Dick Teague wanted to buy neighbor custom Corvette
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Topic: Dick Teague wanted to buy neighbor custom Corvette
Posted By: AMX390
Subject: Dick Teague wanted to buy neighbor custom Corvette
Date Posted: May/02/2021 at 6:10pm
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Here's a little know story about Dick Teague. A friend of mine, who has since passed away, named Art Richards had a custom corvette shop in Orange County California. He did lots of crazy custom vette's for his customers through the 70's and into the 80's. When he retired to Fallbrook, California he brought home the wildest vette he had ever built. As it turn out, Dick Teague, who also retired to Fallbrook, was his neighbor. Art would go over to Dick's house and admire the AMX/3. When Dick would go to Art's house he would admire his custom vette. Dick talked about buying the car many times, but never did. Tom Ricotta, showed me the pictures of the custom vette this afternoon. enjoy!     ------------- I love The AMC forum! http://www.amx390.com |
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Posted By: Sonic Silver
Date Posted: May/02/2021 at 6:21pm
| As the owner of several different Corvettes over the last 45 years, that is one of the ugliest ones that I have ever seen. |
Posted By: Mopar_guy
Date Posted: May/02/2021 at 6:54pm
 Yeah and it's still nicer the than the C8.  -------------  " http://theamcforum.com/forum/hemilina_topic95889.html" rel="nofollow - Hemilina " My 1973, 5.7 Hemi swapped Javelin |
Sonic Silver wrote:Posted By: Sonic Silver
Date Posted: May/02/2021 at 7:01pm
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Posted By: garweb3
Date Posted: May/02/2021 at 7:51pm
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I have to agree with you but the engine looks interesting. ------------- 1974 Javelin AMX 1980 Spirit AMX 1987 Jeep Comanche Sportruck |
Posted By: turbo
Date Posted: May/02/2021 at 8:07pm
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Dick had a sense of style........until the desire to own that oinker....... ------------- they call me Capt RETIRED! |
Posted By: AMX390
Date Posted: May/02/2021 at 8:35pm
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I also noticed some resemblance to "Corvette Summer". It's over the top for sure. You would be sure to get a lot of attention. I like the C8. ------------- I love The AMC forum! http://www.amx390.com |
Posted By: george w
Date Posted: May/03/2021 at 9:54pm
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Dick, who had very good design taste, must have said that just to flatter his neighbor. How could Dick, who designed the beautiful AMX/3, possibly stomach the looks of that hideous Vette much less want to own it. (No offense, as Rodney Dangerfield once said.) ------------- Long time AMC fan. Ambassador 343, AMX 390, Hornet 360, Spirit 304 and Javelin 390. All but javelin bought new. |
Posted By: 6PakBee
Date Posted: May/10/2021 at 7:54am
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It looks like they took every leftover piece they had in the shop and fastened it onto the car somewhere. Kind of an automotive version of a collage. ------------- Roger Gazur 1969 'B' Scheme SC/Rambler 1970 RWB 4-spd Machine 1970 Sonic Silver auto AMX All project cars. Forum Cockroach |
Posted By: Sonic Silver
Date Posted: May/10/2021 at 9:31am
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Posted By: sweatlock
Date Posted: May/10/2021 at 8:13pm
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“Dick talked about buying the car several times, but never did.” Gee, I wonder why?
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