Oklahoma Junkyard Z16

[jeffschevelle]

Originally Posted by SS427

Wow! I found the front clip to a red one in a junk yard in Coon Rapids, MN in 1981. The car had been crushed two weeks earlier but the yard still had the engine. I bought a 427 engine from them instead. Who knew. Jeff, if you have the VIN list, see if there were any known and never found red Z16's in MN around that time.

Did Mark Meekins end up with that front clip? He used to drag it around to swap meets, and told the same story (except said it was him who found it). But he had the passenger door too. I got the door. The front end is now on the red car that was in the magazine article alongside a black car a few years ago. No way to know the VIN of the crushed car, unfortunately.

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

what junkyard was it in? or town?

Mcalester OK

Originally Posted by 1967Z28

Jeff, do you still have the one you showed in the barnfinds at MCACN?

Yes, body work is done and almost ready for paint. I got a lead on what may be the original block, just a few miles from where the car was. So the engine build has been put on hold waiting to see if that is the block, and if I can get it.