Re: [BaadAssGremlins] one more worth noting

Hi Terry, yes and no. You will find thousands of altered cars, regardless of make, changed by dealership, owner, whoever thru the years. A case could be made for leaving something stock, however, a case could also be made for changing something, whether into a racecar, custom job, or just owner changes such as aftermarket equipment available in that era. There are a slew of 'stock' Vettes out there adn thenthere are a slew of 'non stock' Vettes out there. Here is a more modern take on a car. The Hennessy cars are rather famous and built about 10 miles from me. So you buy a new Jeep and give it to them to accomplish this:

2007 Jeep SRT600 Turbo - 620 HP Goes 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds
& 11.9 seconds @ 116 mph in the 1/4 mile!

Or the Vipers they build the engines for. 850+ horsepower. Or this:

http://www.hennesseyperformance.com/hennesseyperformance/ListItems.php?cart=kQwEYJUm&DoThis=Dodge+Viper&ActionReq=Where

again, non stock to a new car some deem instant collectible, on par on superior to the Vettes.

Again, nothing more than someone's personal choice. Then.......and Now........

On the Grissom Vette, it would be interesting to learn why Gus (who died in the flash fire in the Apollo capsue on the pod with 2 other of our astronauts) wanted it red/red. My guess is he was a flyboy at heart, and most flyboys like.........red!

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----- Original Message -----

From: twa1950@yahoo.com

To: BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:40 PM

Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] one more worth noting

I was just thinking if it was his Vette and it was blue when he owned it wouldn't it be worth even more if it was blue. I was thinking of one of Elvis pink Caddies. I mean I think pink is ugly as hell on a car but it just wouldn't be the same if I painted one blue. It doesn't matter I couldn't afford a hubcap off of either one of them

Terry

Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com> wrote:

Back in the day this was not uncommon to change the color. There were some butt ass ugly colors AMC offered and could nto move them off the lots until the dealership painted them. With a Corvette, this was a gift and if I remember correctly, his favorite color was red. So sort of a no brainer I guess for it to be changed from blue to red. Including interior. Just a personal taste whether someone puts a crossram on a car, or flair kit or changes engines or installs spoilers, mags, tosses the breathers and so forth.

I wished I had a dollar for every AMC breather I threw away, ever door panel I cut up to put in speakers, every AMC logoed AM/FM radio I tossed, every dash I drilled into for aftermarket gauges. But no, didn't like the stuff in the 70s/80s and it was not uncommon to 'change' things. Still do (I do) as well past my concourse years and whatnot, now more like Monster Garage on Jagermeister.

Going back to the Vette belonging to Gus Grissom, the bottom line is it is a 'celebrity car' and has that pedigree to add to it, probably a paper trail a mile long. Sadly it is a tragic story. However, usually celebrity cars, no matter what it is....fetches a lot more than your average bear. How many of you remember the Conway Twitty AMC Pacer that sold for $27,000? $27K for a Pacer.......

http://faculty.concord.edu/chrisz/hobby/75-PacerItems/Pacer-pictures/ConwayTwittyPacer.jpg

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----- Original Message -----

From: twa1950@yahoo.com

To: BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 5:27 PM

Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] one more worth noting

Stupid question. If you had Gus Grissom's Corvette why in the hell would you change the color from blue to red.

Terry

Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com> wrote:

Non AMC: this is a Corvette that belonged to astronaut Gus Grissom. I used
to work with his oldest son at a club here in Houston in the 1980s, good
kid. Spoke fondly of his dad, who died in a fire in a capsule in the 60s. I
often wondered what happened to this car. It originally started it's life a
blue on blue car. Very nice history behind the vehicle, even with teh
tragedy of Gus. Not sure he ever got to enjoy the car and don't know what
ever happened to his son, as last saw him in about 1986.
http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector_car/1967_chevrolet_corvette_grissom_427/6645.html

One more to look at a 72 AMX:
http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector_car/1972_amc_amx/6770.html

And a 74 AMX:
http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector_car/1974_amc_amx/6622.html

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