Dreamcast18
02-13-2010, 01:37 PM
So there's a funny story about this extremely special "Drive-Aid" 1985 Camaro IROC-Z arriving at Best of Show Automotive a few days ago. Jim Boylen, one of the awesome drivers who transports our extraordinary hardware, calls and says that some kids must have gotten into the trailer overnight and vandalized this really cherry '85 IROC Camaro he was hauling. "There was graffiti everywhere!" he says. After a moment of stunned silence on the other end of the phone, he reassures the boss that everything is fine, he took some rubbing compound and a rag and was able to "get most of the writing off the car." At that point, the silence on the line was like a black hole consuming the Best of Show universe. After just the right amount of time, Jim let the boss in on the joke, and everyone laughed. Well, almost everyone. I guess it's only funny now that the car is safe and sound in the showroom, and we can see just how special it truly is.
So about that graffiti. See, the writing all over this car IS the point. I'm certain there are other low-mileage 1985 IROC Z Camaros out there (although probably not many with only 747 original miles), but this is the only one that was part of the Live Aid benefit on July 13, 1985 and now carries the signatures of nearly 100 actors, musicians and other celebrities who made that global concert event possible, and it has all been preserved under a layer of clear paint for nearly 25 years. Is there a bigger prize for the car guy who loves his music? Or even for the music lover who laments that he just can't drive a signed Fender Stratocaster to a car show?
There's a complete list of signatures down below, but just for starters, I saw these as the Camaro rolled off the truck:
Robert Plant
Ozzy Ozborne
Jimmy Page
Keith Richards
Tom Petty
Neil Young
Bo Diddley
If you grew up in the '60s, '70s and '80s, this car reads like a directory of every single performer who ever picked up a guitar or sang into a microphone. Every signature is authentic, and documents exist that prove who was there, what they were doing, and why.
There's a lot more to this story, so it's best to start at the beginning.
In 1985, music legends Bill Graham, Bob Geldof, Larry Magid and Allen Spivak produced one of the biggest concerts ever, a concert named "Live Aid." The mission of "Live Aid" was to get the world to come together and make as many people aware of world hunger as possible. The concerts were held at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA and at Wembley Stadium in London, England. World famous musicians and actors participated to put on one hell of a party.
For one day - July 13th - an estimated 1.4 BILLION of the planet's then five billion citizens stopped and watched this "global jukebox." They were treated to one of the biggest, most ambitious concerts ever staged. At one point, according to a stage announcement, 95 percent of the world's television sets were tuned in to "Live Aid," which is an even more incredible statistic when you consider that it happened before the Internet, cell phones, E-mail, and text messaging. Nearly 100,000 people attended "Live Aid" at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA. It was THE DAY MUSIC CHANGED THE WORLD.
If you're around my age, you remember that day clearly, because every radio and TV you passed was playing the music and showing the performances. You couldn't escape it—and who would want to? This was the concert to end all concerts and would never be repeated. Even if the music wasn't your thing, you had to appreciate the fact that thousands of people from all over the world were coming together for one special event that would never, ever be repeated. And all for a good cause.
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So about that graffiti. See, the writing all over this car IS the point. I'm certain there are other low-mileage 1985 IROC Z Camaros out there (although probably not many with only 747 original miles), but this is the only one that was part of the Live Aid benefit on July 13, 1985 and now carries the signatures of nearly 100 actors, musicians and other celebrities who made that global concert event possible, and it has all been preserved under a layer of clear paint for nearly 25 years. Is there a bigger prize for the car guy who loves his music? Or even for the music lover who laments that he just can't drive a signed Fender Stratocaster to a car show?
There's a complete list of signatures down below, but just for starters, I saw these as the Camaro rolled off the truck:
Robert Plant
Ozzy Ozborne
Jimmy Page
Keith Richards
Tom Petty
Neil Young
Bo Diddley
If you grew up in the '60s, '70s and '80s, this car reads like a directory of every single performer who ever picked up a guitar or sang into a microphone. Every signature is authentic, and documents exist that prove who was there, what they were doing, and why.
There's a lot more to this story, so it's best to start at the beginning.
In 1985, music legends Bill Graham, Bob Geldof, Larry Magid and Allen Spivak produced one of the biggest concerts ever, a concert named "Live Aid." The mission of "Live Aid" was to get the world to come together and make as many people aware of world hunger as possible. The concerts were held at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA and at Wembley Stadium in London, England. World famous musicians and actors participated to put on one hell of a party.
For one day - July 13th - an estimated 1.4 BILLION of the planet's then five billion citizens stopped and watched this "global jukebox." They were treated to one of the biggest, most ambitious concerts ever staged. At one point, according to a stage announcement, 95 percent of the world's television sets were tuned in to "Live Aid," which is an even more incredible statistic when you consider that it happened before the Internet, cell phones, E-mail, and text messaging. Nearly 100,000 people attended "Live Aid" at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA. It was THE DAY MUSIC CHANGED THE WORLD.
If you're around my age, you remember that day clearly, because every radio and TV you passed was playing the music and showing the performances. You couldn't escape it—and who would want to? This was the concert to end all concerts and would never be repeated. Even if the music wasn't your thing, you had to appreciate the fact that thousands of people from all over the world were coming together for one special event that would never, ever be repeated. And all for a good cause.
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