69 Camaro

[PeteLeathersac]

Welcome here Robert, WoW what a find!!!
Amazing there was a Road Test article w/ it, love the Test Car banner seen on the in the tank/trunk shot!
Is the tank and filler the originals, remounted slightly higher over the years?
What's the status of the rear, the rear rims look like old Ford pattern?
Couldn't help notice the Fred Gledhill '67 Crew cab ramp truck in the one shot, same rig seen in this previous thread here...
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...4&page=all


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~ Pete

[16 Grand Sedan]

The rear is certainly the original to the car. It's correctly dated and has the 4:56 code. Mr. Guldstrand was known for fabricating his own rear disc and suspension pieces.
Here is a link to yet another CRG discussion about shocks that shows the rear of this car and it's SIX shocks(reply #8-12); http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=7795.0

As for the rear wheels the bolt pattern is still 5 on 4 3/4. I still remember rolling it off the truck and watching the rear wheels wobble all over the place. The previous owner had trouble getting rims that would clear the big brakes and the spacers that were there. Thus there were all sorts of spacers and washers to make something fit.

The Gledhill truck may indicate the car originally came from there but I have no evidence of that yet. I do however own several of the license plate frames. The car seems to have been ordered as a Z28 with endura bumper, spoilers,cowl hood, 4:56 gears and no radio.

[m22mike]

Robert

Welcome, your car and story are awesome. And I guess being one of Charley's &quot;Idiot&quot; friends ain't so bad... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img].
What I haven't figured out is what the pecking order is between &quot;Dummy&quot; and &quot;Idiot&quot; friend.
Great stuff, I have been watching at the CRG too.

Mike

[PeteLeathersac]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Robert</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> The rear is certainly the original to the car. It's correctly dated and has the 4:56 code. </div></div>

The history of this car is obviously the trump card but a <span style="text-decoration: underline">'69 model year only</span> Camaro built/shipped w/ the factory 4:56 rear axle (or 4.88) is a factory Copo 9511 car!
If original tube what stamping is it, BW?


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~ Pete

[16 Grand Sedan]

YES, the code is BW. If I knew how to post a picture I would. Thats probably part of being classed as an idiot [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif[/img]

[m22mike]

If you can send the picture via my email, I will post it up.

Mike

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