Re: Old pics - 1969 Z/28
 

OK, since we're posting vintage pics of 69 Z28's, I dug out some old pictures of mine and scanned them. Brief history: bought in January of 73 with a dented up lf fender, no hood or grille, no engine or trans, no wheels or tires. Frost green, green deluxe interior, green vinyl top. Paid a whopping <span style="font-weight: bold">$300 </span>for it. Rebuilt the LT1 out of my daily driver 70.5 Z28 to go in it, and bought an M22 from a 71 or 72 Corvette to go behind the LT1. Swapped the factory 4.10 gear for a 4.88 and eventually ran a best time of 11.98.

Pics as purchased:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_1.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_2.jpg

Engine built, readying it for installation with a bunch of my friends (and my bride-to-be at the far right) in attendance -

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_3.jpg

One of the first outings, at Byron IL dragstrip, fall of 1973 -

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...8/69ZByron.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/gated.jpg

Some time in 1974, ready to head to the body shop to get a whole lot more body work than my friend the bodyman and I had planned on, followed by paint to make it all purty. Another friend's 68 L89 Camaro hiding in the weeds behind it -

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_4.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_5.jpg

All done, in 1975...

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_6.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_7.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_8.jpg

continued...

Re: Old pics - 1969 Z/28
 

Who needs the extra weight of door sill plates [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smirk.gif[/img]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_9.jpg

And for that matter, who needs a heater or wipers? Red Dymo Labelmaker tape on heater blockoff plate listed valve lash settings for the '140' Z28 off-road cam.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...Z28/69Z_10.jpg

Re: Old pics - 1969 Z/28
 

From CRG

1969 Camaro Grille Color
Grille Color
Model non-RS | RS
------------ ----------------
SS black* | black*
Z28 silver | black*
All else** silver | black*
--------------------------------
* except Tuxedo Black exterior, which
always received a silver grille.
** incl COPO



1969 Grille Part Numbers * Color
Model black silver
------ -------- --------
Non-RS 3957062 3957044
RS 3938641 3949759

-------------------------
*1969 P&amp;A30 Chassis Manual

Re: Old pics - 1969 Z/28
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Pritchard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OK, since we're posting vintage pics of 69 Z28's, I dug out some old pictures of mine and scanned them. </div></div>

bravo! i love this thread. nothin better then seeing these cars as they were back then.

again... another 69 Z with no spoiler. i see more pics of original Z's back then without spoilers. now every Z on the planet has a spoiler.

Re: Old pics - 1969 Z/28
 

Bill, fantastic photos! Thanks for sharing!

The work as indicated...

Does anyone remember this place? Super Cars? My Dad has fantastic stories from it...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...P1010001-9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...P1010002-8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...1010003-10.jpg

Re: Old pics - 1969 Z/28
 

-----Bill,,,To your knowledge did this Z have its original springs when you took these pics. Am trying to make a point to myself.......Bill S

Re: Old pics - 1969 Z/28
 

Love the old pictures!!!
Another thing I would like to add to this is that these 69 Z's were few and far between with the cowl hoods. Flat hoods were found on a very large # of these cars. But now almost every Z you see has a cowl hood. One of the first comments that MacNeish said when going over my car was wow you still have the flat hood...

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n.../wacZ28001.jpg

Re: Old pics - 1969 Z/28
 

It looks like that car had the factory stereo kick panel speakers ... and they are gone too, too much weight ... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...9Z28/69Z_9.jpg

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Hey, nobody would ever find the keys hanging on the wiper switch.......

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

Hey Bill - those are some great pix and stories! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]