what ever happened to the man that owned the glass car company? I think his name was Larry Meglbow.
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Is this the Glass Car Company that was located in Bulter, NJ area on route 23? -
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Lyndon, i would frequently visit them. I don't know if you've ever been there but his cars were superb, at least on the surface.A friend of mine bought a beautiful black/black 65 fuelie coupe.Turns out it was a made up car.My understanding after speaking to several people through the years is that he was involved with some highly questionable money transactions.He also was being sued by several people for selling falseified cars.When he was cornered by the feds he took off and some say he went to Florida.
Did you ever have dealings with him? If you have any other information let me know. LouComment
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no, I just had a old vette mag from the year 1976 that had a write up about him in it. then some where I read a magazine that he was selling stolen cars an that he was also stealing cars. that the law was looking for him. just wanted to know what ever happend to him, if he got caught are what.Comment
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Based on a followup article in one of the early vette magazines Larry Megibow, owner of the Glass Car company finally died. Believe the article mentioned some illegal activities, Canada, and that he was a fugitive for a while.
I recall at least three articles writtem about the GCC and a story about one of the ditors buying a 67 bigblock ragtop.
Had a handful of Cobras in the rt 23 showroom along with many nice vettes. I can still see that a black 1960 fuelie parked along the back wall.Comment
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so he is dead, do you rember what magazine that was in?Comment
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wow blast from the past!
went to butler many years ago,(early 70's), to buy a mid year. Brought along a vette guy ,who advised me to stay away.(BTW, this guy ended up in trouble with vettes as well)Bought my 70 convert instead.
I thought he went to the jersey shore area before disappearing.Comment
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I tend to agree with Joe. I lived in that area in the early 70's and visited GCC many times. Almost bought a 56 for $6500. Still kick myself on that. Anyway, local folks seemed to feel he worked a bad deal with the local Family that was in control of the area. As a result he went on the run and ended up with cement boots.
We'll never know..
HarryComment
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-------Im pretty sure they found Larry planted in Canada. Some of the fellas that he scammed were implicated but I dont think they were ever charged...........Bill SComment
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Now that I think of it. The GCC was off 23 on a side road in pompton plains when I went there. I noticed he moved up to the butler 23 location shortly after thatComment
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Lyndon,
March, 1988 Vette magazine, article by Martyn Schorr. Larry was arrested in Canada, extradited to NJ. Had a massive coronary and officially pronounced dead. Article offers other opinion that he may be in a witness protection program. It also noted all the alleagtion directed at GCC and Larry. Allegedly sold cobras he had leased.
An October 1987 Old Cars Weekly is cited as running a detailed article on some of the flim flam that went on.
Drove past GCC everyday to work after it moved to rt 23 in Butler, stopped in every now and again when I would drive the old Almond beige, cobwebbed and pinstripped SWC to work on a 110 mile round trip commute.
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yeah,
I first read in what was then Vette quarterly fall of 1976 about Larry. an the article it was by Martyn L Schorr.Comment
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