Not to be picky, but trying to learn.

Some things still a little fuzzy.

So this car having a steel cowl hood with pics of it around late June of 68. We know the press release for the hood wasn't until November 25th of 68, and didn't hit production until December 27th of 68.

Any reason why the hood wasn't used sooner? Or is the first known Camaro with ducted hood on December 27th all the data we have?

If this is the case, then the whole hood dilemma on the car that was originally in question I suppose now doesn't hold much weight.

Also wouldn't this Z have an earlier style smog tube on the driver side since it was built in June of 68? Any early engine pics? I would have also expected to see the reverse polarity battery with the ground wire on the core support rather than the fender that the early 69's had.
Were there some liberties taken during the restoration?

Just trying to understand it more. There were a lot of oddities on the car that weren't really explained with the brief description on the sign, leading to skepticism.

https://i.postimg.cc/25chLNjz/33.jpg

When was the Cowl Hood added to the Estes 1968 Z/28 convertible?

Hmm, That one Lee gives me the impression it might be a fiberglass version? Just the bow in the center makes me wonder.

https://images2.imgbox.com/81/6a/Za0tvsuJ_o.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Qxy2mH65/Camaro...28-1968-21.jpg

It was configured for Pete Estes with many unique racing components installed by engineering :crossram, cowl hood, JL 8 brakes. They were removed when it was sold to a GM employee. When Al Maynard purchased the car he reinstalled those components to make it identical to how it was delivered to Pete Estes.

----I hope everybody onboard knows the impact of Al Maynard on both Detroit and all gearheads all over the place. He was a really cool guy and a good friend (RIP)......Bill S

These original pictures of the car show it had a single four barrel intake and carb with a custom cross ram air cleaner on top. Are you really going to send your GM out to drive around town in a temperamental cross ram car? I find that very doubtful.

It appears my hunch was right, even though that pic is black and white and a little fuzzy, it appears the hood springs are missing and it has a ratchet style prop rod you see on Corvettes from the period.

That's a fiberglass good. Which still leaves some unanswered questions about the steel hood dilemma.

Yes, it is a Fiberglass X-Ram Hood

Here is a 69 Camaro, Trim Tag is gone but the VIN number indicates that it is a 12B, 2nd week December 68, Relay for ZL2 hood is there and it also says 427 on Firewall. I know what you are thinking and what you will say, but I think the first COPO 9561 were made 2th week December 68