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Originally Posted by perryeyges
I thought someone here might know the story as well and know who got them.. Just curious...
The guy across the street from Buz had a white ext/blue int 66 or 67 Vette Roadster(whith backup light over the rear lic plate?) It was a 327 stick and he offered it to me for $4,400 in 75  Of course I had about $500 to my name and no credit at the time..
The last missed deal was a 66 Shelby GT 350H Black w-Gold stripes at $4,000 in 1977. I offered $3,000 and the guy told me that if he had it at the end of the week it was mine(he was shipping out to Hawaii @Air Force). I was stupid enough to wait until the end of the week to call and of course it was gone..  |
Since we're telling great car guy stories...I collect 60's era slot cars. A few years ago I advertised that I buy such cars in the Lotus ReMarque. Got a call from an elderly gentleman in Ohio who had a ton of stuff. He said he'd sell it to me for $40, and he'd pay shipping. He just wanted it to go to a Lotus and slot car enthusiast. Had some pretty rare and desireable items.
He was dying of cancer, and simply was in the process of tying up loose ends in his life, his old slot car collection being one.
Anyway, turns out that during the '60's he bought a 427 Shelby Cobra, brand new. He told me he blew the engine at a track day, the then-equivalent of an HPDE. He said he traded the car with the blown engine even up for a fully running 289 Shelby Cobra. Interesting guy. Bittersweet story. I still have most of the slot cars he sent me in my collection.