30 years ago, John Godshalk was 15, when he was able to buy back this A12 Super Bee his brother bought in 1977 for $200, but now with a running 383, for only $600

 "I went with him to pick it up and we brought it back home near Chicago," recalls John. The original engine was gone, and in its place was a 383 that didn't run-hence the price. After another $400 for a replacement engine, the Bee was back on the road.

 John's brother kept the car until a short time later, when he needed money for school and sold it to a family friend.

In 1980 came along, John was a 15-year-old enthusiast looking for a hot set of wheels. "I got a phone call asking if I wanted to buy the Bee for $600 and it was a done deal," he says.

John drove the car through the majority of high school until it slung two rods out of the side of the block. He hunted down a 440 and started piecing it together on his modest high school income. "I managed to get the car running five days before I had to drive to Laramie, Wyoming, to attend WyoTech."

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