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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Blown Nitro Pontiac:
Bill has his history wrong, in many facets.

The car was NOT ordered by a customer. The car was ordered by Harold Ramsey hisself (a salesman at Union Park), to race hisself, along with a '63 Swiss Cheese. When the car was thrown into a category that it could NOT compete in, Harold tried to sell the car. I tried to call Harold two years ago, but he suffered a stroke and could not speak. Sadly, Harold passed away last year, from what I heard.

A friend of mine, 19 at the time, was one of those who tried to buy the car, but whose mother would not co-sign a loan to buy a car that could not be driven on the street.



The car was NOT raced by a "couple of guys"; the car was raced by Joe(Hippo)with Harold's assistance. Previously, Hippo ran a '62 Plymouth 413, towed by a '61 Chevy Biscayne 348. Like the '63 SD wagon, the '62 Plymouth was also repossessed.



The car was NOT wrecked by running off the end of the track; the car was wrecked because it hit a deer on the track at Cecil County, MD.

I wasn't aware that junkyards/impound lots offered GMAC financing on wrecked, repossessed year-old cars without motors.



For Mr. Blair's story to be accurate, the car would have had to be taken from the impound lot, repaired with new aluminum, painted, have the motor reinstalled, finance fees paid, impound and towing fees paid, etc; All to sell a car, in running condition, with GMAC financing AND a warranty, for $2300? And from whom did Mr. Blair buy the car? Union Park? The credit company?



Don Keefe has also researched the history and has actually spoken to Hippo, so perhaps Don can offer his insight.

I spoke to Bill about this 18 years ago and to my recollection, he was speaking of a different SD wagon. I could be wrong on that point, tho, but I don't think so. The next step would be to call Frank Ursumorso, Jr., at Union Park and have him dig up his records. Then, the PA DMV would have to substantiate a title history. I'll leave that up to Mr. Keefe. Or to Tex the Investigator...



Hey, I'm as big a fan of these early Tempests/Catalinas as the next guy; probably moreso than most. Consequently, I'd like to believe the car made it out of the junkyard in '64. However, there are too many holes in the stories to leave unexplained, and to just believe on the surface those with financial stakes in the car.



Now....on to Amelia Earheart and Jimmy Hoffa. I know of this guy who claims to have a femur bone belonging to Jimmy Hoffa......... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


I spoke to Tex the Investigator. He didn't want to get involved. He said that it is better to be silent and be thought an idiot than to speak and remove all doubt. - Dwight Sr