Cool Brigance Chevrolet Memorobilia.

**hvychev** · #1 09-07-2003, 12:44 AM

I am going to post a few Brigance Chevrolet items for everybody. I think that everybody knows that the famous "Mr. Ed" worked there and they had a pretty big Hi-Po vehicle Dept. The first item is a letter that Mr. Ed wrote me that I got through one of his very very dear friends. I didn't ask for it he just gave it to me because we had discussed them before. If you can't read the letter it says Dear Frank, A big block is the only way to go! Best Regards, "Mr Ed" Ed Schoenthaler. I wonder if he told his customers that! BTW I really did not want to post what I got from him because from what I am told he does not want to be badgered by people looking for stuff. Since I am among friends I don't think that will be a problem from this group.

**hvychev** · #2 09-07-2003, 12:48 AM

This is a really neat piece. Mr Ed said this is one of only 3 that he knows of. I got it with the letter from him and a NOS trunk decal is on the way. I did not want to scan it because I really don't want to have copys out there. The decal is a water transfer that could go on the outside or inside of the window. The back of the decal has print on it from the advertising company that produced them.

**hvychev** · #3 09-07-2003, 12:53 AM

The next few are some really neat pieces that were with a 67 Chevelle Malibu at a car show I was at today. The Malibu was bought from it's elderly woman original owner a couple of years ago completely original. The car was restored by the guy that I bought my Chevelle from. The first pic is of the dealer decal that they reproduced from the original that was removed from the trunk.

**hvychev** · #4 09-07-2003, 12:55 AM

The next one is of the Chevrolet bag that all the paperwork went in.

**hvychev** · #5 09-07-2003, 01:01 AM

Here is the coolest item. The guy had two keychains from Brigance. They were shaped like bullets and were made of plastic with the tip a clear red. A key comes out like a switchblade which the owner of the car said is a trunk key. He would not sell them at any price. I even offered him $200 and he passed! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] He says they stay with the car which is cool of him.

**hvychev** · #6 09-07-2003, 01:01 AM

The back of the keychain. On the head of the key it says "GM. Your key to greater value" Cool. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

55chevy · #7 09-07-2003, 02:48 AM

Cool stuff Frank.. I only got one question. How is Brigance pronounced?? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img] Is it Bry-Ganse? or Bridge-Ants? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img] Kinda like Wee-And or Why-And... Wieand... know what I mean? one of them 'hard' words for us small-town folk.. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

**hvychev** · #8 09-07-2003, 02:51 AM

It is pronounced the first way you said it. Although a couple of X employees that I have talked to pronounced it Ber-Gance.

camarojoe · #9 09-07-2003, 05:49 AM

Very cool stuff Frank! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img] By the way... I don't have any Brigance stuff in my collection... (hint hint) [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

**Mr70** · #10 09-07-2003, 01:05 PM

Those were cool items to see today.
I offered him 400 and he laughed at me.Good for him! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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