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Java Junky · 02-06-2007, 10:05 PM

Okay, so it appears that there are some other appreciators of ol' Carroll's work on site, so pull up'a chair guys, n' I'll relate you a story that I jus' told Morgan:
Carroll built a one-off called the "Lone Star 1" that was mid-engined n' slick enough lookin' to have caused ol' Enzo some sleepless nights, but didn't get alodda ink for one reason r' another.
'Car disappeared for some years (now pay attention here guys, if ever there was a lesson about payin' attention to what's goin' on aroun' ya) n' then, somehow wound up sittin' on a used car lot out aroun', I think, 'Frisco. Nobody was even sure what the @*#& it was. Some magazine writer caught sight of it n' did a story on it. By the time the story was published the car was already long gone. (I'm havin' that scary dream about the crate warehouse from Indiana Jones again).
'Ain't heard anything about it since.
Found one site that has one picture, but it doesn't do the car justice.
N', I'm with you on the Z06 Go, jus' don't think I could spring for it without a federal grant.
Dude, always liked Lowey's Avanti, but I'm a sucker for a sleeper. Did you know that you could'a got the same, (What was it? An R-3?) engine in the lowly Lark? Can you say ass-kickin' giant killer?
Be well guys.
Java

02-06-2007, 10:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,145	Okay, so it appears that there are some other appreciators of ol' Carroll's work on site, so pull up'a chair guys, n' I'll relate you a story that I jus' told Morgan: Carroll built a one-off called the "Lone Star 1" that was mid-engined n' slick enough lookin' to have caused ol' Enzo some sleepless nights, but didn't get alodda ink for one reason r' another. 'Car disappeared for some years (now pay attention here guys, if ever there was a lesson about payin' attention to what's goin' on aroun' ya) n' then, somehow wound up sittin' on a used car lot out aroun', I think, 'Frisco. Nobody was even sure what the @*#& it was. Some magazine writer caught sight of it n' did a story on it. By the time the story was published the car was already long gone. (I'm havin' that scary dream about the crate warehouse from Indiana Jones again). 'Ain't heard anything about it since. Found one site that has one picture, but it doesn't do the car justice. N', I'm with you on the Z06 Go, jus' don't think I could spring for it without a federal grant. Dude, always liked Lowey's Avanti, but I'm a sucker for a sleeper. Did you know that you could'a got the same, (What was it? An R-3?) engine in the lowly Lark? Can you say ass-kickin' giant killer? Be well guys. Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.