Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

Very nice color combo. Good heads up, Marlin.

Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

I know that is why I come here, right Bruce. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

Showoff! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

You aint seen nothin yet! Car Craft next weekend..........You will be sorry you helped me. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

I see the Chev Motor Division in the lower left, but also the selling dealer. So, if it was not a zone car, would it only have the selling dealer down there?

Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

------A look at the bottom of the second row of codes shows what appears to be CR BROWN CO. CAR. Whats that about???.........Bill S

Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

I believe he was just one of the regional representives in charge of the western zone,so anything special had to go through him,and be billed/recorded accordingly.
A Brass Hat vehicle was one tapped for corporate use first.The reasons for this vary from anything like monitoring quality control,to a public demonstrator,to special favortism.
The zone 36 billing address backs this up as well as the 000 dealer code.
Technically Chevrolet Utah paid for it first,then it was delivered to Merrill Bean Chevrolet,and most likely driven around for a few months by a GM/Chevrolet employee,then later sold to a public consumer.
G R Browns name appears on other similar vehicles paperwork delivered out there as well.

Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

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I believe he was just one of the regional representives in charge of the western zone,so anything special had to go through him,and be billed/recorded accordingly.
A Brass Hat vehicle was one tapped for corporate use first.The reasons for this vary from anything like monitoring quality control,to a public demonstrator,to special favortism.
The zone 36 billing address backs this up as well as the 000 dealer code.
Technically Chevrolet Utah paid for it first,then it was delivered to Merrill Bean Chevrolet,and most likely driven around for a few months by a GM/Chevrolet employee,then later sold to a public consumer.
G R Browns name appears on other similar vehicles paperwork delivered out there as well.

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"this 1970 chevelle ss454 was built in april of 1970 in los angeles, ca and delivered to merrill bean chevrolet (now john watson chevrolet) in ogden, utah. its first owner purchased it late in 1970"

Someone should hip this cat to the history of his car because clearly he doesn't know what it started out as.

If it retains the born in driveline that's a pretty good deal on a documented LS6 house car.Ole GR had quite a few courtesy cars,I think I have at least two other coupe sheets of his.

Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

Selling may have only been a "courtesy delivery". When I used to have company leased vehicles they would deliver to a dealer for prep to the customer and receive a fee for this.

Re: Astro Blue LS6
 

If it was retail it would have been an XXX,that car was internal order all the way.GM still has the CD,I ordered my 04 Z06 through a little internet dealer in Louisiana at like 100.00 over invoice and had it drop shipped at my local dealer in So Ca..at that time Ca. dealers were getting sticker so that's a great program since you already are paying GM shipping plus a hundred bucks or so for the PDI and save thousands off window.
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