1969 Biscayne 427 L72, Hank Bochman Chevrolet

[JIM]

Hi; The vin is 156118Y173843 ordered new at Shallcross Chevrolet Middletown De. The car was equipped with L-72 427 , M-22, F-41, 4:88 rear, radio delete, Butternut Yellow, Black vinyl. Interestingly enough Tommy Shalcross who owned the dealership rememberd this car well and gave Me the contact information to reach the original owner. The original owner was a wealth of Knowledge, he still has the lettered helmet and jackets and magazine articles about the car. I first ran across this car in 1980 a Young kid had it with only 3000 miles on it ( they flat towed it to the track , yes the speedo was hooked up) wearing fresh maaco paint, I watched it leave a parking lot and he dumped the clutch and rowed 4 gears leaving a lasting impression. He had the original window sticker which I viewed at that time and the atricle showing the car lettered. He drove it to school and I rode in it for years crusing Newark De. Yes I parked my LS-6 to ride in a big old boat we had a lot of fun with unsuspecting racers that never had a clue. He sold it to a car dealer in 1984 with only 5500 miles , I chased it for years knowing where it had gone, they painted it red and installed swivel seats and cragers . I had a friend local to where the car was watch it for years. Surprisingly it dissapeared and 2 years later showed up hundereds of miles away with the same owner now wanting to sell it, claiming it was a Motion car. I scooped it up and retuned it back to De. I have since located the original engine which had been pulled by the original owner and transplanted into a Camaro when He sold it. He directed me to where the car was sold to and there it was as he said. Boom , the original trans is Gone it was up the street 5 miles for years but the guy wouldn't come off it even though it was hurt. the rear and F-41 are intact as built and all the race fuel system, line locs and other neat stuff. I have located a lot of the parts to restore it back to as raced condition. The car has 13,000 miles on it to date last being on the road in 86.

Jim