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I had forgotten that story! Really could be a character at times. Our other friend Wendell "Swindle" Campbell has moved on to Chevelles so Wesly Huffman told me. Another couple of characters for the Corvette Story Book
I saw it in Texas once. Long Ago. Wasn’t it Resale Red? Those were and are great Corvette enthusiasts and fun folk, but I’m still a little mystified by this sale. But then again I don’t have $475,000 that wants to burn a big hole in my shorts. It is, what it is.
Jerry Brewster is also alive and well and still it La. I ran into him at Kissimme and we had a few yuks. But BG was definately low on some of old talent. I hope they are all just well.
Geoffrey Coenen
PS I gotta reload now. My wife is a better shot than me. She’s good. That’s why I’m just good.
I built the body from parts, early 80s, and the owner, Arnold Green, assembled the car. Roby got the credit but thats OK. Thats my friend Norris Lee with the paint gun. We had a lot of fun with Arnold with that one.
I suppose this is another of those old Corvette tales that you had be around forever to hear, but was that description of a "bullet hole" big block tounge-in-cheek?.
The "wound" looks more like it was made with a twist-drill "bullet". The hole edges are smooth...I would have expected a high velocity bullet would have shattered the immediate area to the point where it would have to be cut out and built back with resin and mat; particularly on the edge of a panel like that wheel opening. Barring that, you would at least expect the paint would be flaked off around the hole.
I remember Roby's "bullet hole car" very well, having seen it at the old drag strip Meet in Bowling Green, KY in mid 80's; as I recall, the car had very low milage, and interesting enough to catch one's attention with that ifnamous bullet hole. Was in dealer showroom during the incident as I recall.
Also interesting on this totally original car was the factory blackout up front, or lack of it I should say. When you looked through the grill onto the inner skirts, it was all red. Believe the factory guy with the black-out gun was on coffee break when that car rolled into his work space. Today's restorations are sometimes anal about painting every inch up front to hide the paint color. Certanly not the case on this one! Always nice to see one done correctly, showing a bit of color here and there - but also few and far between. I also recall a good sized wad of fiberglass "bond" that was wiped on the bottom of the right quarter panel and painted over. Quality control at it's best then! Car was a great example, wonder if it has been restored and that bond was removed?? Too bad if it was.
For those that were not in the hobby during the 70's-80's, you all missed the real fun of Corvetting in my mind. Cheap prices, rare parts in abundance with reasonable prices, and Corvette people that are now legends in their own. Still good today of course, but not like the good old days.
Keep these old pics and stories coming - always enjoy them!
Abundant real cars, parts, people. Roby (RIP) was just one of those characters. I know he indulged his Corvette passion, but I think even he would roll over in his grave at the price of $467,250. I think that the widening gap in economic classes, the auction testosterone and even the value of our domestic currency has changed a fun cheap hobby considerably. Boomers in the heat a BG don’t want to carry anything but a bottle of water and Mastercard. I’1l admit I’m somewhat the same way now. Look at all the motorized wheel chairs rented now. I predicted that would happen after seeing the same fellows year after year at Cypress Gardens, Carlisle and Bloomington. I just didn’t figure they would be rented.
Ahhhh, Roby’s Red 435, sex, love, infidelity, honor and a gun.
Didn’t Roby get that gun? I know he wasn’t the shooter – or catcher.
1967 L71 Silver/Black Coupe - Unrestored/Original Paint, Top Flight at 1998 Regional in Ontario, not judged since
1995 Red/Red ZR-1 - Top Flight back in 2010 Michigan Chapter meet
Hello,
While I am at the younger end of the spectrum of the Bloomington die hards, 42, I have been going since 1985. I too admit that the hobby is not the same as it was but I was in no position to buy anything back then. I can assure you that not all of the people that pay the big bucks for cars are hedge fund managers or dot com millionaires. I have paid at the time record money for the cars that I currently own but I did it not for financial gain but because I truly love these cars. I have loved Corvettes since I was a small child and 67 435s and L88s are the ones I like the best. I wish that these cars were cheaper because I would like to own a few more but I am priced out of the market for what I want as well.
BTW I spoke with the gentleman that bought the black Roby 435 and was a super nice guy that truly loved the car he had bought so it was nice to see the car go to someone who will apprecaite it rather than worry about flipping it.
Regards,
Jerry Brewster is still alive? Wow! Back in the 70's I had a '62 Vette that needed stock wheel covers; I called Jerry, and he delivered them to me on his motorcycle, some 200 miles away! I remember that the wheel covers were very nice, but he charged $50 and I thought it was outrageous! Dem were the days...
Larry, Jerry is much alive and lives about 6-7 miles from me here in West Monroe, LA. He is not doing much with Corvettes unless they are pretty tired. He has several buildings full of motorcycles. Keith Majure
of Roby's bullet hole '67. My Marlboro Maroon '67 is in the picture just beyond it and I think I remember you had a car nearby. That was January, 1983 at Cypress Gardens. The meets at Cypress were great fun from the start in about 1978 until the move in the 1990's. Jim Weeks - Member #2978
Was this the car a Chevy dealer had in Hemmings back in the early 80's. It was suposed to have been shot thourgh the showroom window when new. He had a big add for a lot of low mile Vette's.I have all the hemmings back to 1980 so I would have that issue. KEN
65 350 TI CONV 67 J56 435 CONV,67,390/AIR CONV,70 454/air CONV,
What A MAN WON'T SPEND TO GIVE HIS ASS A RIDE
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