MANY STILL WAITING TO BE FOUND

[MotownMadman]

The rare cars are still out there. A friend came to me yesterday asking for help as he had found several musclecars that could be bought and he needed someone with knowledge in that area to keep him from a train wreck. I had been fairly certain that my own neighborhood within a five mile radius of my house had been picked clean. Not the case.

In a barn five minutes from me owned by the same person for over twenty years I found myself looking at a two owner 69 Chevelle SS L78 post car, red/black, and parked in front of that (even though not a GM, still extremely rare) was sitting a 1968 fastback Fairlane 500 "R" code 428 Cobra Jet, all original running and complete. Along with these two came a complete rebuilt 427 Vette engine, a spare post Chevelle parts car, as well as a twenty year collection of spare high performance parts for both. After years in this neighborhood I had not seen, heard, or had any idea about these cars, almost overnight the owner decided screw it, my friend happened to be leaning on the right bar at the right time buying the owner the right pitcher of beer to cry in, and waalaa, the next day these rareties changed hands for a price I wont even put down here because it sounds two much like the Corvette little old lady son killed in Viet Nam story.

The moral is guys, never stop looking and talk to everybody. It is entirely possible that you could find a COPO, Yenko, or something as rare within a few miles of your house tucked away in a garage for years buried in spare parts. I talked with a knowledgeable Ford person today, this particular R code Fairlane as equipped had a production number of 22. Never say never and keep hunting!
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[JChlupsa]

Congrats on the find Matt, Post some pics when you can

[jg95z28]

There's a LeMans blue "survivor" 69 Z/28 just around the corner from me that is crying for a resurrection. Perhaps some day I might be able to coax the owner into selling, since he obviously isn't restoring her.

[MotownMadman]

Jeff,
Sounds like someone from this site is getting the Vette motor that was with the cars, I posted it today in the parts section here.
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[hvychev]

Where are the pics Mo...........

[MotownMadman]

Frank,
I would guess I will be spending at least five hours tommorow digging these two out, after being pushed against a pole barn wall for twenty+ years you can not believe how buried they are. The first photo I take will be as they sit buried now, you guys are not going to believe this picture. I dug for two hours just to get each drivers door open and each hood. Photos coming directly after the archeological dig.
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[MosportGreen66]

There is a 1972 Z28 about 5 minutes from me. Turns out the original owner of the car is my neighbor's father. Small world. The Camaro has been sitting for 25 years in a garage. Its green on green with 70K miles. One of these days I'll go over.