Morehouse LS6 Chevelle

[Mr70]

Rick M. told me his father ordered the car for him.When he went to take delivery @ Krumpholz in the Spring of 70,he didn't like the roof to 1/4 leaded seams being so visible,so he told the service dept. to grind & repaint that area to hide it better..They said that's how it was made from the factory and not there fault.He agreed but wanted it to look better so they did it and charged him for it.His Father worked in the service dept. too.
Rick M. has some really nice vintage photos of Oswego,as well as some familiar names there like Ken Barnhardt & his ZL-1.
The stories and escapades Rick M. has with owning this car are incredible.Some are unbelievable,but all true.A really nice guy who I wanted to see get this car back.
This car was really badly damaged back then far worse then most first thought.The front end took it hard in the center & front pass. side,trailing all the way back to the pass. side rear 1/4,touching everything inbetween.
Vic Studer at Victorian Autobody here in Lockport was the bodyman/painter in 1979 who made it look factory again after the accident.Vic was ahead of his time in detail work and developed quite a distinguished reputation from his loyal customers.He was also color blind.
I was looking for some 1970 Chevelle parts recently,and heard through the grapevine a pretty good cache of NOS was for sale.It turned out to be Horace & I bought everything he had..He really kept good records & pix of everything he did & bought for this Chevelle throughout the years he owned it.

[olredalert]

-------Vic Studer,,,Thanks Rick thats the name I was trying to remember. Vic really was ahead of his time. Nobody I know in the Chicago area could come close to matching him and he was color-blind. He used to have to get his wife to come out and check weather he was using the right color. He could get the shade absolutely perfect but he sometimes got completely the wrong color and if someone didnt check he would never know until someone other than him saw it. He did a 3.5 71 Mercedes convert for us onetime in black. You guys would have just had to see the paint to believe it. I believe he could have rivaled Junior if people in the Chicago area would have been willing to pay him the premium.......Bill S

[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.