Morehouse LS6 Chevelle

[StealthBird]

Bill, thanks for the clarification. It's a very cool car, and I'd love to own it, but it irritates me when people distort the truth. By way, I actually LIVE in Bolingbrook, IL, so your comment about that auction really surprised me!

What I find amusing is that so many investors seemed to have just got involved in the hobby 10-15 years ago, where folks like me (and others) actually grew up with these cars, drove them, street raced them, repainted them, etc., long before they were considered as valuable as a Picasso painting. I read stories all the time about how an owner claims a certain "ultra rare car" was babied its whole life, driven by a little old lady, never saw rain, etc. Then I see the exact same car was advertised in a 1987 Hemmings Motor News, and it was drag raced, thrashed, blown up, repainted, rebuilt, and was restored in 1985. Today, due to aging, it appears to be original. Amazing how some of these cars seem to get a new lease on life.

Just pay no attention to anything that may have occurred before about 1988.

[L72Biscayne]

Thanks for the information on the car. How bad was it hit?

[olredalert]

----L72,,, I was seriously pissed off when our employee got into the accident. I went by the building where the car was stored one time and it wasnt pretty. Passenger door and rear quarter into the roof about maybe 6 inches, along with the door jamb and front fender. One of the former owners (from northern California and actually a very nice guy) said he took the car apart enough to find that the accident was way less severe than I remembered. I just agreed to disagree at the time, as I saw it in wrecked condition, and he didnt. He also didnt know what Vic was capable of so I never blamed him. Vic had the capability to make something look as good on the back side as the front. He was an amazing bodyman as well as a great man! Theres nothing about the car now that would turn me off of it except something that has happened since I last saw it........Bill S

[Mr70]

Originally Posted by L72Biscayne

Thanks for the information on the car. How bad was it hit?

The new owner took these photos back in 1979 after he had just bought it damaged,& then sent it over to Vic Studer here in Lockport.
I have copies of all the receipts for the parts he bought from Bill Jacobs Chevrolet back then too.
First 6 show damage.
Next 4 show Vics fine work in '80.

[Mr70]

One more after,and last 5 before the accident Courtesy of Steve Arp taken @ Oswego Raceway back in late 70's.

[olredalert]

----For some reason (dementia) I got the pass side mixed up with the drivers side, but these pics do tell the story.......Bill S

[Billohio]

That would make a guy sick

[PeteLeathersac]

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Awesome pics Rick, thanks for posting 'em!

~ Pete


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[RPOLS3]

Sorry to sidetrack the thread on this cool car but the discussion about Vic Studor brings back good memories for me as well. He certainly was an amazing talent - he was no ordinary bodyman for sure.

[olredalert]

---- You saw enough of his work, Jake! I wanted Vic to do the paint on my 70 SS454 convert but he was just too busy at the time so I had Dave from Bolingbrook (a buddy of Vics) do it and it came out really nice as well.......Bill S