| Sometime in 2002 I bought my dream car...... 1965 Corvette Convertible
blue on blue with a white
top. I thought that was it, no need to buy any other cars as I
finally got the one I've always wanted. Believe it or not, I was
ready to sell it in less than a year. The "coolness"
wore off and the car just sat in the garage. I'd take it out now
and again for a ride around the block but that was it. It wasn't
getting any use since it only had two seats and there are four of
us in the family. Car shows were also a problem as we had to take
two vehicles to get there. I made the decision to sell the
Corvette and start searching for the next best thing, a Camaro!
I found what seemed to be a really nice red
1968 SS Camaro on EBay so after talking to the owner several times I
placed a bid and won. When the car showed up, it was crap.
First off, the "fresh" paint job looked like hell.
I could have done a better job with a couple of cans of spray paint and
6 pack of beer. Without going into detail, I was screwed and sold
the car within 2 weeks for a $3000 loss. Looking for a car on
EBay?????? Don't buy sight unseen, take my word for it.
Once again, I started my search. While
searching for my dream Camaro, I stumbled across a really nice 1966 Mustang Convertible
. Admittedly, I'm not a Ford fan and it was a
"chick" car. It was a light blue with a white power top,
automatic and had AC. The only redeeming factor was it's
price. Within 6 months, I sold the car to a gentleman in
California for a nice profit and starting looking once again for my Camaro!
A business acquaintance of mine told me
about a friend of his who just moved from California to Connecticut and
wanted to sell his 1968 Camaro. At first I blew off the idea
because Connecticut is a long way from Covington, LA and as mentioned above
I hate to buy a car sight unseen. Anyway, my acquaintance
kept telling my that the car was a real gem and to take his word for
it. Eventually, I decided to contact the owner and ask a few
questions. About a week later I received some pictures of the car
and was pleased with what I saw and bought the vehicle.
I can't describe how pleased I was when the
car arrived. It was not only as described, but it was better
than expected. I then started researching the car and
that is when I found Rich Fields' CRG Research Report on the L30/M20.
This is the first time I have
heard of the L30/M30 and was thrilled to think I had one of these
rare cars. After much research and decoding, I found that not only
was this car an L30/M20 but it also had matching numbers. I not
only verified the engine numbers but also the rear-end and transmission.
If you look at the picture section you'll also notice that this car still has the smog pump installed.
I tracked down the original owner from
the name on the Protect-O-Plate but learned that he has since passed
away. I spoke to his sister but she either didn't remember the car
or just didn't want to. She said she would give my phone number to
her nephew and have him give me a call. I never did hear form him
and didn't pursue it any further.
Thanks to Rich Fields, another L30/M20 has
be identified and will be preserved.
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