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#121
07-23-2011, 02:31 PM
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Keith,
I stated the wrong second magazine. Not "Car Craft" but the January 1972 Issue of "Super Stock and Drag Illistrated". I could scan the articles and E-mail them to you. Would that work? Eric
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#122
07-23-2011, 05:12 PM
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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#123
07-23-2011, 05:32 PM
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Keith,
Thank you for all your help. I didn't realize all of the articles and photos I have of the car. Let me know if you want some of the ones I have when the car sat at Jim Wangers shop and the tear down of the car for paint. Followed by the re assembly. Eric
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#124
07-23-2011, 06:38 PM
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The aforementioned PHR article:
      
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#125
07-23-2011, 09:38 PM
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SS&DI, January '72
      
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#126
07-24-2011, 03:24 PM
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Eric's "kids" sitting in front of his house -
 Eric's '68 Bobcat convertible, as well as the Blackbird and Jim Wangers' Judge, which Eric maintained here in Detroit for about 18 years. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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#127
07-24-2011, 03:29 PM
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Pontiac Enthusiast, 2006:
    
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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#128
07-24-2011, 03:32 PM
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Woodward Dream Cruise - August 2009
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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#129
07-24-2011, 03:36 PM
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Royal Pontiac Club '68 Firebirds, on the starting line at Milan Dragway:
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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#130
07-24-2011, 03:39 PM
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Per Eric:
"This photo hangs at Duggan's Irish Pub on Woodward in Royal Oak, upstairs above the photo of Addison's '67 GTX, Silver Bullet. The photo also hangs next to the Silver Bullet photo at Beau Jack's restaurant on Maple Rd at Telegraph in Bloomfield Twp. Gary Cocran owner of Beau Jack's, his family owned the famous Maverick's Drive In on Woodward. Gary grew up with the Adams twins who dad was from McMannis, John and Adams advertising agency. Gary would drive the Adam's '69 Trans Am convertible that Jim Wangers had set up for them with a Ram Air IV, four speed and air conditioning. And you guys thought that they where all Ram Air III's. It was born as a III but Wangers had it made into a IV. The family still owns the car. Gary's other good friend was Steve Mair who's father was VP of GM. Steve owned several Chevy Camaros and a '70 Chevelle that beat the '67 Silver Bullet." 
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#131
07-24-2011, 03:40 PM
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Keith,
Thank you for puting a lot of time into geting these up and weeding through all the stuff I sent you. I hope this helps with some of the history of the car. I do have early pictures of the car siting on Frank Ulbrick's driveway. Both before and after the added hood and tail panel paint and side view mirror change. Let me now if you want those pictures too. along with the more recent, ok not so recent, restoration of the car in 1997 - 2001. I also have pictures of the car just siting in the corner of Jim Wangers' shop in Warren, Michigan where his collection of street racers and Trans Am's were stored. This is where we worked on the cars with Jim's AMCI offices up front. Before he move to California in 1993. Eric
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#132
07-24-2011, 03:43 PM
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Detroit Autorama, 2002:
 
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#133
07-24-2011, 03:46 PM
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page 157 of Charlie Morris' book on Factory Lightweights -
 
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#134
07-24-2011, 03:48 PM
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Pontiac Enthusiast subscription page:
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#135
07-24-2011, 03:51 PM
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Pontiac Enthusiast write up on the Woodward Dream Cruise, 2009:
 
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#136
07-24-2011, 03:53 PM
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Pontiac Enthusiast:
 
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#137
08-01-2011, 10:42 AM
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Keith is there any way i could read these articles above? To small for me to read on here. Dr. Schiffer thanks for all the cool info.
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#138
08-01-2011, 11:53 AM
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#139
08-15-2011, 08:43 AM
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On Saturday I gave Keith Seymore several of the orginal magzinze articles on the Black Bird, Silver Bullet, Mike Fon's '57 Vette and Mike McGauri's '69 Camaro. I am hoping that they will be able to be enlarged through the thumbnails.
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#140
08-15-2011, 08:50 AM
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I have been invited to have the Black Bird at Duggan's Irish PUB aka "DREAM CRUISE CENTRAL" on Tuesday. I'll be there with John "The Cheater" Politzer, the Black Bird's original driver, after 1PM.
On Saturday the Black Bird will be at Fresard Buick GMC with the Royal Pontiac Club of America. I'll also have my 1968 GTO Royal Bobcat 428 Convertible along with Jim Gannes' '67 GTO Royal Bobcat 428 Convertible. Brian Ballish the Black Bird's builder under Jim Wangers will be on hand too. Bring your camera's and questions.
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