Vintage Camaro Pics

[JBB]

Hey Frank, If that stripe scheme on the car was a prototype, I think it look's great, and would have made a great Z option.......Joel [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[DarrenX33]

I believe the Jerry MacNeish book states that custom colors and striping were possible. Pretty sure the book shows a baby blue Z with striping down the tail just like your picture. Another thing is for sure. I know from my experience being around them. My brother and all his friends did custom paint jobs. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

Hmmm. No centercaps.
Great pix Frank...

[Kurt S]

No way is that stripe factory. Someone did it afterwards. Same with the baby blue Z, it was done at the dealer.

[ChrisS]

Going back to the first pics posted in this thread...
Frank M (hvychev) look what I found for you in Valparaiso today.

[ChrisS]

Well... not really.
The current owner told me that he bought this car many years ago with the impression that it was the same one in the pic you posted that Frank Sr. took. The car in your pic later became the first "WE HAUL". Unfortunately, it is believed that car flipped during a run in the early seventies at a track in Ohio killing the driver.
Joe Satmary, did however, install the engine in this car and raced it for a short period before he left us several years ago.
Seltzer however, is still with us and actively racing in Northwest Indiana a '65 Chevy II that should by now be in the 9s.

[ChrisS]

Frank, this would make a good tow vehicle for the Deuce.

[Mr70]

Chris
what was the Swapmeet & Car Corral area like this year?
I forgot that show was this weekend!

[Muncie]

Reliving my glory days, and came upon this forum. In late '68, I was living in Hammond, In., and building a 66 Chevelle/w 427 BB, and needed a set of headers.

I went to VanSenus auto parts as I had been there quite regularly for speed parts.

I met Fred VanSenus!

He was great to me, discounted many parts knowing I was young and poor. In this case, he said he had a friend who had lots of sets of headers that he tried for a short time, and would probably make me a good deal, plus, this friend could use extra bucks.

I called the guy, and he gave me directions to a back-alley garage in Hammond (I believe) so I proceeded post haste.

There I met Mr. Satmary, who was working on a brand new camaro frame. We exchanged handshakes, and he proceeded to show me about 12-15 sets of BB headers, and let me have my pick for $40.00

I put them in the trunk, and stayed a while. He explained he had just picked up this plain-Jane Camaro from Blaskovich(sp)Chevrolet. He had stripped it completely, and was returning the engine(6 cyl), trans, running gears, upolstery, frame sections, and everything except the body, deck lid, and doghouse.

As I remember, he was drilling plugs from a square channel frame that was made for this body. I asked why drill a new frame, and he said to lighten it!

I hung around a while longer, and seeing he was tiring of the questions, I started to leave. He said I could come back any time, and I did return a few times, but he was always busy working it seemed.

Shortly after, I moved back to Shelbyville and finished the Chevelle with his headers. I thought of him lots as I grew up.

A real racing legend and good guy.

[copo9566aa]

Another cool [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] pictures of The Camaro 1967 " The Enforcer "
B&W picture taken in 1971,in Montreal. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]


Pic1

[Mr70]

Looks like a 1969 Chevelle White Vinyl top in the backgound??