I finally received the 1974 back issue of Rolling Stone magazine with the Jan & Dean article. The eBay seller waited two full weeks for my $8 check to clear before he mailed the magazine to me. I guess he wanted to be sure I wasn't out to steal his 30 year-old trash...
I won't repeat the gory details of Jan's injuries. The author had interviewed the first person on the wreck scene, Mike Barry. Mike is actor Gene Barry's son. He was inside his house on the curve where the wreck happened and heard the crash. He said the car was damaged so badly he couldn't tell if it had been a coupe or a convertible. The roof was gone and he was looking at Jan through the top of the car.
Anyway, the article said that Jan and Dean each bought new 1964, 1965, and 1966 model Corvettes. The wreck was in April of 1966. The chart in the article identified Dean's last Corvette as a "'66 Corvette (427)". Jan's car is identified as just a "'66 Corvette". This implies that Jan's Corvette was a small block.
Dean sold his 427 Corvette later that year and bought a new station wagon. The article made no mention of what happened to Jan's wrecked '66 Corvette.
I won't repeat the gory details of Jan's injuries. The author had interviewed the first person on the wreck scene, Mike Barry. Mike is actor Gene Barry's son. He was inside his house on the curve where the wreck happened and heard the crash. He said the car was damaged so badly he couldn't tell if it had been a coupe or a convertible. The roof was gone and he was looking at Jan through the top of the car.
Anyway, the article said that Jan and Dean each bought new 1964, 1965, and 1966 model Corvettes. The wreck was in April of 1966. The chart in the article identified Dean's last Corvette as a "'66 Corvette (427)". Jan's car is identified as just a "'66 Corvette". This implies that Jan's Corvette was a small block.
Dean sold his 427 Corvette later that year and bought a new station wagon. The article made no mention of what happened to Jan's wrecked '66 Corvette.
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