Car Location
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Safety Car
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From: Blairsville , Georgia
Car Location
I was just wondering how many cars still reside in the same City or State where they were delivered new. If you know yours cars history or have your NCRS shipping data please post the info and lets see what the stats are. I'll start
1957 Sold new by Seaboard Motors in San Pedro California now resides in Houston, Texas
1961 Sold new by Inman Chevrolet in Port Arthur, Texas and is still in Houston, Texas 85 miles west of Port Arthur
1965 Sold new by Garrard Milner Chevrolet in New Orleans La and now resides in Houston,Texas ( one state over )
1966 Sold new by Paul's Chevrolet in Torrance California and now resides in Houston,Texas
1957 Sold new by Seaboard Motors in San Pedro California now resides in Houston, Texas
1961 Sold new by Inman Chevrolet in Port Arthur, Texas and is still in Houston, Texas 85 miles west of Port Arthur
1965 Sold new by Garrard Milner Chevrolet in New Orleans La and now resides in Houston,Texas ( one state over )
1966 Sold new by Paul's Chevrolet in Torrance California and now resides in Houston,Texas
Team Owner
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I was just wondering how many cars still reside in the same City or State where they were delivered new. If you know yours cars history or have your NCRS shipping data please post the info and lets see what the stats are. I'll start
1957 Sold new by Seaboard Motors in San Pedro California now resides in Houston, Texas
1961 Sold new by Inman Chevrolet in Port Arthur, Texas and is still in Houston, Texas 85 miles west of Port Arthur
1965 Sold new by Garrard Milner Chevrolet in New Orleans La and now resides in Houston,Texas ( one state over )
1966 Sold new by Paul's Chevrolet in Torrance California and now resides in Houston,Texas
1957 Sold new by Seaboard Motors in San Pedro California now resides in Houston, Texas
1961 Sold new by Inman Chevrolet in Port Arthur, Texas and is still in Houston, Texas 85 miles west of Port Arthur
1965 Sold new by Garrard Milner Chevrolet in New Orleans La and now resides in Houston,Texas ( one state over )
1966 Sold new by Paul's Chevrolet in Torrance California and now resides in Houston,Texas
1966 Sold New by John Geer Chevrolet in Redding, CA.
Car is Still in Redding, I own it and still live in Redding
Melting Slicks
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From: Melbourne victoria
Sold in California and now lives 10,000 miles away in Australia. It comes from the same planet LOL. I think if my car could talk it would tell me it's home sick and needs to visit it's mates in the states I'm sure. 
Stewy
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My '66 has traveled the country . . . delivered new in Detroit - I bought it in Western Pennsylvania in 1975. During my 36 years of ownership, it spent 26 years in the Pittsburgh area, 2 year in Minnesota, and the last 8 years in Maryland!
Tom
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From: North Carolina "life is good"
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My '71 came from Smith Chevrolet in Gastonia NC and now is with me 20mi. +/- away in the Charlotte area. Probably had never left NC.
My '66 is unknown but from what I see underneath it surely lived in the north at sometime!
aworks- cool story of 2 cars from the same dealer!
Yours too 66Jack
My '66 is unknown but from what I see underneath it surely lived in the north at sometime!
aworks- cool story of 2 cars from the same dealer!
Yours too 66Jack
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Mine was sold by Vic Potamkin Chevrolet in Miami Beach, made it to Colorado sometime before 1972 and then on to Minnesota in 1979. I still resides in MN.
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Safety Car
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From: Blairsville , Georgia
Stewy I was hoping that you would chime in. So far you are the long distance champ. What year did you car leave the states for Australia?
Melting Slicks
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From: Melbourne victoria
Late1997 it left Ohio Pro Team. It left and was transported to California and Containerised there, it left there and went to China then Melbourne Australia. I think the whole journey took 4 months in total. Stewy
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My 62 came out of PA, but has been in NJ since about 1970.
I bought my 81 new at Parkin Chevrolet in Berlin, NJ. The car has spent it's whole life just 10 miles from where it was delivered new!
I bought my 81 new at Parkin Chevrolet in Berlin, NJ. The car has spent it's whole life just 10 miles from where it was delivered new!
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From: Washington Michigan
My '67 was sold by a little country dealership (John Falb & Son Chevrolet) in Elgin, Iowa (they only sold two Corvettes a year) and later went to Colorado, Illinois, Wisconsin, and then to Minnesota, where I found it ten years ago and had it shipped to Michigan.
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From: Prescott Arizona
"A Little Here, A Little There"
We've had 4 midyears, some sold new in California, some not so much.
My Dad bought his Blue/Blue 65 A/C PG Coupe in Pacifica, just south of San Francisco in the early 90s. Shipping Report said it was originally sold in Burlingame, on the other side of the Peninsula.
Our 66 Mosport 350 Horse Coupe was sold originally in Paso Robles, Cal.
The Silver 66 350 Horse Coupe was originally sold in Miami Florida.
The biggest surprise was my 65 300 Horse Coupe. I bought it in '85 and it had black/yellow California license plates on it at the time and we just figured it started out being sold somewhere in California...until we got the shipping report that said it was original sold at Rodenfels Chevrolet in Cleveland Ohio. Our guess is that it got relocated out here within a year or two of being sold based on the Black/Yellow plates starting with 'R'.
Mike T.
My Dad bought his Blue/Blue 65 A/C PG Coupe in Pacifica, just south of San Francisco in the early 90s. Shipping Report said it was originally sold in Burlingame, on the other side of the Peninsula.
Our 66 Mosport 350 Horse Coupe was sold originally in Paso Robles, Cal.
The Silver 66 350 Horse Coupe was originally sold in Miami Florida.
The biggest surprise was my 65 300 Horse Coupe. I bought it in '85 and it had black/yellow California license plates on it at the time and we just figured it started out being sold somewhere in California...until we got the shipping report that said it was original sold at Rodenfels Chevrolet in Cleveland Ohio. Our guess is that it got relocated out here within a year or two of being sold based on the Black/Yellow plates starting with 'R'.
Mike T.
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My recently acquired '72 was sold in Chandler, AZ at Chapman Chevrolet (previously Bender Chev on N Arizona Ave) and now resides in Tempe, about 6 miles away. Never been registered out of state, and the absolutely rust free frame and birdcage backs that up. 
Doug
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From: Grafton Wisconsin
Iowa to Wisconsin
My '67 L68 Convertible:
Sold new by Cedar Rapids Chevrolet, Cedar Rapids, IA in Nov 1966
Made its way to Des Moines, IA where I found it in 1974
Then one state away to Wisconsin later in 1974, where it has been ever since...
Luckily it seems to have never seen any salted midwestern roads.
Vetterway
Sold new by Cedar Rapids Chevrolet, Cedar Rapids, IA in Nov 1966
Made its way to Des Moines, IA where I found it in 1974
Then one state away to Wisconsin later in 1974, where it has been ever since...
Luckily it seems to have never seen any salted midwestern roads.
Vetterway
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