Old photos
 

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Others know more but Denis Pepin was a Hi-Performance dealer in Quebec that delivered at least one 9561 car.
Here's another pic of the car below, note the 'Iron Rat' on the hood also there's some info in this old thread...
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...opics/541022/1

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete

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Re: Old photos
 

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Others know more but Denis Pepin was a Hi-Performance dealer in Quebec that delivered at least one 9561 car.
Here's another pic of the car below, note the 'Iron Rat' on the hood also there's some info in this old thread...
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...opics/541022/1

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
~ Pete

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Pete,
Clean out your PM.

Re: Old photos
 

pic of me in my car from early eighties &amp; racing [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...envalley69.jpg

sorry not COPO or Canada

Re: Old photos
 

Found a couple more photos.
This car was sold new at Edmonton Motors, and was raced for a few years. It's no longer with the original owner, but it is still in Edmonton. 69 SS427 Impala, 390 hp TH400.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/69SS4272.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/69SS4276.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/69SS4275.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/69SS4274.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...s/69SS4273.jpg

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A couple of photos of a friends car in about 1984.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oChevelle1.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oChevelle2.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...oChevelle3.jpg

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Wow! Pretty impressive wheels up photo from a big car.

Well, looks like I have to rebuild this thread with a new photo host!

Original ZL-1 Camaro?

https://image.ibb.co/jLbfQQ/one_step_beyond_II.jpg

Please do 'cause I just found this thread! :)

I don't think Olster's car was an original copo, it has SS emblems on front fender and black rear tail panel. Probably was a BB SS car like Grump's 69 was. I got to talk to Al a few years ago before he passed and he said the car was an original copo so ?? He was part of Grump's Group assault on the upper super stock classes along with Strickler and Hedrick's Camaros. Al told me a neat story about punching a Chrysler engineer when his car was on the scales and the engineer was ranting the car had to be illegal to run that fast. The guy started opening the doors and hood. Al said I told him not to touch it, when he kept going Al said he punched him in the mouth. Super stock was serious business and the Chrysler guys were prepared to do what was necessary for upper class wins and records.

I'm not sure what it takes to "rebuild this thread", but please do! I miss the pictures!
Here is a funny little story about Super Stockers. Many of you know I own Bill Izykowski's '69 Camaro "Super Paranoia" that ran in SS/H as a brand new car. Bill's previous cars, (which won class at the Winternationals as well as many others) were 427 powered. I asked him why he didn't buy a COPO so he could run another 427 powered machine. His answer was quick, frank and totally without thought...."To stay away from Jenkins!"
Now these guys were all friends and in fact Bill studied Jenkins' '69 Camaro while race-prepping his (mine).

From the TV show Emergency.Notice the gigantic dent near the front emblem and the hockey stick stripe extends all the way down into the front valance extension panel.

Some early cars had the stripe like that, saw a original paint cat at MCACN some years ago

Deluxe interior?

That's the 1st design D90 stripe. Done that way through the end of October, 1968; possibly a bit longer.

The famous L89/auto PHR road test car L507834 [final-assembled on or about Nov 11] had the 2nd design; terminated at the fender extension. The AIM is vague on where the stripe terminates [no dimension] but the drawing depicts the 1st design.

Here is my 68 Z28 within 3 months new (August 68) Hill Climb Racing

You've reminded me there used to be a hill climb in Empire, Michigan (which after a long hiatus is once again gaining traction).

Our friend Fred Meissinger used to run an early Z with a crossram. Fred was a GM executive and was plant manager of the Adrian Manufacturing plant when he retired. Fred passed away about 10 years ago.

Fred Meissinger and car, at Empire, Michigan:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../Empire004.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../Empire008.jpg


(Me - about to put a super tune on Fred's car; Dad is coming over the fence to prevent me from putting a super tune on Fred's car):

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../Empire015.jpg

Fred's friend Denny Hall was always right behind him:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../Empire009.jpg

Denny was director of GM's Advanced Manufacturing Engineering when he retired. He is still living up by Houghton Lake last I knew.

I took these with one of those old Brownie box cameras.

K

Fred's car still survives and is in the '67 Z registry. Sold new through Applegate Chevrolet in Flint, MI. Granada gold car with black vinyl top.

Thank you; that is awesome. I wish my dad was still around to hear that.

Applegate is still in business and still selling Chevrolets, in the same location for 91 years.

K

You're welcome and I appreciate you posting the vintage pics and other information.

Here's a link to some more current pictures of the car...
http://ricksclassics.com/one/00-One/granada.html

Will begin rebuilding this thread shortly!

Dig the walkie talkie

Looks like all the photos are back on this thread.
As a side note, I started a new career last year in pest control, and this is my area of operation. On Friday I went to a call in Keremeos, and it turned out to be one of the racers from back then. He is now in a care home with advancing Alzhiemers. He has his memories of racing and cars though, and I promised his wife I'd send her the photos of his car in action, which I did yesterday. He still has the car, and I didn't ask what they were doing with it.
Anyway, it's the El Camino pictured.