67 Camaro Dig
 

A few years ago,I drove by a local Garage that was so packed with junk,you could barely notice there was a car in it.I approached the owner,but he was very reluctant to go in there.He is 62 today & has other things to tend to he said.I continued to follow up & bother him throughout the next few months.He finally agreed recently to let me in there,"IF" I helped him clean out his garage..(Like a kid in a Candy store https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif)
It took us several days to get everything out & organized,until we came upon this.His very first car,a 1967 Camaro 327-Manual coupe,that he bought brand new in August of 1967 at Bill Jacobs Chevrolet,right after he came home from Vietnam.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...amaro40001.jpg

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This Car has been sitting here since 1977,and still has near everything original to it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro270001.jpg

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Bill Jacobs? I thought it was another Chicago dealer?

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...amaro30001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...amaro50001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro110001.jpg

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif me love 67's!!! to bad the battery did a number to the fender...have to ask so are you inline to buy it when he is ready????

Bud.

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Car is not for sale.Way to much sentimental value to him.
He Plans to restore & have fun with it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro120001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro150001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro140001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro190001.jpg

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Shows 95+K original miles.He drove this baby..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro160001.jpg

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Great pictures, great find Rick!

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This guy has PARTS most don't.Just a tiny sample.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro130001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro170001.jpg

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I swear Dick Biondi came in on the radio when we turned it on. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro180001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro250001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro240001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro230001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro260001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro220001.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro210001.jpg

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His college parking permit,dated 1977.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro200001.jpg

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His original spare tire,the only original tire he still has from it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...amaro90001.jpg

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He says there really is 1967 air in this tire.
Thats all for now,we got hit with a cold snap & his Arthritis flaired up.He promised me when it warms up I can return & he will open up the hood and we'll push it out into the driveway..gulp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...maro100001.jpg

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Anybody else got a problem with this guy playing with Camaros?

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Holy Bat Guano, Bat Man!!!, it has a traction arm!!!! I was getting ready to ask but figured no way...

Darren,I dont care if he brings it to the level of the red car or it gets shipped out here to the NW..I just happen to know a couple guys here that like '67's and would give it a good home https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif.

Bud.

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Cool!!! A 327/275hp 4-speed '67 Camaro! The 275hp motor and 4-speed warranted the installation of the traction bar. That looks like a square bar. Marina Blue, Style Trim Group*, drum brakes. I have a set of those P01 full wheelcovers and I'm going to put them on my '67 for this summer's show season. I'd restore this particular car to 100% stock.

*I think a Style Trim car should have the body side pinstripes? Car could have been painted once in its life?

Very https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

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Yeah, but does it have Dill caps???? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif


Looks like black-painted wheels to go with the full wheelcovers.

Take a ton of photos and document the car before any wrenches get turned!

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It looks like it still has the label on the right leaf spring, too!

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Yep, and I just noticed a coil-over shock on the right-rear. This car needs to be crawled all over and documented. I love finds like this!

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Hmmmmmmm, where have I heard that before https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

Nice find, Rick https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif About 20 years ago, when I still owned my 70 Challenger, my father-in-law was strolling the streets of Downers Grove IL and found me a 70 Challenger convertible buried in someone's garage. I think the Camaro is in better shape than the Challenger was, but that didn't stop me from buying it!

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Rick-- Your always "on the move"!!!
Thanks for sharing! Great Pics!

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I think everyone here hopes the guy does restore and enjoy his first car. I am always looking in open garages hoping to find a car like that. Cool find, Thanks for sharing.

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We're gonna hit the 70 degree mark this week.I will be pay him a visit,carrying a anti-inflammatory pill in one hand,and a wrench to lower the gas tank in the other,as well as my camera if it turns out to be a Van Nuys built Camaro.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif
Aiming to get the hood open and take some pix,whatever is under there.
He asked me to wash it in the driveway too,which I don't mind.
He & his wife really are Very nice people with some great stories.I tell them to sit in the Lawn Chairs & talk to me while I do all the physical work.
A guy like this is rare,& listening to his Stories about South East Asia makes it all the more interesting.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/flag.gif

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"A guy like this is rare,& listening to his Stories about South East Asia makes it all the more interesting.. "

Amen to that. Not many people would bother in todays world!

Rich

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Neat story and cool archeological find. Thanks for sharing.

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Are those clear plastic covers on the rear seat?

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Cool Find. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif

Bill Jacobs Chevrolet in Joliet, IL sold MANY hi-po Chevys that I personally know of. They were in the Yenko network and also a listed Dick Harrell dealer.

Here is some cool Bill Jacobs memorabilia from my collection.

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Bill Jacobs, Dick Harrell dealer.