Good stuff Pete. Now I know what the original salesman of my COPO looks like.

Pete is like a dog on a bone! (He has given me a lesson on searching for info but I am hopeless.

Ryan W31

Finally talked to Jim Fenwick today. Nice guy, said he wished he could help me but didn't remember anything about the car other than they would bulk order them stripped (like mine) to be more attractive to drag racers.....

I didn't get much from Jim either, but he still remembered the large inventory of high perf cars. I've been meaning to meet him for lunch one of these days, shouldn't put it off much longer. He was very busy racing back then along with selling cars. I'm sure much of it was a blur.

I did send him pix of the ads posted on this thread, he was appreciative.

I'll let you know if I dig up any good Lyle info.

Thanks Phil. I never told him I talked to you, per what we discussed on the phone. I did say his name came from the ad in the paper. And he did seem amused about the husband egging the car the night before the wife left Tenn for Ohio. I also forgot to leave my number with him in case he remembered something later on.

Here's a Lyle ad featuring the ZL-1 #53 that William mentioned...

Another ad
 

From Sept 1, 1969

Another ad
 

Sept 1, 1969

My LS6 was sold new at Lyle Chevrolet.

Another ad
 

Oct 18, 1970