This car was on here and I recognized the pics.

 

That is an amazing car!!!

 

Great car and great story. And how about JCPenney, what a great place in the 70s - where you could buy fairly decent audio equipment; and a carb, headers, and manifold for your newly purchased W-30 442.

Then turn high 11s at the track. Nice!

 

That is a very nice ride !

 

And a great example of how IMPERFECT W30 stripes are from the factory!

 

Great video. Thanks for posting.

 

That definitely is surprising as some experts say stripes did not go to the ends of the panels..even more interesting to me is the fact the stripe was done in segments..very cool car indeed

 

And it is not only stripes that arrived at the dealer's lots imperfect, so did badges, among other things. On my '70 442, the right hand fender, the trailing 2 of the 442 badge is crooked when compared to the preceeding double 4s. I could have hogged out the holes and made the 2 more perfect, but why? As the guy in this video states: " They (the factory workers) often didn't get it right."

 

That car will be hitting the market soon...one of the best '70 W-30's still out there!

 

Wow, auction or what?

 

I agree! It is always exciting to see such an example surface, especially with all the documented history this one retains.

The paperwork and photographs smacks one right in the face, detailing historical events, and people associated with this particular automobile, something only documentation can do; and because of this, docs rule.

 

Always remember these cars were mass produced .We are all guilty of making theme to nice
Alain
red W-31

 

Indeed.. can you imagine owning today’s restoration back in the 70’s? We would all be afraid to drive the car..I remember stripping and prepping one of my gto’s, a 67 in around 1977, Imron paint was the rage..Ford dealer bodyshop sprayed it for me..couldn’t believe how it glowed compared to the old acrylic enamel stuff. My 70 442 has never been apart, the gaps, the trunk spatter paint , all factory, a lot to be desired for sure..

 

I agree with you Andy they are original once.
We try our best to bring them back to O/E but is it still a restoration.
Alain
red W-31

 

That’s a beautiful car. Hopefully someone doesn’t do a restoration on it.