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Old 05-09-2020, 11:44 AM
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Car is consigned to Bring-A-Trailer, will only be available via auction.
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Old 05-09-2020, 12:10 PM
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I know the car well as it had an Austin, TX owner for a number of years. I've driven it numerous times. It is a very nice car and was given excellent care by my friend.
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I know the car well as it had an Austin, TX owner for a number of years. I've driven it numerous times. It is a very nice car and was given excellent care by my friend.
Tim,

What a small world. I have a thick folder of Mike's receipts. He spent a lot of time and money improving the car. The garage he used seemed to know what they were doing. I am used to getting a car and having to unwrap a lot of other mechanics' work to get them right. This car did not need a lot of sorting.

I have only had this car 6 months and do not know it as well as most of my cars. If there is anything I have stated above that you believe to be inaccurate, I appreciate the correction.

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Here it is today on the correct tires, a big improvement over the fat radials in my opinion.
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OE bolt-ons? Or newer repros?
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Old 05-09-2020, 12:33 PM
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OE bolt-ons? Or newer repros?
Latest style repros.
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Nick, your description was right on the money. Mike had the funds to have the car worked on and he liked to drive his cars. Whenever he had work done, he'd let me drive the car for evaluation. Tough job, but someone had to do it :-). He paid lots of money for the radials, he shaved the brand off and had the white stripe added. He did five of them in the event he damaged one. It looks much better with the correct tires in my opinion. I like what you have done.
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Nick, your description was right on the money. Mike had the funds to have the car worked on and he liked to drive his cars. Whenever he had work done, he'd let me drive the car for evaluation. Tough job, but someone had to do it :-). He paid lots of money for the radials, he shaved the brand off and had the white stripe added. He did five of them in the event he damaged one. It looks much better with the correct tires in my opinion. I like what you have done.
Tim,

Your opinion means a lot to me, thanks for commenting.

I had tried to buy this car around 2010 from Greg Wyatt, which must have been the time Mike got it. I think Greg wanted ~$90K for it at the time, and that was excessive for a car without a tank sheet or recent judging. I never traveled to see it.

It surfaced on CF last year, with at least 2 owners between Mike and me. The person after Mike had the front suspension rebuilt with riveted-in ball joints and some light detailing. Then they had the Chevy dealer try to align it, so needless to say that was all wrong. I align my own, so after I rebuilt the rear spring and replaced a few bushings, I set it up to original (bias ply specs) and put on the Firestones. I am very impressed how it drives. The handling isn't as crisp as the radials, but the ride is better.

At this rate, I will have talked myself out of selling it before lunch.

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Beautiful car, GLWS
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Old 05-09-2020, 04:35 PM
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I do remember the ball joints being bolted on, I have that issue on one of my 67's, but it drives so nice I'm hesitant to make the change to correct type. I remember the smog pump not being a 1967 issue. You may want to order the NCRS Shipping Data report as I'm sure it will confirm California delivery, unless this has allready been done. The pad looks wonderful, I have it in my data base from when Mike owned it. He offered it to me at an attractive price before returning it to Greg, I should have never let it leave (I'm happy you own it).
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