Original Owner to my car comes in town for pics!!!

[A12pilot]

OH...freakin' Emm...GEE!!!!! Just had the most amazing afternoon with the original owner to my A12 Super Bee!!! Just so my excitement is expressed here and I don't forget, all sentences and comments from now on need a minimum of one, maybe three exclamation points!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] So freakin' cool!!! I tried to get him to drive the car, but Gary is a very reserved guy and he didn't want to get behind the wheel on the road. I understood his concern and didn't pressure him too much, but the least I could do is take him for a spin! All the questions about the car have answers, stories that include Big Willie Robinson, a 340 he bought from him, and several other notable racers from back in the day in the Detroit area. Just priceless!!! Enjoy some pictures...

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

He sat in the car for the first time and said, &quot;I don't remember it being this low..&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] So priceless seeing him in the car behind the wheel. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]


This last photo Gary says, &quot;So I'm at a light on Woodward, and this guy in a 427 comes up to me and says, 'Wanna race that Six Pack?...'&quot;
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[A12pilot]

And we have to climb into the Beater Bee and take her for a spin!


..and do a nice little tire test on the G70 Goodyears!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[A12pilot]

..and lastly, the restoration has to start somewhere, and what better way to kick off the build with the original owner and myself both taking off the first part of the car together? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Gary will be back to reinstall that air cleaner at a &quot;show near you&quot; to call the restoration: Complete! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

This is the one car that he regrets selling, and he's been following all the reality car shows on TV, watching the auctions, reading magazines, and heck, he even picked up the lasted issue of Muscle Car Review magazine to see his old Bee spread out in the Barn Find MCACN story! What a treat!!!! Of course, all my dry wit humor emails and pictures help him stay enthused too [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]



Hope you enjoyed the pics. We were supposed to race at the Nostalgia Drags, but they got cancelled. I'm glad he still made the journey out here. It was a treat I'll never forget!

Cheers
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[Woj]

You are lucky Dave. Not easy to find original owners and sometimes when you do, they are already gone. That has been the case with all previous owners of my cars that I could find. I'm sure that was a great trip down memory lane for Gary.

Keep us updated on the restoration.

Phil Woj. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[SS427]

It is really tough to beat a story about an original owner when they are reunited with a car for the first time in many years. To sit down over a cold one and listen to stories of the car, the owner and what took place back in the day is impossible to beat. Thanks for sharing the reunion with us. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Craig_Maiorana]

SUPER COOL [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Original owner get together so are the best!!

Ryan

[Charley Lillard]

Great story

[Postsedan]

Well done [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan