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Stefan Lombard 1964 LAND ROVER SERIES IIA
VALUE RANGE: $5,000–$12,500
Ed Arata and his wife spent several years in Southern Africa as Peace Corps volunteers in the early 1970s, where they occasionally banged around in Land Rovers. Two decades later, Ed drove an old Land Rover while working on a refugee project in Rwanda and decided he needed to have one for a "town car" in northern
California. “I looked around for several years for my ‘dream’ Rover and finally found an 88-inch short-wheelbase model with the 2.25-liter gasoline
1964 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
VALUE RANGE: $39,000–$120,000
Richard Bennett’s fuel-injected 1964 Cor- vette is thoroughly restored these days, but once upon a time, it was owned by racer Thom Jamison, who had designs on the 1964 Pike’s Peak Hill Climb. In a practice run, however, Jamison hit a race official's Jeepster while going about 100 mph. Richard did much research on Jamison and the Corvette before he ac- quired it 12 years ago. Before that, it sat unused for 10 years, painted white and fitted with a 1965 front end as a fix for the collision. “The car was rough from neglect but very restorable,” Richard says. He farmed out the work and had
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engine on eBay in Pennsylvania,” Ed says. It was five shades of green but ran well enough, and last winter Ed serviced the running gear and brakes then began scraping and cleaning. He repainted it, and the Land Rover now sports military insignias from Southern Africa, jerry cans for fuel and water, ammo cans and a British-style rifle.
it restored to original specs, including the original 327 block and heads, and had a Duntov-spec cam installed. He also located a correct fuel-injection unit and distributor. Richard now shows the Corvette and uses it for pleasure drives on sunny days.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK HILL CLIMB HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
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