TheSamba.com :: View topic - The Edmondson Testimony- Judson Blowers

Tue Sep 01, 2015 5:49 am

Hi Paul,

Yes, it's tuned in, and sorted out.

I spent the majority of the summer 2014 shaking it down and working out the bugs.

It's got about 2k trouble free miles on it since.

Dustin

Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:36 pm

Another item checked off the to-do list.

Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:37 am

2016 is off to a great start. The Edmondson ghia is back to its prime fighting weight.

Big thanks to Mike and his team at House of Ghia for helping with the last 5%, and getting the dash hole (previously cut out for a modern CD Player :x ) fixed.

It's kinda cool being able to click back over to page 1 of this thread, and see the progression of the car over the years. Here's the finished product:

Mon Apr 11, 2016 9:53 am

52brezelfenster wrote: 2016 is off to a great start. The Edmondson ghia is back to its prime fighting weight.

Big thanks to Mike and his team at House of Ghia for helping with the last 5%, and getting the dash hole (previously cut out for a modern CD Player :x ) fixed.

It's kinda cool being able to click back over to page 1 of this thread, and see the progression of the car over the years. Here's the finished product:

I think not only would Frank be amazed to see how his Ghia has survived the last 57 years but very thankful it fell into the right hands. :)

Mon Apr 11, 2016 11:42 am

Fabulous!

Read this a few years ago and just now went thru it again.

Absolutely fantastic!

Fri Apr 15, 2016 1:34 pm

Thanks guys for the positive feedback. Now comes the fun part - Driving it.

Wed May 15, 2019 10:46 am

Update to a post from page 8 of this thread.

The other notable Chevrolet Executive standing to the right Duntov in this picture is Harley Earl:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Earl

It only took 8 (ish) years to connect the dots. Hey, tracking down these details is all part of the fun right?

52brezelfenster wrote: The vintage speed freak will enjoy this :D

January 1960 - The legendary Zora Arkus-Duntov "Father of the Corvette" seen at a race carefully studing the Edmondson ghia. He's the one wearing a black tux & bow tie, smoking a cigarette. Note the `vette parked behind him, Duntov brought the corvette to this race. Story goes he spent 1 hour solid examining the ghia, engine lid is up per his request so he could get a closer look at the engine. The guy to his right is a Chevrolet Executive.

Thu May 16, 2019 4:26 am

Can't believe I never saw this post, amazing car! :D

Antoine

Thu May 16, 2019 6:12 am

TRS63, thanks for stopping by. I recently spent some time going through this thread, starting at page 1. It tells the story really well in my opinion.

Here's a current picture of the ghia. This was taken in the staging area of the Forest Grove Concours Tour d'Elegance. Some pretty amazing cars, great people, food, and wine. It's a classic car tour through Oregon's wine country.

Wed May 14, 2025 2:47 pm

Howdy, it's been a while since I updated this thread.

My oldest son chose the ghia as the prom night car.

Here's a video of it coming out of storage, getting started for the first time after a long winter's nap:

And it made the show:

Hope everyone has a great summer and puts some miles on those ghia. That's our plan.

Take it easy,
Dustin

Thu May 15, 2025 5:41 am

It's an ongoing epic Dustin...hard to believe I started the topic 20 years ago...when I was...ahem...a young man, looking to buy a Ghia. :wink:

Mon May 19, 2025 5:08 am

John Moxon wrote: It's an ongoing epic Dustin...hard to believe I started the topic 20 years ago...when I was...ahem...a young man, looking to buy a Ghia. :wink:

No kidding John. And I had hair on my head back then. Ah the good old days.

Hope all is well on your end.

Dustin

Mon May 19, 2025 6:52 am

52brezelfenster wrote: Howdy, it's been a while since I updated this thread.

My oldest son chose the ghia as the prom night car.

Hope everyone has a great summer and puts some miles on those ghia. That's our plan.

Take it easy,
Dustin

FANTASTIC!
Now that's how a dad makes a lifelong memory for his son (and date!) 8)

Fri May 23, 2025 9:41 am

@kingkarmann thank you.

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend my friend.

Dustin