pics from orig owner of my L89

[Charley Lillard]

Racing at Clay city Ky..11.53@115 autumn 1985 http://www.yenko.net/attachments/240302-tn_scan2.jpg

[Charley Lillard]

Before my car he had a twin to it that he totaled after 3 months of ownership. http://www.yenko.net/attachments/240303-tn_scan.jpg

[Charley Lillard]

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[Charley Lillard]

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[Charley Lillard]

today http://www.yenko.net/attachments/240309-tn_9-11-06006.jpg

[x Baldwin Motion]

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if any car looks natural with the meat hangin out its the 69 camaro. I think we ran a pair of 50's on one in '77
you could run over a dime and feel it. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif

chris http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

[Chevy454]

Cool pics, Clill...is he running a tad smaller rear tire in the first picture? Looks good diggin' off the line...

[427freak]

Hey Charley
Did he say how he wrecked it? Looked like a wild ride?

[Dave Rifkin]

It looks blue in the original pictures and green in the current ones; was it originally green or blue?

[Charley Lillard]

It was and is Rally Green. I forgot how he wrecked the first one.

[Late BrakeU2]

Did Chris Brannon own this car a few years back?

[Denis]

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It looks blue in the original pictures and green in the current ones; was it originally green or blue?

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Here's a version of the same series of photos with my amateur attempts at color cast removal and color balancing:

http://www.corvettes-musclecars.com/yenko.net/CharleyL89.jpg

[69LM1]

I like the bottom of the pic that says
"I should have kept it" http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Niccee car.

Rich

[Stefano]

Two L89s very cool!

[rich p]

Looks like the smashed up one looks green and the driver WAS blue http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


JUST KIDDING !!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif

Killer Car. My favorite color !! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[TimG]

Charley, pretty car with great paperwork. I love it. Interesting how many cars were totaled early on and replaced with a nearly identical one. I have two window stickers from '63 fuelie Corvettes, the first one totaled and the second one 5,000 cars later identical. Tom Atchison of Dallas totaled his first '63 ZO6 Corvette and convinced GM to build another very late in the year. He still has the second one.

[mockingbird812]

Charley,

Very nice car. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif Your vintage photos and story are over the top. Thanks for sharing. How 'bout a "formal" write up for members' rides? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

[Kim_Howie]

Nice car big guy!!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Lee Weber]

Charlie: Great taste in color combos http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif I think I own the "smaller brother" (AKA L34) of your car. Sent PM.

[bashton]

Awesome pics Charlie; both the old ones and the new ones!

[southernfriedcj]

It amazing that the car that was totaled would be an easy restoration project now.

[mockingbird812]

My thots too.

[nuch_ss396]

It's amazing - I was just thinking the vary same thing.

Ever wonder how many other long-gone cars could have been
ressurected if someone kept them. I can think of dozens
of cars thet met their fate that way. The most glaring for
me was a highly optioned Olds W-30 ( beautiful car ) that
met its end by the insurance adjuster. My gut told me to
buy that car even then. What was I thinking ! Oh yeah - SCRAP ! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif