Cars you never see in person but only in books or mags

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11-04-2018, 04:52 PM

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Cars you never see in person but only in books or mags

For rare cars you only see in books or magazines I saw one today at a local car show. A real 67 SS427 Impala with the original 427/385 4- speed and ac

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11-04-2018, 06:14 PM

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Or in a museum.....a Tucker at the AACA museum in Hershey PA.

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11-04-2018, 06:31 PM

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VECTOR CARS, last one I saw was in 1986 - it was a W10....

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11-04-2018, 06:37 PM

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Try finding an original hood for the 67

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11-04-2018, 06:43 PM

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How about a 300SL? Naturally, it was in a museum...
I have seen a 1963 Ferrari 250GT Lusso at a local car show, but of course I didn't bother to take a picture...

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11-04-2018, 06:44 PM

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Try finding an original hood for the 67

the owner of the car said in the ss427 owners club there is currently one for sale for 7k

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11-04-2018, 07:00 PM

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Or in a museum.....a Tucker at the AACA museum in Hershey PA.

Why yes, yes it was...

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11-04-2018, 07:02 PM

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How about a 300SL? Naturally, it was in a museum....

I know this sounds like a BS story, but this morning I saw this at a "Cars and Caffe" meeting in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

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11-04-2018, 07:09 PM

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Holy 1980s, Batman, look at that teal paint!!

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11-04-2018, 07:17 PM

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I know this sounds like a BS story, but this morning I saw this at a "Cars and Caffe" meeting in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

I know the guy who owns it. He has another one besides. Both were bought in the 60's before the hobby took off and he did it on a teachers salary.

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11-04-2018, 07:20 PM

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Here's another goody from this mornings meet. A vintage Rolls with the drivers wheel on the right side, in showroom condition.

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11-04-2018, 07:21 PM

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Try finding an original hood for the 67

I had a '68. Beautiful hood on those too. (I added the headlights)

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11-04-2018, 07:23 PM

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I had a '68. Beautiful hood on those too. (I added the headlights)

I've never seen 'disappearing' headlights on a chevy…
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11-04-2018, 07:26 PM

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Some of the cars that have run the New England 1000 with me in 2016. In 2017 they honored Briggs Cunningham and 6 of the sedans he built ran the rally.

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11-04-2018, 07:31 PM

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Try finding an original hood for the 67

That's a very rare hood. Cars with 427 only. Not on cars with a 396.

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11-04-2018, 07:35 PM

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That's a very rare hood. Cars with 427 only. Not on cars with a 396.

you could get a 427 in a Impala but with the flat hood. This car had a Crapice roof line and was its own model

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11-04-2018, 07:45 PM

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Visited the ACD Museum this spring.

Thought this prototype Auburn with a split window fastback AND T-Tops was interesting especially considering it was built long before either feature was considered for Corvettes.

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11-04-2018, 07:51 PM

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you could get a 427 in a Impala but with the flat hood. This car had a Crapice roof line and was its own model

A doctor friend had a 67 SS Impala that had the special hood. He bought the car new in 67. I dunno.

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