69428scj wrote:I drew the conclusion that the Hero car is NOT the primered car because I have seen pics of both pre-conversion. The primered you can see in the pics I submitted in the thread, the hero car was a beige color. I should probably clarify that I neglected to save the images from when the car was put up for auction on eBay 2 summers ago. There was paperwork that was posted that had Barris' company logo on it referring to the conversion as I alluded to in this thread. Trust me when I say this car is the reason George claims he did the car. I've done enough research to know what I'm talking about!
Look...I'm not trying to pick a fight...And yes the "Primer" car and the "Hero" car are two separate vehicles...I wish I could cull together the few articles, and/or message board posts that I've read over the years that prove this (my memory of which actual boards or sites in question is fuzzy to say the least), not that I need to convince you as you now already know...
However as I've seen a TON of false and.or forged "COAs" over the years, and considering Barris's history with claiming work that is, in fact, not his, you'll hopefully understand why I'm still skeptical...Though I don't doubt you that because of these elusive documents that this is the reason he thinks he has claim to the car's creation, though I honestly think he would have said that anyways if asked regardless...
Not to mention I've seen one confirmed "Barris Ecto" and 2 other reported ones over the years, and all 3 car's shoddy craftmanship and COMPLETE ignorance to detail make it even harder for me to accept that he worked on this car...
In the end, maybe he, or his shop at the very least did...But I will forever remain skeptical until I see
concrete proof, or read/hear something from someone who was actually present during it's conversion...Be it an ex-CEO of Columbia that commissioned it for the touring circuit, or one of the mechanics that actually worked on he car itself...And the chance of that happening is next to nill...
It's changed hands so many times since 1984/85 apparently, I'd be surprised if anyone remembers everything verbatim, and in 100% correct detail...