[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Just in case anyone ever see's -or has seen in the past- a heavy option loaded 68 400 Automatic Convertible in Triple Turquoise , please let me know where it resides these days.

I passed on the car (too much $$$) in the late 80's when Big John Akes owned it briefly in High Point, NC.
It was all original down to the paint and the top. 60,000'ish miles.
It had about every option available, power everything, deluxe interior, even Bird Glass.
Looking back with better vision now - it was probably a PMD Brass Exec car.
Bound to still be alive somewhere

I couldn't afford it now either, just always wondered about it.

[keith k]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Just in case anyone ever see's -or has seen in the past- a heavy option loaded 68 400 Automatic Convertible in Triple Turquoise , please let me know where it resides these days.

I passed on the car (too much $$$) in the late 80's when Big John Akes owned it briefly in High Point, NC.
It was all original down to the paint and the top. 60,000'ish miles.
It had about every option available, power everything, deluxe interior, even Bird Glass.
Looking back with better vision now - it was probably a PMD Brass Exec car.
Bound to still be alive somewhere

I couldn't afford it now either, just always wondered about it.

I'm almost certain I saw that car at a POCI convention in NC (Greensboro?) in around 1986 or 1987. One of the coolest first gens I've ever seen, thus my still remembering it. Great color combo. I'm sure I have a picture of it in a shoebox in a closet somewhere...

Would be cool to hear where it is these days.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Cool Keith
Yes that would have been the same car.
Greensboro is my hometown, the convention motto was "Come out to the Sticks in 86"

He had it, and a 68 RamAir1 4spd Bronze/Parchment/White BirdVert there.
High Point was just the next town over from GSO, where John lived.

He bought that Turquoise Vert for cheap somewhere - non running - turned out it just needed a new timing chain gear set.
Ran like New again.

In 1987
He wanted 12,500 for the Turq car (ungodly in 1987)
The Bronze Vert was fresh restored and he wanted 10,500 for it.
I thought he had the prices backwards, he said no they were correct.
I had 8k to spend on a dream car (that would buy a helluva car back then) , but that wouldn't do the trick on that car.

By the following weekend both cars had sold.
I have seen the Bronze car a few times afterwards, but never the Turq car.

He wheeled and dealed as a hobby, was VicePres of a Utility Company
Flipped super nice ultra rare muscle cars like coins in a fountain.
He kept the pair of BirdVerts longer than anything else, was real proud of that pair.