Thank you for the lead on Cheryl. I left a mssg at the dealership Sunday. First thing Monday morning I received a call from her. I spent a half hour on the phone with her and her brothers involvement as Bader Chevrolet. She said that Jack was an employee at the Fontana dealership as a technician. He was the in house engine builder and dyno tuner for their performance shop. She remembered the car but little to add. She left the dealership but the bros took over when dad retired. The dealership move to several location before it was sold to a new owner. One of the brothers in now deceased but she gave a number for the other and an employee of Bader. I have not been able to contact the brother as yet. He apparently doesn’t have voicemail setup on his phone. The other person didn’t have any information to add but will contact me if something comes up.
Cheryl was an absolute delight to speak with. She said she was 80 years young and said she was “High Perfomance Chevrolet, all the way!” She was genuinely interested in my efforts to resurrect the car from what remains. I have multiple lines on the missing pieces I’m needing to build an accurate tribute.
If anyone has further information to share regarding the Jack Bader Z-11 or his involvement at Bader Chevrolet during the early ‘60s please feel free to share it. Even the smallest seemingly insignificant piece of information can lead me in a new direction.
no matter how insignificant
I wish to acknowledge Robert L , my longtime HS friend, for whom the acquisition of these rare pieces would not have occurred. He helped to save some very rare parts and keep them intact as a package so they didn’t get pieces out and scattered into the wind with their history becoming forever lost. This project will move forward
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