Infineon Tech person and son of the late Bill Taggart Sr who was a 40 year Infineon (Sears Point)employee is trying to restore his late Dad's 69 Olds that was one of the featured cars in the ABC TV produced film in the early 1980's called "Hot Rod"
The car was stolen in 2000 and was recently recovered but stripped of most everything.
Details of what Bill Jr needs can be found here and recently Steve Caldwell has offered a transmission for it to get this project started.
Any help big or small would be greatly appreciated.
Here is the original request put up on Face Book by Bill Taggart Jr.
To all fellow racers The Taggarts need your help putting the Munns car back together in memomry of Bill Taggart Sr.
The car was stolen in 2000 and has just got back to the Taggarts, but the only thing left of the car is the body and interior so we are asking our fellow racers for any help they can offer. We need parts: paint, body work, tires, fuel system, gauges, shifter, transmission, rear end ignition you name it we probably need it.
I have a feeling Bill is going to need more help than parts when folks read this.
Good luck Bill. Most of what I use are "hand-me-downs" from Big Johnson's Auto and MP Motorsports, so I don't have "spares" but I'll see what Tom and I can come up with at the shop.
regardless of what I can bring to the table, I applaud you for bringing the car back.
is there any way to find out the details of how a car that was stolen 10 years ago was recovered, and the legendary name(s) on the side still exist(weren't removed)?
leaving the car "as it was" is like leaving the smoking gun in your hand.
People, this is the link to the other car, http://www.hotrodwillys.com/history.html , in the movie, Hot Rod, 1979. Tough competition, though. Bill's going to need Vic's Museum parts, like in the movie, hey, Part II?