Stan Antlocer 1963 Tempest possibly located

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This car was located in Harrison, MI. It was listed on e-bay with a starting bid of $500. At the end of the bidding war, the car sold for $266,000!!!!

No engine of transmission in the car. The car had plexiglass windows, a race track plaque located on the dash and an extra heavy duty rear suspension.

Wonder if the car still had the aluminum frontend somewhere? The frontend in the photograph I viewed showed rusted sheetmetal. All of the Lemans, Tempest coupes and wagons should have been equipped with the ultra-rare aluminum frontend.

[super]

I will have to check my Pete McCarthy book about the aluminum frontend. I remember one of the Lemans/Tempest they located the frontend if memory serves me right. It had a bunch of louver work done to it.

[Larry]

It seems you can't swing a dead cat without hitting something on the internet about the rare '63 Tempest find that sold on e-Bay recently. Below is a pretty complete description of what happened which I found on AutoBlog.com. There was another note somewhere that mentioned the aluminum front clip had been located some time ago, supposedly somether in Florida. Perhaps they will be reunited. Let's watch the history unfold here as this rare Pontiac is restored.

The eBay auction for this 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest started out innocently enough. Obtained after owner died. Appears to have original interior but no motor, no transmission. Body has a little rust and some dents. There's stuff in the trunk, but no key to open it. Opening bid nine days ago was a mere $500. After one week, eBay seller 123ecklin will pocket $226,521 before auction fees. What happened between Day 1 and Day 9 is an amazing story.

The car's plexiglass windows, unusual suspension setup and a dash plate bearing the name of a racetrack tipped the owner to its racing history. But what he didn't know is that the car is one of only six 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest Super Duty coupes ever made. Hemmings recently did a story on the rare cars in which they listed all ever built. This one looks to have been driven by Stan Antlocer and was the fastest drag car in 1963 before disappearing.

Reading through the questions on the auction gives us reason to believe the seller truly didn't know the car's provenance. In his answers, he seems both surprised by the car's potential value as well as overwhelmed by the attention. He turned down an offer of $160,000 to end the auction early because he feared getting negative eBay feedback. That decision paid off. With only seven minutes remaining, the highest offer was $95,000. When the virtual gavel fell, eBayer ccsi2000 had bought a very rare, if a little rusty, LeMans for $226,521.

[super]

A few shots of an A/FX Tempest (equipped with the aluminum frontend) owned by Selden Ruwwe. This car has been in the Ruwwe family for nearly 40 years. The car is currently for sale. If you would like any info, please contact me at the following e-mail.

jredhage@fidnet.com