Visit from the original owner of my 68 Z

[GrumpyJeff]

Originally Posted by Crush

Great story! Curious, every time I hear these types of reunions, how often does the original owner ever ask to buy the car back?
I had a situation with one of my cars and it got uncomfortable.

About two years ago i reunited my 70 Chevelle with the OO, we spent the entire day just talking about the car , and of course i let him take it for a lengthy cruise around his old stomping grounds. His final words that day were if you ever wanna sell it ? Fast forward to this past fall i offered him the car at exactly what i had into it , which was actually below market value. I'm guessing he didnt realize what these car are worth ? Because he never mentioned it again ! So glad he didn't take me up on it !!!

[HuggerSS]

Chuck was suck a great guy. He was very emotional after seeing the car, it even got me a choked up. When he sat in the driver seat and put his hands on the wheel, I think he was instantly 18 years old again!
My wife and I took Chuck and his wife Donna to dinner. Over dinner, he explained the car to me in and out. He said he wanted to buy the car from Yenko which was down the street from his house, but his girlfriend at the time, her family owned Gourley Chevrolet. He received a substantial discount ordering it from Gourley Cheverlet.
He also told me he ordered a wood wheel for the car, when the car arrived it had the deluxe steering wheel. He made the dealer change it to the wood wheel before he took delivery of the car.
This was a great experience for both of us. Chuck has become a true friend.... he gave me his blessing to take care of his car.

[R68GTO]

Very cool story Paul, thank you for sharing it!

[Xplantdad]

So very cool, Paul. Thanks for sharing. These types of posts make this the best muscle car site on the net!

[Steve Shauger]

Paul, that is awesome you got together with orig owner. Very rewarding for both of you. You are the perfect caretaker....Congratulations!

[carnut4life]

Meeting previous owners and hearing their stories is one of my favorite parts of the old car hobby. It's even better when they tell you from behind the wheel, congratulations Paul and thanks for sharing.

[scuncio]

Very cool and a rare opportunity with our cars being 50+ years old.

[A12pilot]

Man, that's awesome! I was fortunate to meet the original owner of my A12 Super Bee and he left this world knowing it was finally getting restored. Great post and great pic!!

Cheers
Dave

[dykstra]

Super cool Paul! What a great story.

[ACR]

What a great way to share the current life of the car with the original owner. It seems like such a foreign concept down here in Australia. Getting in touch with the previous owners of both my 68s had me stonewalled with people disinterested in helping out with the cars history or even telling me more about their time with the car. Going a few owners back or even to the original owner is almost unthinkable. Very jealous.