The internet pays dividends..........

[Tim S.]

Recently, I had a member of the Yenko.net website contact me about my 63 SWC L84 car. With caution, he contacted me as he thought there were so many similarities to a car he owned from 1969-74. He (Fred) emailed me is contact information and we had quite the pleasurable conversation. While Fred had nothing denoting the VIN, he clearly recalls some of the "birthmarks" of my car including the time frame he spit a rod out of the original 327. Fred then proceeded to purchase a CE LT1 from Berger Chevrolet in early 71 (the dates on the LT1 match this story perfectly). I could go on for quite a bit about the details we spoke of. With certainty, this man owned my car.

I had retained the services of Bill Gould. Bill did a great job (I would highly recommend his help) but ran into a brick wall with a used car lot on the north side of Milwaukee in the early 80's. This new information should help reignite the owner search. Fred was kind enough to scan and share some photos of the car he had. The black and white are from 1969 and the color are from 1970 after he painted the car. Hope you enjoy!

Tim

[George J.]

Re: The internet pays dividends..........

Great story and pictures. Thanks for posting!

[Bruce B.]

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The pictures of the car are great and the little girl is priceless.
Thanks for posting.

[Michael J.]

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Great story, Bill helped me find most all the 10 previous owners of my car, and after contacting some of them, many items like pictures of the car at various stages of its' evolution appeared. I also got the original dealer plate, some original dealer match books found under the seat, original owners manual, a window sticker, etc. Very good thing to find your previous owners, and Bill is super.

[Ray G.]

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Very cool Tim;
Glad your efforts proved fruitful.
Ray

[Mike E.]

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Great pictures Tim!
What part of Michigan were the photos taken? My cousin who recently passed away lived within a few miles of the Indiana/Michigan border and owned a dark blue SWC. I'm not sure if he bought new or nearly new but in 1963-64 time frame. I only remember riding in it once when I was 6 years old and was hooked forever. I never took the time to ask him about the car and now I regret not asking him when I had the chance.


Mike

[Tim S.]

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Mike,

This fellow lives about 75 miles aut of Battle Creek, MI currently. I still have to get more detailed information from Fred. I can tell you there is an Ohio State decal in the back window. The car was delivered to Fray Chevrolet in what is believed to be Columbus, MI. To my knowledge, this car was always in the midwest.

Thanks,

Tim