Musclecar Photographs mrays

[mrays]

Originally Posted by jeffschevelle

Thanks for posting the pic of one of my two Z16s I had at the show!! I sure do wish it is was the #1 prototype car, but it is not. It is one of the 200 "production" cars built at the KC plant. Same colors though! And it is one of the very few cars still alive with its original born-with L37 (IX code) engine (as is the other car I brought).

I must have misread the sign by your car. I knew the #1 car was up in MN, but I thought maybe you bought it. Is this car one that you had with the Barn Finds several years ago?

[jeffschevelle]

Originally Posted by Too Many Projects

The #1 prototype car sits in Warroad, MN and I was surprised it wasn't there. Anyone know if it was invited and declined to come down....seems unlike the owner to turn that invitation down.

I called and emailed them (the owner through his business, as well as his "car handler") and left several messages in 2015 to try to get it to the 2015 Z16 reunion, but they never replied. I was not initially in charge of assembling this year's display, until I found out in very late August that the person who was in charge had only gotten 2 cars signed up. I got the other 7 (plus my two and another yellow car that did not end up being able to come) and the COPO signed up between then and the registration deadline, so I focused on those that I thought I had the best chance of getting signed up on short notice. Bob knows the owner and said he would try to contact them to see if they would bring it, but apparently he didn't have any more luck than I did in 2015.

Originally Posted by mrays

I must have misread the sign by your car. I knew the #1 car was up in MN, but I thought maybe you bought it. Is this car one that you had with the Barn Finds several years ago?

This car was completely restored by a prior owner in 1989. I got it in 2020, but I just got around to getting most of the under-hood re-restored and "corrected" this past spring. Still have a few items to address there, including repainting the core support and putting an older production NOS grill in it (the one in it now is quite rough on the bottom bar). Also need to install the Gardner exhaust that arrived a couple weeks ago, and the correct window sweeps, and nice Legendary door panels to get rid of the puffy PUI panels that are in it now. But on a bright note, every piece of trim inside and out, including bumpers, AND including the 3 Z16 trim pieces on the rear, were NOS when the car was done in 89, so all that is outstanding (except the grill).

The Red roughian I had in the barn finds display has a red interior, and is towards the back of the line for its restoration, as it will be a monumental undertaking. I do hope to have the yellow / black top / black gut car that was in barn finds a different year finished and there next year. (But I hoped the same for this year too, so .... we'll see!)

[EZ Nova]

I think we street raced against that blue 1969 COPO Camaro. WE raced a blue FACTORY 427 camaro out of Weston and Finch with a '73 454 Corvette. We beat the COPO pretty good that night.

[LT1vette]

Originally Posted by EZ Nova

I think we street raced against that blue 1969 COPO Camaro. WE raced a blue FACTORY 427 camaro out of Weston and Finch with a '73 454 Corvette. We beat the COPO pretty good that night.

There was more than 1 blue Camaro in the city back in the day...

[Too Many Projects]

Interesting about "Bob", the owner of #1, not responding to any invites. Sadly, his health is declining more every year and he relies on his "people" to transport his cars to events. It's possible they aren't interested in a 4-5 day commitment with this show.