Mrs. Harley Earl's Pink SO Corvette - Page 3

**ANDY M** · #21 12-28-2013, 08:36 PM

BTW, this was not Harley Earls wife's car, it belonged to Bunky Knudsen's wife, as noted on the windshield. Was there more than one? When Bob McDorman owned this car, it was displayed with Bunky's Corvette.

which did look a lot like Harley's car.

jimbo · #22 12-28-2013, 09:34 PM

The Pink Vettes appear to be different.
Hood, fender emblems, Earl Vette has 4 tail lights. Knudsen Vette has 6. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

**ANDY M** · #23 12-28-2013, 10:30 PM

Six tail lights were very rare, but they do bring back to mind "Dead Man's Curve", where "all the Jag could see were my six tail lights"...I think it was the Grand Sport option, or something like that. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
I think the Vette that Jan Berry wrecked to end his career had them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1Cuekbklkg

**olredalert** · #24 12-30-2013, 01:57 PM

----As far as I know there was only one dealership that offered six tailights as an actual option, "Harry Mann Chevrolet" in the greater LA area. Other LA area dealers may have done it as well when customers actually asked for the extra two lights. This modification happened at Harry Mann if you knew enough to ask and was done on sight in their body shop. Quite a few 63 to 67 Corvettes were molested in this manner all over the world. It wasnt a difficult modification. It wasnt the Grand Sport option as all 6 Grand Sports had two tailights, but its possible that Harry Mann called it that. Its very possible that Jan Berrys Corvette would have come from HM as that particular dealership sold a ton of mid-year Corvettes....Bill S

**TimG** · #25 12-30-2013, 02:10 PM

Clippinger Chevrolet, home of Bob Wingate and the James Garner L88 race cars, offered new '67 Corvettes with six taillights. There are some good on line shots of new Corvettes in their lot with six rear lights.

markinnaples · #26 12-30-2013, 02:17 PM

Bunky Knudsen's wife's vette is sharp. The six light treatment doesn't bother me too much.

**TimG** · #27 12-30-2013, 02:17 PM

Here's a shot, if you look past Bob and his Corvette you can see two others in the row of new Corvettes with six taillights. I'm sure these were done at the dealership.

**olredalert** · #28 12-30-2013, 02:19 PM

----You are correct, Tim! I forgot about Clippinger. Bobs customized green 435 67 coupe may be the one and only car with 6 taillights done at the St. Louis plant. Others were probably done at the Tech Center in the design studio?
----Looking at your pic it almost seems like theres one of those center traction bars already installed on Bobs car. I bought a couple of cars off Bob back in the day when he was selling so many 55-57 Chevys in Hemmings. Buxbaum knew him pretty well. You never knew what to expect every month back then when an issue of Hemmings came in the mailbox!...Bill S