Musselum Motors ( Haney Garage )

[JeffGuy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Randy K</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This dealer also sold a Lemans blue automatic COPO chevelle which now resides in Oak Harbour Washington. </div></div>

Any of you guys from this post still active here ? This car mentioned above belonged to me at one time . I've been trying to track her down off and on for the last 20 years . I always wanted to know what became of it and was pleasantly surprised to see it in Washington , then noticed the dates of this thread lol . I did however do a VIN search lately and it is still reg'd in Washington state , as of March 2015 . Anyone here know who owns it now ? I bought this car ( in 1978 ) when I turned 17 and we had a lot of great times together , great memories and would be happy to see it again ( hopefully , nicely restored ) .

Thanks !!

[Randy K]

The car is owned by Steve Ellis in Oak Harbour Washington. It was restored about 15 years ago.

[JeffGuy]

Wow thats pretty cool , glad its still alive and well . Do you know if he ever came back and got the 427 ( its original motor ) for it ?

Here it is in 78 when I owned it
And another from 78

[Randy K]

When Steve bought the car as a project from the previous owner, the car come with a matching number engine.I don't know if its is the original engine from the car. The original owner told Steve he damaged the original engine in the first year he had the car.

[JeffGuy]

Yeah , the guy who bought it new from Musselum Garage had an incident with the 427 ( I believe it was an unrecoverable engine seizure ) . I'm glad he found it , last I heard that motor was still sitting in Mission BC , but this car had a LOT of rumors surrounding it , in its early years. Buck Kinney also owned it for 2 years , wonder if Steve knew that ?
When I bought it , it had a 396/350 HP in it , it was quite the engine , I never lost a single street race the entire time I owned it , and some clown previous to my ownership , put the SS396 emblem up front and a SS only one in the back. I guess trying to make it look flashy , I found it on a used car lot in the spring of 78 . It was only 9 years old when I bought it and it was mint , except for a little bad patch of chrome on the front bumper , which always irritated me ha . The last engine I had in the car was pretty healthy 427 , it ended prematurely as well , swallowed a valve due to a broken valve spring retainer . Wasn't pretty .
If you know Steve , I'd really love a couple of pictures of it the way it looks today , it would be greatly appreciated as the car really meant a lot to me , I just wish I'd known what it was back then lol . Sounds like its still having a great life . Appreciate the info , thanks man .

Jeff

[Randy K]

[SS427]

Here is the 70 LS6 taken a while ago that is well known that also came from Haney Garage.
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[JeffGuy]

[quote=Randy K]

Thanks for posting those Randy , from what I can see there , the old girl looks amazing . He's certainly done her proud !
I bet he was cursing me during that restoration for putting those hood pins in that BB hood lol . If you ever run into Steve tell him I'd love to trade some pictures with him . Here is one , was my first trip with it after I bought it .

[Randy K]

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[RS_COPO_Canuck]

My friend owns the orange one. I am thinking of buying it.