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Originally Posted by Tom Vaught
I was told: "It is the BLUE CAR."
"It was built before the Red Car"
"It had a 421 before the RED Car", (as you know)
"It was used for testing like the Red Car" (which it was)
(and I was sworn to secrecy about the rest of it including what happened to it, the owner, and where it is today.)
Tenny knows most of it too I am sure thru Wangers and a few others.
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What I know from Jim Wangers, Tom, is that the Blue Car was indeed built before the Red Car - that it was assembled as a "Pilot Car" used to sell the GTO program internally. He selected it for Car and Driver because of the care that went into fit and finish. Per Jim, it didn't have a 421 and was crushed by the factory subsequent to the Car and Driver test.
Cool to consider it's hidden away somewhere, though!
Wonder if anyone has checked-in with Jim Mattison re: the Blue Car. In addition to the PHS library, he's a pretty alert historian of the brand, as well as an astute collector. Could be he'd have tracked-down a detail or two, not to mention any paperwork that may exist, at this point?
Always fun to kick this stuff around ...!
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