So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

[Wayne M.]

My '65 L76 K66 air tanker is heading south, first to restoration, then to never be seen again in a California collection. Hate to see her go. But I still have the late late 396 to keep me out of trouble.

Hope the Ferrari overhead doesn't have any oil leaks .

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[Michael J.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

A neat, very rare car, I can see why a collector would want one. But you never know, it seems the collectors get bored and turn over their inventory pretty often, so I bet it comes up for sale again sometime.

[Ed S.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

Nice retirement fund dividend I suspect!

[Keith B.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

What a great car. Very neat and rare. Would love to own one like it. Hope the car gets some use besides being garage art. Why the restoration?

[Loren L.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

Wayne:
There MUST be a story of how, when and where you found the car.........

[Michael J.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

Wayne:
There MUST be a story of how, when and where you found the car.........

I would also like to hear it. After many unsuccessful years looking for a C2 tanker, how do you find these unicorns?

[Wayne M.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

Nice retirement fund dividend I suspect!

Here's the classified ad in the Omaha (NE) newspaper that led a friend and I to go see the car. We were on our way from Calgary Alberta to Houston TX in January 1980, to deliver a Cadillac for a terminally ill co-worker, so couldn't waste time negotiating or puchasing. The nerve of the seller (AJ Roy III), asking more for a '65 than a much newer 1975 .

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[Michael J.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

That's great, and they had lots of nice ones for sale then, unlike now.

[Rob M.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

Well, I sure wish it was headed to MY California garage I know you'll miss her, but will always look back with fond memories. BTW, what's all that white stuff?

[Carl N.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

Wayne,

Sorry to see it go, but glad to know you held on to the 396. Due to circumstances beyond my control I was not able to use mine much last year (about 400 miles), but hope this will change in 2016. Have be able to drive the '98 vert more and hope to hold on to both for as long as possible. Best wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2016 -- Carl

[Martin M.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

So Wayne, does this mean that there will no longer be a tanker Registry?? Oh Woe is me...
Oh well, we still have ours. Although if you know of anyone with 150 large.......

Marty

[Loren L.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

Well, I sure wish it was headed to MY California garage I know you'll miss her, but will always look back with fond memories. BTW, what's all that white stuff?

Rob, from my years in NE ND, I can tell you that cotton grows wild in that country this time of year...people harvest it and turn it into extra quilts for their beds.........

[Rob M.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

I guess they need the extra quilts to deal with the chill

[Kenneth B.]

Re: So Long... after 35 years, 8 months

Funny as I am selling my 70 LT-1 with 19000mi at BJ this January that I have had for just about the same amount of time. I bought it from the original owner in early 1980. I put about 600 mi. on it the whole time I have owned it.

[Michael J.]

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Archive/Event/Item/1970-CHEVROLET-CORVETTE-188877