I was fortunate to acquire a 1967 427/390 a few weeks ago. The Story I got is that the car was ordered by a GM executive and sent to Calgary. Documentation shows it is a Canada export car. It spent very little time in Calgary and followed the owner, a supposed GM executive, to California. The car spent most of its life in California. After California. it spent time in Arizona, owned by a gentleman who builds Cheetahs. I think it might have been road raced at some point. Note the photos that are attached. The bumpers and brackets were removed, brake booster removed, power steering removed, electric fuel pump added, original fuel line cut under battery box, oil cooler. The interior is original and in very good condition. mileage shows 55k which appears to be original based on condition. Note the braided brake line that replaces the original front line due to length after being moved back. Rear line is original and is bent back to take up length. I intend to return car to original, just thought I'd share interesting history. Gary
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sounds like a real interesting car Gary.. Can we see some overall shots? -
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I'd love to see more pictures, also. The Bill Thomas connection would be fun to explore.Comment
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Gary great story but more shots of the entire car are needed.
The fuel line likely corroded and rusted out under a leaky battery. Common.
A question, what is the shaft sitting over the steering column?
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Rich, I'm speculating, but I think that rod was added to stiffen up the steering. As you can see, it's attached to the steering box, then to the firewall at the MC mount. I removed it yesterday and will reinstall the PB Booster. The car came with J50 originally. All the original PB components are there. As requested, here are some more pictures. GaryComment
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Note the 70's Accel distributer and massive Mallory coil. The TI distributor is gone but the Amp is on the car as is the original wiring/connectors coming out from the dash. A internal regulated alternator was added, hence no Voltage regulator. Also, a resistor was added but thankfully in another location and the dimple wasn't drilled out. It has the clip under the hood lock. All in all, the modifications were done well. original components retained. It needs a fair amount of love but well optioned and documented. Originally Ermine white with red interior, red stinger, black top on a two top car.Comment
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Gary,
I'm trying to understand the stiffener rod at the column area. Box to firewall? Hmmm. Very dangerous if a left front hit. Glad you took it off.
Great options too. I see power windows, headrests, and speed minder speedometer. Along with TI. I see the added ballast near the pass side hood latch. Good they left the dimple.
edit... I just noticed the header side exhaust setup. Did you look for notches in the birdcage rocker horizontals? Maybe a N14 sidepipe car?
I rotated your nice photos. (Maybe you had Autorotate on?)Comment
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Rich; Not a sidepipe car originally. I cleaned up and rewrapped the wiring and got all the lights working. Under dash wiring is in real good shape. I removed a couple of old kill switches and a 8 track tape player from the glove box. The cluster is original and correct LH code with green printing for the car. 6k tach, 60# oil. 390hp with speedminder. I'm working on headlight motors and front harness now. limit switches corroded and broken RH motor bracket. Over winter I'll do PB, PS. I have the correct intake which I'll install at some point, re-install the voltage regulator, correct alternator, install a correct coil and re-locate the resistor being mindful of the TI originality. options 67.jpgComment
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Don't know why the photos are sideways. Sorry.Comment
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Great build sheet from Canada.
Photos....
You might have Autorotate on. If Android, they have a bug even if AR is off. My workaround Here.
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Love it. This is the way they were. Even has the chrome cowl vents most all had in the day.65 350 TI CONV 67 J56 435 CONV,67,390/AIR CONV,70 454/air CONV,
What A MAN WON'T SPEND TO GIVE HIS ASS A RIDEComment
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Gary, Cool '67!
From the shipping date on your Canadian document I'm guessing that the VIN might be very close to a car that I owned almost 40 years ago, #18500, which was (is) very similar, except it's an L71. It was red/red (somewhat rare), and it had almost all of the same options. Just thought it was interesting to think of them potentially going down the line together.Comment
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Ken; I thought the same thing when I saw it.
Todd mine is #19149. NCRS shipping report states production date of 5/2/1967.Comment
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#18254 here – 390hp Elkhart w/teal/teal – owned the car since '79. The tank sheet, which I removed in the early-'80s, has an expected date of 5/5/67, and my trim tag says J10 (May 10th). Are you sure your May 2nd shipping report date is correct and not June 2nd?Comment
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Owen, I think the NCRS production date of 5/2/1967 on the shipping report is incorrect. The Canadian documentation shows a date of 5/16/1967 which I think is more accurate. The last car built in May was #19747. Not really sure how many were built a day, but it seems likely that the 16th is correct. GaryComment
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