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I'm fairly sure I paid $1,600 for it and got $1,800 when I sold it a few years later. Shrewd.
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ummmm... here is a GM Photographic black and white Press Release photo of the early 69 Z28 ...
![]() note the color of the front grille . . . also note the narrow, early rear spoiler and lack of the ZL2 cowl induction hood. This same picture was airbrushed later to include the cowl hood . . . these "before and after" pictures were used in the 69 Camaro sales brochure too, and the "changes" were included in the many Revisions of the brochure: Cover: ![]() Z28 picture / section in the brochure (before the Cowl hood was added): ![]() Z28 picture AFTER the cowl hood was added, plus after the rear stripes were changed (courtesy of CRG site: http://www.camaro-untoldsecrets.com/articles/1969.htm): ![]()
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just some more to add to the fire.
this was my mothers ex-boyfriends car back in 78-79. i was just a kid then. i rescued these photos from her collection for posterity sake. notice this car has silver grille, D-80 , non ZL2 car. this car was unrestored at this time. (as were most i reckon.) i think its a shame that almost every Z nowadays is restored with all the bells and whistles. when fact is...most 69 Z cars did not have a ZL2 hood or spoilers. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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These pictures made my night. I'll add to the batch. Photos of my dad's second '69 in 1980-82. Lots of family history in these photos...
![]() My late grandfather with my older sister. Amazing to see him so healthy... My strapping, young, non-bald father... ![]() Motor shots after a $5,000 rebuild ![]()
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Repeated because you didn't understand it based on this comment:
...but the SS cars came with the BLACK grille. How about this: ALL factory black 1969 Camaros had a silver grille.
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man who run those ign wires?
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I quote Jerry MacNeish on this matter.
"All factory built non-rally sport Z/28s and 427 COPOs received an Argent Silver grille with matching headlight housings. Rally Sport Z/28s were equipped with a black grille. A black Z/28 rally sport would receive a silver grille. Only SS models without the rally sport package received a factory installed black grille" Since this thread is about X77 cars it would be a sliver grille. Jan |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 396/425blr</div><div class="ubbcode-body">man who run those ign wires? </div></div>
A $5000.00 early 1980's rebuild ? |
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I'll post the receipt later for all you nonbelievers...
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OK, since we're posting vintage pics of 69 Z28's, I dug out some old pictures of mine and scanned them. Brief history: bought in January of 73 with a dented up lf fender, no hood or grille, no engine or trans, no wheels or tires. Frost green, green deluxe interior, green vinyl top. Paid a whopping <span style="font-weight: bold">$300 </span>for it. Rebuilt the LT1 out of my daily driver 70.5 Z28 to go in it, and bought an M22 from a 71 or 72 Corvette to go behind the LT1. Swapped the factory 4.10 gear for a 4.88 and eventually ran a best time of 11.98.
Pics as purchased: ![]() ![]() Engine built, readying it for installation with a bunch of my friends (and my bride-to-be at the far right) in attendance - ![]() One of the first outings, at Byron IL dragstrip, fall of 1973 - ![]() ![]() Some time in 1974, ready to head to the body shop to get a whole lot more body work than my friend the bodyman and I had planned on, followed by paint to make it all purty. Another friend's 68 L89 Camaro hiding in the weeds behind it - ![]() ![]() All done, in 1975... ![]() ![]() ![]() continued...
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