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and out. I asked him if anything should happen that the first caller backs out, please call me. Two days later the phone rings and $2,200 cash in a brown paper bag secured the 61K mile, all-original Vette. Curious, I asked what happened to the first caller. The first caller was a lady who wanted to buy the car and hide it in her garage for her son’s 16th birthday. You don’t need to have a PhD to know what would happen with a 16- year-old and a 300hp Vette. I’ve done all the rebuild/restoration work, including the engine. Engine machine work is from Burtonsville Performance Machine, but I did the assembly in my mother-in-law’s garage since I was living in an apart- ment. It’s been painted 21/2 times, four tops, three interiors, several sets of tires and various mag wheels. I have attended every Corvettes @ Carlisle since 1976 except four and did the Long Haul on the Hot Rod Power Tour in 2017 and it now has 244K miles of smiles. There are other details, but you get the big pic- ture. I’m well hooked into the overall car hobby. Dennis King Via e-mail
I’ve only been a member a few years but during that time realized how well NSRA is operated. I look forward every month for my StreetScene because the content is first class and informative. Having been a car guy since age 16, I still carry that banner here at 77. My passion and ownership have been muscle cars since 1967. It started with a ‘67 Plymouth Satellite, then on to a ‘68 Charger and a ‘73 full- optioned Trans Am. In 1973 I got a ‘67 Corvette con- vertible w/SB/4-spd. The following years I added a ‘74 Formula Firebird and a ‘74 Grand AM that was sold off in 1989 for an engagement ring and a house. But the ‘67 Vette stayed and became “TOY-1,” even after four other C-2 Vettes. In October 1973 I was searching in the Washington Post classified section to fulfill my promise of one day owning a ‘67 Corvette and it paid off. I bought it from the original owner, but when I spoke to him expressing interest in the purchase, he explained the first caller had rights to the car. I was heartbroken, but not down
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