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I restored a classic Mercedes Gullwing for a fellow in his early eighties. The car had been in pieces for 38 years. He started sobbing and shaking his head in disbelief that it was actually running again. It was an honor to be a part of his whole experience.

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I had a similar experience with my Superbird restoration. I had traced all the previous owners of the car and they all lived in Ontario. Last fall I got a call out of the blue from an older gentleman's son in Nova Scotia (half way across Canada from me) who said his dad used to own the car!! I said - no way. I know all the owners and they are all in Ontario. His son tracked me down after seeing articles about my Superbird in magazines.
He said his dad owned a used dealership in Truro NS and used to come to Barrie, ON to buy some Mopars at Jackson's Motors. He made a deal for a Limelight Superbird and bought it and took it to Nova Scotia. He never sold it , nor was it registered since he drove it as a dealer car. Several months later, he got a call that the dealer in Barrie wanted to buy it back and use as a pace car. My restored Superbird was that same pace car!!!!

I have talked to his dad and sent him a link to a video I made of the car back at the same speedway where it used to be the pace car. His son said that his dad cried through the whole thing after seeing "his car" again.
There is amazing history on some of these old Mopars!!
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GoMcVWETE8"]HD Video of Superbird Pace Car at Sunset Speedway - YouTube[/ame]