Original owners

[cook_dw]

That Goat is one very cool and special car.

[Keith Seymore]

Thanks guys -

Originally Posted by Crush

Read the stories, thanks for sharing really enjoyed them. Is there a Van or Keith Jr.?

Yes - I have two sons.

K

[PLATINUM6BBL]

While I'm not the original owner I have talked to the guy who was. He and his father were actually on their way to look at Corvette's in Houston when they decided to stop at River / Oaks Chrysler / Plymouth. On the showroom floor were both a Hemi & an A12 Road Runner's optioned alike - A4 silver exterior / pewter & black interior / black vinyl top / console auto. I asked why, if his father was purchasing it for him, would he have chosen the A12 over the Hemi? Reason - the lift-off hood made it look more bad ass! They never did make it to look at Corvette's at all.....

[TimG]

I bought my 1968 Corvette from the original owner that had it in his possession for 50 years. He had just had it judged at Bloomington Gold last summer and put a for sale sign up after the show. Bought it when he was 20 sold it to me when he was 70.

[scuncio kid]

My brother in law Jack purchased a 70 Chevelle new from Bob Johnson He saved all his $$ and on April 5 1970 his sister Diane gave him a ride to Scuncio Chevrolet and he paid cash for the car of his dreams, He attached his vanity plate JACK-C on the rear and drove off the lot grinning ear to ear. He truly cherished his Chevelle that he worked so hard for. In 1971 I would go with Jack to New England Dragway in Epping N H, I was the kid riding shotgun in charge of the 8-tracks. As he raced down the 1/4 mile on those Uniroyal Tiger Paws I would be in the stands dreaming that maybe one day I would get a chance to run the JACK-C Chevelle down the 1/4 mile . On the way home Jack would request the I throw in the BeeGee's . It would seem just as we crossed the state line the song " When I Get home To Massachusetts " would play. Funny thing after 40 years I still think the Bee Gee's sound Gay. The car was parked in 1979 and still sits in the garage till this day. Jack passed away 5 years ago after a long battle with MS. About 3 years ago my sister had new garage doors installed so I pulled the Chevelle out for the first time since 1979. After the new garage doors were installed the car still wearing original plates and paint was pushed back into the garage. I hope to have the car running in 2021 and maybe my 40 year old dream will come true.

[cook_dw]

That is badass. Sad to hear about the b-n-l.

[68camaroz28]

Originally Posted by luzl78

Hey guys and girls, how about we start a thread devoted to original owners on the yenko site that bought their cars brand new and could tell their stories that led up to them buying their cars?

Here is our 69 L78 Nova I ordered and purchased new April, 1969. Note on the order form I laid out a whopping $25 deposit. LOL Ordered the Nova as it was cheaper then a Camaro and since Jenkins had done so well in 68 with his L78 nova I was sold.



Wife drove it the first two years we had it so it was the grocery getter and then I drove it for one year before taking it off the street to drag race for several years but only ran heavy bracket so no roll bar or cutting but the green nova would go high 11's consistently so I would leave the trans in "D" (no manual shifting the turbo400) and it would shift around 5400 rpm.


And how it looks today with just over 32K miles.





Sold the car in April, 1983 with just over 24K miles and purchased it back 30 years later in June 2013 with 31K miles. Guess what goes around comes around!

[Mr. Chevy]

Chick, that is a GREAT NOVA!! I saw the car many times when Grady owned it. That's very cool it went full circle.

Rich

[Steve Shauger]

I first saw the car in the Solid Lifter Showroom display @ Carlisle, when we Vintage Certified the car. Great car and even better caretaker

[mockingbird812]

Dang Chick, those are some impressive (and consistent) times. What work had you done on the engine/exhaust/suspension/tires etc.?