Good News! FINAL NAIL IN COFFIN FOR VINTAGE CHEVY FORGERS?

[Dick MacKenzie]

GM announces creation of Chevrolet Historical Services; millions of classic-car records to be made available.

“We have unearthed the mother lode,” GM spokesperson Melissa Hayes said in a statement. “Millions of documents, long-assumed lost, were in fact stored on a vintage computer that was recently found in a GM storage warehouse in Sterling Heights, Mich.”

http://autoweek.com/article/classic...olet-historical-services-millions-classic-car

Thanks to Bryan Fugate for this link!

 

[64ss409]

Soooo, this came out on April 1st?????

 

[1961BelAir427]

If I read the author's note at the bottom correctly: This is an April Fool's hoax.

 

[de31168]

It sure is. April Fools!

 

[1958 delivery]

I wonder if that "vintage computer" is numbers matching?

 

[Phil Reed]

Hey.......don't pick on my friend Dickie Mac.........blame Bryan!!!!!!

 

[Dr Richard Kimble]

they have it in Canada , no April fools joke

 

[Phil Reed]

Pontiac has all their records.

 

[real61ss]

Pontiac has all their records.

Pontiac Historical Services can only go back to 1961 and they can't document the very earliest 61's. They were able to document my '61, it was built the last week of Nov. 1960

 

[1958 delivery]

Some years ago, when I was relatively new here there was someone that claimed to have a bunch of records of the Impalas, he was being a jack ass and telling people he wouldn't let anyone in on the info for some reason and was pissed and wanted to take his ball home, who was that guy?

 

[wrench]

Damn, I guess I can't sell my 409 wheels as numbers matching......

 

[bobs409]

Damn, I guess I can't sell my 409 wheels as numbers matching......

Yes you can, it's called ebay.

 

[Fathead Racing]

Pontiac Historical Services can only go back to 1961 and they can't document the very earliest 61's. They were able to document my '61, it was built the last week of Nov. 1960

They documented my GTO as well. I have everything it left the factory with.

 

[k9hotrodder409]

GM announces creation of Chevrolet Historical Services; millions of classic-car records to be made available.

“We have unearthed the mother lode,” GM spokesperson Melissa Hayes said in a statement. “Millions of documents, long-assumed lost, were in fact stored on a vintage computer that was recently found in a GM storage warehouse in Sterling Heights, Mich.”

http://autoweek.com/article/classic...olet-historical-services-millions-classic-car

Thanks to Bryan Fugate for this link!

BRYAN ...... THAT"S NOT FAIR !!!!!
DICK MACKENZIE....... I OFFICIALLY HATE YOU !!!!!

 

[1961BelAir427]

Sure would be cool wouldn't it?

 

[real61ss]

I didn't read the entire article, didn't realize this was some sick persons idea of a joke. Shame on them, whoever it was

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

"Some years ago, when I was relatively new here there was someone that claimed to have a bunch of records of the Impalas, he was being a jack ass and telling people he wouldn't let anyone in on the info for some reason and was pissed and wanted to take his ball home, who was that guy?"

I suspect you might be referring to Fran Preve. He was at Tonowanda back in the day and he had first hand line experience as well as a gaggle of original source materials (and magazines as I recall).

I believe Fran passed a few years back...

Best, TomK

 

[real61ss]

That is correct, it was Fran and yes he did turn some people off. He was actually banned but I visited Fran at his house before he passed away and he did have exactly what he claimed he did. In person he was as nice as you could ask for. Another member here now has the materials that he processed.

 

[Jeff Olson]

I was excited right up to the end of the article.