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I went to GMI with a young man named Kris Heberling.

His dad was George Heberling who, at one time, was the Assistant Staff Engineer of the engineering/assembly liaison group for the St Louis plant.

He drove one of the ZL1 Corvettes as his assigned company owned vehicle.

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I went to GMI with a young man named Kris Heberling.

His dad was George Heberling who, at one time, was the Assistant Staff Engineer of the engineering/assembly liaison group for the St Louis plant.

He drove one of the ZL1 Corvettes as his assigned company owned vehicle.

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Did he possibly drive the yellow car, which was retailed through Hechler? My understanding is the car was originally an engineer's demo and then was released for sale. I seem to remember seeing a Chevrolet memo asking if any dealers were interested in the car, highlighting this as well.
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Did he possibly drive the yellow car, which was retailed through Hechler? My understanding is the car was originally an engineer's demo and then was released for sale. I seem to remember seeing a Chevrolet memo asking if any dealers were interested in the car, highlighting this as well.
Yes - it was the yellow car. In fact, he ordered it, followed it through the build, then drove it.

The guy sitting on my desk is saying it was somewhat of a pilot car and therefore probably the first built.

Apparently the hood stripe was painted in the repair area of the plant and was such a bear to do that they only did just the one.

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Apparently the hood stripe was painted in the repair area of the plant and was such a bear to do that they only did just the one.

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And so the striper, in an act of civil disobedience, declined to do two ...
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