aficionado. He is going to get a new glass panel made for the trailer very soon. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]

[Mr70]

Who was the big shot dealer?

[70 copo]

R.T Ayers Chevrolet... Long gone it is a car wash now

[70 copo]

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/okl...;pid=144347611

[Charley Lillard]

Is there a reason for the lack of a cowl seal ?

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is there a reason for the lack of a cowl seal ? </div></div>

That is a good question. I will ask the owner tomorrow. I know that he was still looking for some hard to find NOS parts.

I almost choked when he told me he paid $550 each side for NOS sill plates..and then he showed me one NOS heater hose and said he was looking for the other one, and regretted having to use anything other than NOS on this car -even to get it operable. He has an NOS battery, but it is dry and he is on the fence if he will use it or just display it with the car.

Tomorrow he is meeting with 4 surviving Pilot build guys from Norwood at a private residence to discuss the car and the pilot program. We will be rolling video where we can - to gather what we can for the documentary.

Tuesday the car will be on display for the main active UAW retiree group. They will number about 400 and we will be rolling video there also.

[Charley Lillard]

Was that Richard Ellis' trailer ?

[70 copo]

Yes it was...the trailer with the Shelby hi po parts display indoors at MCACN.