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......Me
and some fine detroit iron, September 8, 1973......
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This is my own
personal scrapbook, an attempt to arrange these automotive events in chronological
order before I become too senile to remember.
For those of
you who know me, I hope these notes and pictures bring back fond memories
and prove to be at least somewhat entertaining,...
-- Steve Richmond
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1970
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1971
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Cop Bait?
A '57 delivery equipped with
four
speed, 427, and a straight
axle,
-- what more could you ask
for at
15?
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A rare '62 SS 348-4 speed car,
and
black to boot, ...wish
I had it now!
That white spot behind the
sail panel
is a cat.
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1972
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"The Bug"
375 hp 350 engine - '70 Z-28
front frame spliced to '55 Chev. rails - 373 "posi" Z rear - some really
big wheels & tires - 250lb. '67 VW body = a Wild
ride! (The radiator was located in the rear).
Sorry I don't have pictures
of the completed project, but this was a sharp looking ride after I finished
widening the fenders and running boards.
I had considered trying my
luck at selling a kit to others that would allow them to build there own
version very quikly and easily, but became side-tracked with other things.
Note the various cars &
trucks in the background, from left to right they are: '37
Chev truck, '67 Dodge Coronet R/T 440 magnum, '48? Packard sedan, '57 Studebaker
Golden Hawk, '62 Chevrolet.
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1973
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"His 'n Hers" Chevrolets
331-4 speed, and 454-auto respectivly.
Both of these cars were show quality, and I did all the work on the frame-off
restoration of the '66 including the engine building and painting.
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1974
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'73 Vega GT, 302-4 speed, before
I narrowed the rear end, and had the wheel wells tubbed. I
still have this car.
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1974
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I began seriously building
wrecks in '74,-- check out these "before and after" shots!
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1976
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This Greenwood 'vette was built
from a wrecked '71 model, ...you could always count on this car
to turn heads!
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1983
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'84 Z51 Corvette
I loved this car in spite of
the fact that it was in for warranty work as much as not. I personally
prefer the "Cross Fire" fuel injection on these cars to the later Tuned
Port" type. As you can see, the wrecked automobile business was good to
me in '83.
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1984
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'83 Nissan with twin-turbocharged
BMW V8.
Was it fast? -- YES!
-- it could easily embarass my '84 Corvette and not even break a sweat.
You can believe this or not,--
but I had this car sold to the producers of "Miami Vice", to replace
the Ferari boxer kit-car (it was really a Corvette) driven by Don Johnson
on the series, however, it was bumped in favor of a Testarosa at the last
minute.
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1985
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I built this SS from a totally
demolished '84 Monte Carlo (not an SS) just to prove I to folks that I
could do it. It had left the road at high speed and fallen over 100'
down an embankment onto railroad tracks below killing the driver, a local
girl, instantly. It was sitting at a local wrecker company, and everyone
had commented on the extensive damage, saying that the car was irreparable,
so I just couldn't resist the temptation.
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1985
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One of several Grand Nationals
I built from wrecks & stripped recoveries. I liked everything
about these cars except the sound.
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1986
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Ahh,.. the good old days,..
After some skillful "trimming"
this toasted IROC coupe is about to get a new lease on life as a wild street
roadster. I really wish I had taken more pictures now, but in those
days I didn't expect to live this long anyway.
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