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Old 10-15-2004, 09:30 PM
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http://www.rydells.com/rydell.nsf/ht...ell_story.html
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I got the nova out in the sun today. On the trunk is Rydell with Grand Forks underneath. So I geuss it a North Dakota car! Thanks for the help everybody. Anybody have any info on this dealer? They must have been into racing to have sponcered a race car.
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Old 10-18-2004, 05:26 AM
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http://www.mts.net/~red67/reunion3.html check this page
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Thanks for the link. I called Rydell Chevrolet in Grand Forks North Dakota and they are having there 50th anniversery this week. Maybe they have some records laying around.
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Default Re: Rydell Chevrolet in Illinois

Wow came upon this old post, FWIW

There is a Rydell is in Grand Forks, ND.
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Keystone was the strip up by Winnipeg Canada.

Rydell has alot of dealerships across the USA. He's big into the tractor world too.
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Rydell Chevrolet started in the 50s in Grand Forks ND by Leonard Rydell and it has carried down to his son Wes who is active. A brother Jim is in Waterloo IA. The corporation runs about 50 auto dealerships around the country. Wes is a hot rodder and a friend of mine and I have never heard him mention tractors. He is good friends with Chip Foose and his Grandmaster 35 Chevy won the Riddler award in Detroit about 5 or 6 years ago. His 54 Chevy belair is featured in absorber ads in national magazines. They built a new dealership about 3 years ago and I was told any old info was long gone prior to that. They were an excellent high perf dealer back in the day as we had an USAF base and missile sites construction at the time that brought alot of dollars to the area. They sold a Z-16 chevelle, but no COPOs that I am aware of. I remember 3 1970 Z/28s and 4 SS396 chevelles on the lot as I went into the service in 1970. They helped or sponsored several drag cars back in the day. They are a first class operation and true car people.
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My old Z16 was sold new at Rydell in Grand Forks they did sponsor a few drag cars and I believe it was one of the sons or cousins?? was heavy into cars. My Z16 was the 2nd production car made so they must have had some connections and it too is also on the Bison Raceway website.
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I remember your car very well. The car was part of an advertising campaign in 65 for Rydell's new dealership. They made the original owner keep it on the showroom floor for a week before they allowed him to take it home. He kept it for about a year until he bought a 66 SS396 chevelle from Rydells that had a 427/425 put in it at Rydells service dept. The car has had 4 owners up this way until it went to Mpls. I could've bought it for $8500.00 in 1986 or 87, big mistake on my part. It ran around here for several years in the 60s with a ford teardrop hood scoop and blue rattle can window tint job. The car was well remembered at Bison and Red River Valley dragway (Interstate Dragway) in Moorhead MN.I believe the original owner changed gears,added posi, and put in the solid lifter cam and headers. I know alot more about the car if you are interested.
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Default Re: Rydell Chevrolet in Illinois

CL Info!.
Hearing more about the '66 Chevelle w/ the Rydell added L72 would be great too!.
Do you know if the engine transplant was before the original customer delivery date or later?.


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