Re: Fathers Lost Yenko Chevelle #358034 Butternut
 

Wow, Thanks Clarence, and thanks Steve.

Some real history to this Butternut!!

Ryan

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Nothing beats original owner stories!

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I feel very fortunate that Clarence was willing to speak with me and I could tell him the history of the car from it's time in Lake Orion. I am hoping to add more to the history as my leads in Colorado start to come to light. I hope to continue speaking with him in the future so that we may perhaps fill in the gaps from the time my father passed up to it's current residence.
Thanks again.
Chris

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I think the courts will determine whom "legal ownership" belongs to if it comes to that.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My understanding is the orig. owner has vast knowledge of the car and is going to post here. Car is currently owned by someone that has not been contacted and does not want to be contacted. There has supposedly been legal ownership of this car for as long as anyone can remember. </div></div>

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This site (and more importantly its members) continues to <span style="font-size: 20pt"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">AMAZE</span></span></span> me with its ability to pull the most obscure facts together to trace the origins of these Supercars. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69hurstSC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think the courts will determine whom &quot;legal ownership&quot; belongs to if it comes to that.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My understanding is the orig. owner has vast knowledge of the car and is going to post here. Car is currently owned by someone that has not been contacted and does not want to be contacted. There has supposedly been legal ownership of this car for as long as anyone can remember. </div></div> </div></div>

I agree and the current owner is willing to get law enforcement involved if it ever becomes more than it currently is.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This site (and more importantly its members) continues to <span style="font-size: 20pt"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">AMAZE</span></span></span> me with its ability to pull the most obscure facts together to trace the origins of these Supercars. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] </div></div>

Amen to that, Sam!!

Re: Fathers Lost Yenko Chevelle #358034 Butternut
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69hurstSC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think the courts will determine whom &quot;legal ownership&quot; belongs to if it comes to that.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My understanding is the orig. owner has vast knowledge of the car and is going to post here. Car is currently owned by someone that has not been contacted and does not want to be contacted. There has supposedly been legal ownership of this car for as long as anyone can remember. </div></div> </div></div>

I agree and the current owner is willing to get law enforcement involved if it ever becomes more that it currently is. </div></div>

I don't think it will ever come to that. Honestly, back then these cars were worth nothing with the gas crisis, and the car could have been abandoned or stored somewhere and the title transfered via mechanics lien for storage fees. You need to start at the very beginning and some people are no longer with us to find out the whole story. Also if it was never reported stolen 35 plus years ago its an uphill battle.

Re: Fathers Lost Yenko Chevelle #358034 Butternut
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tom999q</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hmm, When I contacted the original owner they sure were not forthcoming with information, didn't care to know new information about the car, were not friendly, and also never returned my follow-up correspondence... </div></div>

Wow, the person I'd contacted above must be about a different butternut Chevelle... I wonder how many of those were made, maybe I can dig up another one out of obscurity.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

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Yea This is Clarence I was the original owner and this old butternut car has and will always be in the family ,,just different brothers taking care of it from time to time..