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This Monza Red 69 Corvette is 1 of 116 L88's built. This car is equipped with the M22 Rock Crusher, but the TH400 was also available with the L88 in '69. This car was sold new at Traders Chevrolet in Greensboro NC. F. Stech had this car in the Triple Diamond Display.

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This War Bonnet Yellow 71 Corvette is 1 of 188 equipped with the LS6. This car is also equipped with the M22 Rock Crusher. The TH400 was available with the LS6 as well. This car is a former NCRS Duntov winner. R. Hoover had this car in the Triple Diamond Display.

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This Classic White Corvette is 1 of 12 ZR2's built. It was ordered new in Broken Arrow OK by Toly Arutunoff with an M22 and 3.08 gears. He shipped it to Italy to run in the '71 Targa Florio, but it failed the tech inspection because it didn't have a rollbar. He sold it to his co-driver for the event, Charles Lucas, who lived in the UK. This car spent most of its life in the UK before being shipped back to the states and sold at Bonham's Scottsdale Auction in '23 for $221K. This car still has its original engine and tank sticker. It was just restored by Tucker's Performance Center for D. Andress and was one of the Premier Unveilings at the show.

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This Larkspur Blue 57 Nomad is a fuelie with a 3 speed. It was a factory show car that was built on 10/16/56 and shipped to Nally Chevrolet where the Rochester fuel injection unit, valve covers, oil filler tube and other engine accessories were chrome plated. This car was restored by the second owner, D. Schlick, who had it at the SEMA Show this year. It was invited to MCACN where it was part of the Mecum Display.

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This Nassau Blue 62 Bel Air is equipped with a date code correct 409-horse 409 engine. This car was sold at the Mecum Monterey Auction in '17 and at the Mecum Kissimmee Auction in '24. I'm not sure if this is a documented factory 409-horse car or not. W. Jesel had this car at the show.

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This Tuxedo Black 62 Bel Air is a 409-horse car equipped with an AL frontend, Z11 heads and a two-piece intake. As I understand it there were 18 Impalas built at the factory with this package and an additional number of lightweight frontends and engine components were shipped to racers to install on the cars they already had. I don't know the history on this particular car. P. Lobb had this car in the Factory Lightweights Invitational.

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This Ermine White 63 Impala is 1 of 50 or so Z11 cars built. This car was purchased new through Glen Campbell Chevrolet in Buffalo NY by Lee and Dave Colbert, a father and son race team. I had heard about this car, but it was the first time I had ever seen it in person. P. Lobb had this car in the Factory Lightweights Invitational.

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This Madeira Maroon 66 Nova is 1 of 124 L79's built with a 3 speed. The rest were all 4 speeds. This car still has its original drivetrain. I first saw it at Mecum Indy in '11. Since then, it was restored by Jack Duer and was the Muscle Car of the Year Finalist at Goodguys Columbus in '22 when Carl Rossler owned it. R. Clough had it at the show.

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This Fathom Blue 70 Chevelle SS convertible is an LS6 with an M22 4 speed and 4.10 gears. This is a Baltimore built car and still has its original drivetrain. Chris White just completed the restoration on this car for C. Biondo. This was one of my favorite cars at the show.

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This Fathom Blue 70 Chevelle SS is an LS6 with an M22 4 speed and 4.10 gears. There were 4,475 LS6's built. There is no breakdown between hardtops, convertibles and El Caminos. This is an Atlanta built car that was sold new in Cincinnati OH. T. James had this car at the show.