Huebner Chevrolet #69 ZL1 Before and After

[PeteLeathersac]

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07/69 Salt Lake City Utah Ad w/ 50 built noted.
Would this be Craig Cazier’s ZL-1 campaigned as ‘Action West’?

~ Pete

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[JoeC]

here is a ZL-1 article where Dick Harrell said 52 cars built

Someone may have told him 52 early on

The 52 number was used in some ads

[PeteLeathersac]

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Straying further off track, below is Craig Cazier’s car from Draglist where it notes ‘Real ZL-1 Camaro’.
Anyone know anything of this Salt Lake Utah racer and car, same one as the Capitol Chev Ad above or another also which ZL-1(s) specifically?

~ Pete

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[William]

Do not know which one it is. If I had to guess, #19 or #21 both Dusk Blue 4-speeds.

[lycan]

Can i just say ... this guy William ^^ knows a thing or two about ZL-1s

[JoeC]

Craig Cazier’s Action West Camaro

had to be 1970 or later for Pro Stock

[x44d80]

The information I have on the Actiion West Camaro, which I affectionately call the 70th ZL1, N666604, was given to me when I interviewed Click Bamberger over 34 years ago at his residence. He said the Camaro was invoiced through Dick Harrell to Capital Chevrolet in SLC, Utah. He said the sticker price was $7,200.00.
I interviewed Ron Stokes, a district manager for Chevrolet in the Northwest and he remembered the car being shuffled from dealer to dealer due to the price . Rex Parmain, team mechanic said the car disappeared from the dealership for three days before it was sold, was joy ridden by salesman and caught rod bolt and broke three pistons.They found the damage when they tore the motor down for a blueprint and found a gouge in the block and 3 pistons replaced.
I interviewed Craig Cazier's ex-wife who said the car was never street driven, came to shop, they went into the hood, came out the trunk, stripped everything for racing Pro-stock.. It was painted Tangerine Metallic by Stan Robles, a painter for George Barris. They took the prepped car to Pomona for the 1st ever Pro Stock event, quailified 18th in the 32 car field, won round one, broke in 2nd round. The car was match raced in the West till sold in 1971 or 1972. I emailed Vickie Harrell and she was very receptive to give me information on what she had about the car until she found out who owned the car now and cut off all dialogue.
The car went through several owners, finally stripped of parts, cut up, dumped and abandoned. I chased it down, dragged the poor carcass home. My memories of the car was when I saw if parked at F. G Ferre and sons Speed Shop in SLC, then at a friends garage. When I saw it I said it has to be a Z28 due to the disc brakes, but he said no, its a 427 because of the 427 crayon marks in the fender extensions.
Now for the downer part. Ive got letters from Fred Gibb, Ed Cunnen and Chevrolet, saying no, it could be a dealer prepped car, but not a factory ZL1. No papers,protecta-plate etc,,. Its got a factory punched T.I ignition hole in the firewall, welded n10 exhaust plate on the frame, the X44D80 trim tag..
Theres a bit more information on past owners names, a few pictures, etc.
Regards, Brent

[McCune]

I believe the guy who ordered the Bamberger ZL1 lives in my city of St.George Utah. I heard that when the car showed up and Bamberger seen the plan Jane Camaro, he didn't want the car. The sales guy had to scramble to move the very expensive car.

[JoeC]

Interesting story on the Action West Camaro

did you get a NCRS shipping data report on it showing what dealer it was shipped to?

What color and interior is on the trim tag?

do you still have it?

[William]

Yup, it's a story for sure.

N666604 was final-assembled on or about July 7, 1969.

It was submitted to the CRG data base October 2001, noted as COPO 9561. Was a stripped body at that time, originally orange X44D80. Sold new at Capitol Chev.

That it was raced with a ZL-1 engine does not mean it was built with COPO 9560. Bill Jenkins, Jim Liberman, Dave Arnold, famously raced retrofitted ZL-1 powered '69 Camaros. I have examined many old Camaro drag cars with plenty of owner-added holes for racing equipment.

Ironic, I recently examined an in-process ZL-1 Camaro restoration with the TI hole welded shut. Or, at least it wasn't there...