Brooklyn Wild Pumpkin [Archive] - The Supercar Registry

Carleen

01-27-2016, 07:18 AM

http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/Nikkewi/phase3-2.jpg

http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/Nikkewi/phase3-3.jpg

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Carleen

01-27-2016, 07:22 AM

Same Camaro?

http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/Nikkewi/bh1_zpsgjcx4t8w.jpg

http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/Nikkewi/11825207_1013933345313403_2345984482838060169_n_zp sl0pjphgb.jpg

Carleen

01-27-2016, 07:27 AM

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/53318/1

Re: Brooklyn Heavy [Re: Fhakya]
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Nice to see a post on this, I grew up about 15 miles east of Brooklyn, and I remember in late 79 early 80 when I was in junior high seeing a 69 Camaro that was at one of the local Amoca stations, it was a SS/RS Big Block (remember blacked out rear panel)Hugger orange with a black hockey stick stripe. It had painted on the side "Brooklyn Heavy", it was set up for drag racing (gutted interior)but was pretty stock, no engine or tranny. I continually asked if it was for sale,owner of the station said the owner was in jail.!! It sat there for about 2 years before the owner sold the station and cleaned house, but I remember that car vividely, wonder if it was a COPO

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Carleen

01-27-2016, 07:35 AM

Re: Brooklyn Heavy [Re: JRSully]
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Nice to see a post on this, I grew up about 15 miles east of Brooklyn, and I remember in late 79 early 80 when I was in junior high seeing a 69 Camaro that was at one of the local Amoca stations, it was a SS/RS Big Block (remember blacked out rear panel)Hugger orange with a black hockey stick stripe. It had painted on the side "Brooklyn Heavy", it was set up for drag racing (gutted interior)but was pretty stock, no engine or tranny. I continually asked if it was for sale,owner of the station said the owner was in jail.!! It sat there for about 2 years before the owner sold the station and cleaned house, but I remember that car vividely, wonder if it was a COPO

I was speaking with a fellow from Long Island today who mentioned the Leyte Brothers, Freddie and Eddie, who owned a shop and... had Brooklyn Heavy's '69 Camaro sitting outside to rot after Heavy went away. Does "Leyte Brothers" sound right, JRSully?

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Salvatore

01-28-2016, 05:18 PM

Leyte Bros. never heard that name before.

Salvatore

01-28-2016, 08:57 PM

maybe you meant Ronnie Lyles?

JRSully

01-29-2016, 01:23 AM

Could not recall the name of the station guys that told me Heavy was in the can and the car was not for sale. But DO remember that very vividly, saw it almost everyday going to HS. It was there for a while, never moved. Then one day it was gone. I remember the cut rear wheel wells on it

Carleen

01-29-2016, 10:01 AM

If you look at the first pictures, hockey stick is not as it should be as the standard Stripe.
Was this Camaro re painted by BM?

JR Sully do you know the address to the Gas Station?

JRSully

01-29-2016, 11:05 AM

The station is gone, it is now a KFC I believe (what else is new). It was located on the N West corner of Wantagh Ave and Jerusalem Ave in Wantagh NY 11793, I remember Dan Palchanes was chasing this info down a while back FWIW

Carleen

01-29-2016, 11:48 AM

Thanks JR Sully
I have not been in contact with Dan for several years.
He has been invisible since the problems he had.
And he was blacklisted everywhere.

Carleen

01-29-2016, 12:23 PM

Here is a photo with dark Primer on all the places that it was written on the Heavy's Camaro.

http://www.hotrodschoppers.com/images/69rsss427/69rsss427_68.jpg

Carleen

01-29-2016, 12:25 PM

http://www.hotrodschoppers.com/images/69rsss427/69rsss427_67.jpg

Craig_Maiorana

01-29-2016, 03:20 PM

SO is it going to be blue or did it end up being painted blue over the years? Is it an orange car originally?

Carleen

01-29-2016, 03:49 PM

The last photos, it has 53 (Glacier Blue) om the Trim Tag.
Wheel Wells have been fixed earlier when it became painted Glacier Blue again.
These Pictures are dated 96.
And it was painted Le Mans Blue after that

Carleen

01-29-2016, 04:11 PM

Same shop 2003

http://www.hotrodschoppers.com/images/69rsss427/69rsss427_65.jpg

Mike

01-29-2016, 04:15 PM

Are you saying this is Heavy's Orange RS/SS Baldwin Motion Camaro?

Carleen

01-29-2016, 04:29 PM

No, I dont have Vin number on Heavy's Camaro.

Craig_Maiorana

01-29-2016, 09:49 PM

I'm lost

luzl78

01-29-2016, 10:11 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Carleen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Same shop 2003

http://www.hotrodschoppers.com/images/69rsss427/69rsss427_65.jpg </div></div>in the first photos in primer you say it's heavy's car and the blue car you say it isn't? The large truck behind it is the same...is the car the same?

COPO

01-30-2016, 02:44 AM

The fact that one car is Hugger Orange and the other one factory Blue rules out them being the same car, but yes, a confusing thread based on the primer comments.

Carleen

01-30-2016, 10:43 AM

I'm sorry that I was unclear and confusing.
It was That I am going through some photos and found a picture where it was dark primer in the same places as it was written on the Heavy's Camaro

Salvatore

01-31-2016, 01:07 AM

Still not sure what you mean Carleen. Don't think Heavy had anything painted on these quarters when he was racing it because the wheel wells were cut on his Pumpkin car. The BM car was Hugger Orange and not blue was it?

Carleen

01-31-2016, 06:34 AM

Okay, I have to take this from the beginning.
Was looking online and looking at Pictures and found photos where the Heavy's Camaro was White.
Remember that someone had seen it when it stood chained to a pole outside a Workshop.
Found JR Sully post where he said it was Brooklyn Heavy on the door and the car was orange.
The Orange one dident have Brooklyn Heavy on the door as the White one have.
The Orange one had RB Brooklyn Wild Pumpkin on the door.
And then I was wondering if the White car and orange was the same.

I rememberd that some one said that the car was probably not Hugger Orange from the beginning Becuse the Hockey stripe was not corect. think it was on Team Camaro site.

Then I found on another site which said that Heavy painted Camaro, but have not talked to him yet. It was probably when it become White.
So the Camaro was probley White When JR Sully saw it.

So I sat and went through a lot of pictures and found pictures on the Blue Camaro
With Grey Primer. It was not supposed to say it was the Heavy's Camaro but had dark primer on the locations it was written on Heavy's Camaro.

Carleen

01-31-2016, 07:08 AM

From Nitro Mater someone named Marc White

Used to hang at a body shop that painted some of Heavy's cars...Interesting group. Still remember the Brooklyn Heavy vs. Levi Holmes races at E. Town. I think a few dollars changed hands.

When they dropped off the 69 Camaro at the paint shop. We asked them to help us push it in off the street...They just told us start it up and drive it in. Early Pro Stock/BIG money street race car..lenco the whole bit. We asked arent you worried leaving a running car here? Answer...No ones gonna mess with our stuff. Nuff said

Carleen

01-31-2016, 07:13 AM

This was probably 70-71. Cant find any Records that they Raced the 69 Camaro after 71 season.

Carleen

01-31-2016, 07:20 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Still not sure what you mean Carleen. Don't think Heavy had anything painted on these quarters when he was racing it because the wheel wells were cut on his Pumpkin car. The BM car was Hugger Orange and not blue was it? </div></div>

All the Names above the Gills and Rotondeas Speed shop and Pat´s Speed Center when it was White.

JoeC

01-31-2016, 03:33 PM

sounds like the orange Motion Camaro was used as some type of demo car.
It was a high option car, was used as a show car, then driven to the track at least two times, and also had the engine set up changed

Carleen

01-31-2016, 07:06 PM

If you look at the Pictures when it was new, Hockey Stick is not Correct and no wheel opening moldings.
Joe C, you know who did the Paint job for Joel Rosen.

JoeC

01-31-2016, 10:36 PM

Gary “The Local Brush” Kupfer did some of the paint work for Motion but I think they used other local shops as needed
Gary's site
http://www.localbrush.com/profile.html

The orange 69 may be a different car then the white one.
Heavy went to the 70 Camaro as many did in 1970 but back to a 69 as many did in mid 1970s as the rules changed

The 1969 red white and blue Motion sponsored Ferrara/Zule car was run in mid 70s
The white Heavy 69 looks like from same mid 70s period so he may have bought a different 69 with updated chassis unless he saved the orange one

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-Z/28-MOTION-RACE-CAR-44044

side notes, The orange car has those Mustang GT mirrors Joel liked to use on the Corvettes and other MP cars
The Heavy orange car has 396 emblems, that was something street racers did

Carleen

02-02-2016, 10:26 AM

Gary “The Local Brush” dident work on the Orange Camaro.

JRSully

02-03-2016, 12:53 AM

It is my understanding that Joey Buttafuco's brother (at his father Cap's auto body in Baldwin) painted some Motion cars I hah heard. If you haven't found him already, (I think he is banned from the site here.?) find Dan Palchanes, he spent years detailing and chasing Motion stuff

Carleen

02-03-2016, 08:41 AM

Carleen

02-03-2016, 08:57 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JoeC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">sounds like the orange Motion Camaro was used as some type of demo car.
It was a high option car, was used as a show car, then driven to the track at least two times, and also had the engine set up changed </div></div>

Here is Photo from New York International Auto Show 1969

http://image.superchevy.com/f/11378420+w640+h640+q80+re0+cr1+st0/vemp_0211_04_z%2B1969_chevy_phase_iii_gt_corvette% 2Bautoshow.jpg

luzl78

02-04-2016, 02:39 AM

Who has the corvette in the pic?

Carleen

03-17-2020, 06:27 PM

Brooklyn Heavys License Plate

Carleen

03-17-2020, 06:47 PM

Carleen

03-17-2020, 06:51 PM

International Auto Show

Carleen

03-17-2020, 07:03 PM

Most of the Pictures are gone so I post them again

Carleen

03-17-2020, 07:07 PM

Salvatore

03-18-2020, 04:02 PM

Great pictures. Saw that car run many times.

iluv69s

03-19-2020, 11:30 AM

I sent an email to Dan for a couple of days ago, but no sign of life from him.
I try to find the Brothers, Eddy (Google Eyes) and Freddy Leyte that had Heavy's 69 Camaro in front of their shop in Wantagh.

I hope I am wrong about this, but I seem to remember notice of a hold out and police surrounding Dan's house and a suicide? May be confused with someone else? Can anyone confirm?