James jones
Well Known Member
I’m going to try and continue my story of my 63 ss. After I got out or the hospital around the 1st of June 1973 I had to have some wheels as I never liked to miss a day of work. The insurance company gave me 700.00 and I kept the car. I went to carpenters Chevrolet on Main Street in durham. The salesman showed me some cars on the lot. I liked the 73 nova on the lot with a 350 and 4 speed . He suggested a new chevelle ss and showed me brochure. It was a bigger car and I liked it. He ordered one from a dealer in liberty nc. While it was on the way I saw some corvettes on the ok used car lot. I looked at a 62 convertible yellow with 4 speed. 327-300. He wanted 2400.00 for it. I liked it but I saw a lot of wiring hanging from under the dash. A car electrician had told me before if a car has wiring issues to stay away from it. I also looked at a 67 stingray coupe with a 427-390 engine with a 4speed. The car was burgandy and had 50000 miles even on it. This car was perfect. The guy said he wanted 3600.00 for it. I opened a valve cover cap and ran my finger under the valve cover. I felt a lot of grit under Meath the valve cover and I felt it had either not been maintained properly or had been run hard. I called my insurance man and he said he would try to run it thru on a standard policy. If not I would have to have a sub-standard policy which would be 1200.00 a year. So I went to pick up the chevelle. It was a super sport with a 350-2 barrel and automatic. It had a 2.94 gear under it. It was black with silver stripes on it. It had a black houndstooth interior with a bench seat. This was the first year for the collanade body style. I get ready to go in the office and I take one more look at the 67 vette. The guy comes over and says if I want that vette he will let me have it for 2500.00. Well I had been accepted at unc in chapel hill that fall and I needed something reliable. So I bought the chevelle for 3600.00. 700 down and 98 dollars a month for 36 months. More later.
