Found all the previous owners of the 70 LT-1 !

[Bullshark]

After spending a number of years thinking about tracing the heritage of the Vettes, I started doing it for the 70 LT-1. I purchased the car from a guy up in Muscatine Iowa back in 86 who told me he was the third owner. Turned out I was able to still get back in touch with him so after shooting the bull for awhile I asked him if he knew anything about the previous owners. He was able to give me the guy's name he purchased the car from. Believe it or not, I was able to track him down using the Internet. Turned out he owned the car for most of it's early life. He had the car down in Louisiana for a number of years while he was in the service. Did a little racing with it but nothing serious. The car had headers on it back then. Unfortunately no luck tracking down the A.I.R pump and original carb. Anyway, he told me he purchased the car back in the 70's from an Iowa farm boy who sold it so he could by a motorcycle and get married. He said he heard the guy was later killed in a farm accident when he rolled a tractor over on top of himself:sadangel: But he thought his widow was still around somewhere. Well, with the help of the internet, I was able to track down a cousin who gave me the name of the widow who had since remarried. Needless to say, she was very surprised to hear from me. We talked for sometime as she reflected on the early days of her dating relationship with Dave. Said she often saw silver Corvettes that reminded her of this car and always thought it was the prettiest car ever. I e-mailed her some pics of the car which she said brought back some great memories. Anyway, she just sent these from back when Dave first had the car. They aren't very good quality but I am thankful for having them just the same.
Also, Amy told me the car was purchased in Des Moines Iowa, but after searching the Chevrolet dealers, it turns out their were two back then. Cresent and Bob Brown Chevrolet. It's a long shot I am sure, but maybe there are still some records?????

Here is what it looks like today

Bullshark

 

[MsSchroder]

Wow, you really did your homework. Nice job , and what a great story.

Tammy

 

[rvazquez]

Good detective work !!

Very interesting story, car looks great.I really like that color and what you have done to your car.