SRD 1973 Vega

Terry Witzel · 06-25-2017, 11:06 AM

Here's a rear view of the Paul Blevins vega.

danoone · 06-28-2017, 03:56 PM

I will have the car at the York Nostalgia show Saturday July the 8th. I have also found out the car was bought in the Chicago Illinois area in the early 80s. It was white and blue and called Dream Weaver.

danoone · 06-29-2017, 07:48 PM

Got my issue of November 73 Super Stock and Drag Illustrated today. It helped me rule out Blevins car. So still looking

Tim H · 06-29-2017, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danoone

I will have the car at the York Nostalgia show Saturday July the 8th. I have also found out the car was bought in the Chicago Illinois area in the early 80s. It was white and blue and called Dream Weaver.

Was the Dream Weaver name in Blue ?

danoone · 06-30-2017, 12:19 PM

I think it was. By then it was updated to a 77. It was bought by Jerry Gilbertson of Wisconsin. He is deceased. Then owned by Rod Weideman.

danoone · 07-07-2017, 04:36 AM

The car is in a tent inside of the track. My brother and I delivered it to the York show last evening. Already some really great cars there. Also met Wayne Jessel. Looks like it will be a good show

Charlie A · 07-07-2017, 06:56 AM

Hope you get some leads on its history chain .
Post some full view pictures when you can.

danoone · 07-10-2017, 04:59 AM

The key at this point is finding someone who remembers a car named Dream Weaver in Illinois in the late 70's, early 80s. I had a great time at the York show. I got a few names to check into, but not owners. I had two people tell me the car was not an SRD, which with out a doubt it is. I talked to Pete again on 7, 9, 17 and he has no problem with his verification of the car. It has had some changes and updates. It has had square steel added, the three link was changed to ladder bar and coil overs were added. But most of the original structure is still intact. Friday a big name racer told my dad the car was not a body in white. Then my dad showed him the trim tag that was put back on by SRD. I asked Pete why they put the tags back on. He said it made the cars classy in his words. They reinstalled the tags on there firewalls on the passenger side of the car. We are still trying to decode parts of the trim tag. It has CMR 114136 on it. Also there is not a build date on it. Pete is convinced it is an early built car by them. He also says they did not get many Body in white cars. The customer supplied the body. The search goes on

06-25-2017, 11:06 AM	#1
Terry Witzel Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Marion,Ohio Posts: 247 Likes: 48 Liked 50 Times in 28 Posts	Re: SRD 1973 Vega Here's a rear view of the Paul Blevins vega.

06-28-2017, 03:56 PM	#2
danoone Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 66 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SRD 1973 Vega I will have the car at the York Nostalgia show Saturday July the 8th. I have also found out the car was bought in the Chicago Illinois area in the early 80s. It was white and blue and called Dream Weaver.

06-29-2017, 07:48 PM	#3
danoone Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 66 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SRD 1973 Vega Got my issue of November 73 Super Stock and Drag Illustrated today. It helped me rule out Blevins car. So still looking

06-30-2017, 12:19 PM	#5
danoone Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 66 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SRD 1973 Vega I think it was. By then it was updated to a 77. It was bought by Jerry Gilbertson of Wisconsin. He is deceased. Then owned by Rod Weideman. Last edited by danoone; 06-30-2017 at 12:25 PM.

07-07-2017, 04:36 AM	#6
danoone Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 66 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SRD 1973 Vega The car is in a tent inside of the track. My brother and I delivered it to the York show last evening. Already some really great cars there. Also met Wayne Jessel. Looks like it will be a good show

07-07-2017, 06:56 AM	#7
Charlie A VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 2,483 Likes: 68 Liked 87 Times in 63 Posts	Re: SRD 1973 Vega Hope you get some leads on its history chain . Post some full view pictures when you can.

07-10-2017, 04:59 AM	#8
danoone Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 66 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SRD 1973 Vega The key at this point is finding someone who remembers a car named Dream Weaver in Illinois in the late 70's, early 80s. I had a great time at the York show. I got a few names to check into, but not owners. I had two people tell me the car was not an SRD, which with out a doubt it is. I talked to Pete again on 7, 9, 17 and he has no problem with his verification of the car. It has had some changes and updates. It has had square steel added, the three link was changed to ladder bar and coil overs were added. But most of the original structure is still intact. Friday a big name racer told my dad the car was not a body in white. Then my dad showed him the trim tag that was put back on by SRD. I asked Pete why they put the tags back on. He said it made the cars classy in his words. They reinstalled the tags on there firewalls on the passenger side of the car. We are still trying to decode parts of the trim tag. It has CMR 114136 on it. Also there is not a build date on it. Pete is convinced it is an early built car by them. He also says they did not get many Body in white cars. The customer supplied the body. The search goes on

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