Hey guys -
I had a good laugh on Friday after calling about a 69 Chevelle that was advertised in the local paper. It was a 2 owner car with "low mileage" for $2500, so I thought it was definitely worth the call. I get hold of the guy, and ask him if he can tell me more about the car. He tells me that the car is pretty rare, and asks me if I've ever heard of Yenko Camaros. I tell him I have, and he says that his car is a "Tongawonga Chevelle", which is just like a Yenko Camaro. He tells me that it has a decal on the valve cover to prove it. I explain to the guy that "Tonawonda" is the plant that built many of the Chevy engines, and that there's nothing rare about the car. He just kind of brushed it off and started telling me some other things about the car. The low miles turned out to be 140K, and the car was actually partially disassembled. Needless to say, I didn't bother looking at it. Sad thing is, he may just fool some newbie into believing in the "Tongawonga Chevelle"!
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Rainer
'68 SS396
'70 LS3 400 Malibu
& the newest - '70 Malibu convertible!
[email protected]
I had a good laugh on Friday after calling about a 69 Chevelle that was advertised in the local paper. It was a 2 owner car with "low mileage" for $2500, so I thought it was definitely worth the call. I get hold of the guy, and ask him if he can tell me more about the car. He tells me that the car is pretty rare, and asks me if I've ever heard of Yenko Camaros. I tell him I have, and he says that his car is a "Tongawonga Chevelle", which is just like a Yenko Camaro. He tells me that it has a decal on the valve cover to prove it. I explain to the guy that "Tonawonda" is the plant that built many of the Chevy engines, and that there's nothing rare about the car. He just kind of brushed it off and started telling me some other things about the car. The low miles turned out to be 140K, and the car was actually partially disassembled. Needless to say, I didn't bother looking at it. Sad thing is, he may just fool some newbie into believing in the "Tongawonga Chevelle"!
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Rainer
'68 SS396
'70 LS3 400 Malibu
& the newest - '70 Malibu convertible!
[email protected]