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Originally Posted by SS427
The car in the video has been known about for many years. I talked to the owner likely 10 years or more ago about this car. Very cool situation and story none the less.
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The idea that two cars were crashed during testing raised my eyebrows. It is very unusual, and therefore a big deal (with lots of management attention and policy discussion and personnel changes) to crash one car during testing.
Two? That's virtually unheard of.
I have no problem believing that he was racing and exchanging technical info and tips with the manufacturer, as that is essentially what my dad did with first Ford Motor Company and then Pontiac. Similar to the Doug Nash discussion from just the other day (he started as an hourly employee at Ford).
K
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'63 LeMans Convertible
'63 Grand Prix
'65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 mile Royal Pontiac factory racer
'74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph best
Last edited by Keith Seymore; 02-06-2024 at 03:46 PM.
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