NJgr8ful

PICS ... pics pics!! ... before it is 'sold'

dykstra

pics?

Need-the-Speed

Granted these pics were taken in a very dark warehouse I think you will get the idea.

Need-the-Speed

Untouched thing of beauty

Need-the-Speed

This particular car was manufactured in Jeresy. You will notice the LeMans on the Valve cover. From what I understand very few were produced with this particular engine option. It is an upgraded 428 used for racing. I've been told it is right around 450 h.p. . The standard 428 were in the upper 300's. Actually this motor (from what I've been told) was a nightmare for Ford. Many of them were back to the dealer within weeks of purchase. If infact this motor has never been opened I guess it adds more value to the car.
In the first set of pics you can see specs and scratches on the hood. Can you imagine this piece of history being a daily driver. I guess back then, who knew. My buddy told me it was purchased new by a police officer. On Monday, if the car is still at this location, I'm going to get a few more pics. As usuall, right when I need my digital, the damn battery took a flop. If anyboddy would like any shots in particular, let me know.
I don't know what it is, but looking at this classic is very easy to do. It's cool that the thing has been untouched for almost 40 years.

US1 Fountain

Cool find. What is with the 'Eleanor' name? Just from the original 'Gone in 60 Seconds' movie from the early 70's?

A similar story sort of.
In my younger school days, used to stay the summer at my G-Parents and play with some neighbor girls there. Their dad owned a '63 split window and was his daily driver. (Remember this was some 20yrs ago) Being a teenager, I thought it was a cool car. A few yrs ago had to return there for a family funeral and was walking around and seen he still had this Vette, but he had since died. His wife parked it under a lean too many yrs ago and it has sat since. It looked like it was sunk up to it's axles in dirt.
What a shame to see these cars in those conditions.

NJgr8ful

F'in sweet NtS What a piece of history to stumble on!

Thanks!!! Any more pics you can get would be appreciated ... maybe a full profile showing that gorgeous fastback and beautiful lines of that baby ....

Rippem

around the corner from me a high school friends dad has a

1970 Dodge Challenger
R/T
Convertible
440 Six-Pack/Tourqeflite
TracPac
I've seen the window sticker
My research at one time showed it one of six in this combo

last I knew...about 8K miles

He ordered the car, drag raced it on and off for 3-4 years in the early 70's, and has driven it very little on the street since then. Last I knew it still has the original top on it, as it has been in clean/dry storage all it's life.

It's been sitting too long mechanically...but

You can imagine the offers he's turned down. I've heard as much as 125K...for what was a $4500 car.

He will not sell it.

His wife got pissed once about 3 years ago and put it in the local paper for 16K.
Yep, I called on it!

"the car is not for sale"

dukenrock

Probably one of the few survivors out there. Nice catch!

Need-the-Speed

Sorry for the misinformation. I'm just relaying. I know very little about the classic muscle of yester yea. Apparently so does my source Thank for posting the correct info.