Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

Great Find !!

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

Very cool find!!!

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

When the car was being actively raced it did have JL8 braking package. Somewhere in the mid 1980's someone found out the car had the JL8 option and purchased the rear end for $800.00!!!

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

Here is a picture of the original Bill of Sale and Protecto Plate.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...rans_am_4..jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...rans_am_5..jpg

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

POP says it had a BU rear. Maybe JL8 was added after the original order. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

Ewald! Just a few blocks from me. Great find.

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jonesy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">POP says it had a BU rear. Maybe JL8 was added after the original order. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] </div></div>

The JL8 brake package was only available from Feb '69 through May '69 and this car was built after that. It must have had a service package, over-the-counter, 4-wheel disc rear axle.

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

Was the owner just keeping the car stored away because he knew what the car was, or whats the story on it being stored in a building somewhere not being talked about, I know a lot of car guys that are not on the internet websites.

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

My guess is that the JL8 rear end that was in the car was an over the counter unit... None of the paperwork I have has anything to support that the car was built as a factory ordered unit.

Re: 1969 Z/28 Trans Am Race Car Found
 

The previous owner of the car was a &quot;Hoarder&quot; of sorts... He was/is a true car person. He has a piece of property that has well over 20 vehicles on it in all sorts of conditions... He has his Triumph race car that he raced in the 1970's sitting in the weeds next to his house! He was friends with Ken Stoodart. When the car came up for sale sometime in the 1970's he purchased the car and stowed it away in his building... Some local people knew he had the car... The town he lives in wants him to clean up his yard so increasing pressure from them made him consider selling off some of his pride and joy vehicles... I was lucky enough to receive a call from a good friend of mine informing me of the car. Wasting no time I drove out to see the car.. After a few weeks of negotiating I purchased he car... I am not sure at this point if I am going to restore it or pass it on to someone who is looking for a real documented Trans Am Z/28 race car... I am restoring a 1969 Z/28 X77 Daytona Yellow factory M22 car right now... This would be my fourth 1969 Z/28 restoration...