Hey birdman,,,
My folks live over in the Winston area, not too far from you. The rest of the clan is up in Mt Airy area (would you happen to know my Y blockin' great uncles Charles and Franklin Dollyhite?)
Anywho, do you still have a complete 312 left, and how much, what condition, etc?
I could come down this summer on one of my treks to mecca (that's NC!) and pick it up myself.
Dan Jessup
Daniel JessupLancaster, California
aka "The Hot Rod Reverend" 
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