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Old 11-19-2004, 01:19 AM
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Kind of interesting that they get all excited about 179 Hemi 426 convertibles being built and making them the rarest as a group. Tough to dispute one of one or one of two type cars, but the aggregate statistics seem wierd.

How does that stack up to the 20-something LS-6 convertibles ever built or the 71 (or is it 72?) ZL-1 cars ever built?




I also know a few people that might beg to differ that a W-31 Cutlass isn't a muscle car!?!
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Old 11-19-2004, 01:25 AM
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i seen those pics of the yellow zl1 but couldn't confirm its ownership, and the guy siad his former car was destroyed to his knowledge
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Old 11-19-2004, 01:52 AM
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For the high dollar cars I'd really like to have, I'll place a vote for one of the two Boss 429 Cougars.

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I'm with you Tom !!! Djunod,aren't Corvettes considered Sports Cars ??? The Manta Ray is cool but you wouldn't consider that a Muscle car would you ?
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Old 11-19-2004, 01:58 AM
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I'd vote for a Ford thunderbolt in burgandy please !!!
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Old 11-19-2004, 02:01 AM
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That yellow ZL-1 'Vette still has the tank sticker on it...
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Old 11-19-2004, 05:16 AM
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I'll second that, with a Ford GT 40 on the side..BKH
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Old 11-19-2004, 05:22 AM
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Tom406...are either of those Cougars alive ???
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Old 11-19-2004, 06:31 AM
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Last I heard, Ed Meyers was assembling the remains of Dyno Don's car. He found a body with no floors, and then tracked down much of the original underbody/unibody structure behind the shop that did the work. Or maybe he found the Boss 429 shock towers with Cougar bits and then found the rest, I can't remember now. I used to have a link to a great article, but it was lost in the crash of my old computer. Eddie Schartman's car is still MIA, as far as I know....
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Old 11-19-2004, 06:51 AM
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I Vaguely remember that Great Story!
It was written up in one of the MuscleCar mags within the last 6 years I think?.I have it here somewhere.
He found the shock towers at a swapmeet.The number on them was what was the key,all who inspected them figured they were from an obviuous generic Cougar,but this guy new something wasn't right.He bought them &amp; hit the books.He spent countless hours researching &amp; documenting it's past.He traced the towers all the way back to it's original heritage.One of the rare Boss 429 Cougars.Once he had evidence,he went back to the seller,who pointed him to the shop they came from.There he found a few more body parts,floors fenders etc.
It was all that was left of the Boss 429 Cougar,as the car was previously cut up,but the magazine article called it one of the greatest Detective Car ventures ever,as so many had overlooked these parts in the past.
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Old 11-19-2004, 07:10 AM
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That article was in Muscle Car Review in a barn finds article.
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