69 Camaro L78 Z11

**Steve Shauger** · #1 08-07-2009, 09:36 PM

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Curious if anyone knows this car coming up in Monterey at Russo Steele.Add says original drivetrain.Thanks

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Speaking of Z11 L78's, any status updates on your beauty...

JAD · #2 08-07-2009, 09:51 PM

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Curious if anyone knows this car coming up in Monterey at Russo Steele.Add says original drivetrain.Thanks

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Speaking of Z11 L78's, any status updates on your beauty...

[/ QUOTE ]It is at Frank Arone's shop now and he said it will be ready for the 2010 Camaro Nationals.

**Steve Shauger** · #3 08-08-2009, 12:05 AM

Fantastic! That car is very deserving of the type of restoration that Frank and the SCW team performs.

**TXSS** · #4 08-08-2009, 07:37 AM

The copy on the Russo Steel web site states "Believed to be one of seven Z11 L78 Convertibles left in existence" Is that statement correct? Only seven Z11 L78 Pace Cars left?

**William** · #5 08-08-2009, 10:51 PM

"Believed to be" is puffery.

No one knows how many were built, no one knows how many remain. From my 35 years of Camaro travels I know of two original owner 69s; an SS 396 and a Z11. Neither owner looks at any of the sites, belongs to a club or shows their car. Few others know of these cars. I'm sure there are many more unknown cars like these.

DarrenX33 · #6 08-08-2009, 10:59 PM

You IMHO the L78 Z11 might be the ultimate RPO Camaro that was available in 69. Coolest option, RS. Coolest colors, white with HO stripes and orange houndstooth. Coolest engine, L78! All that in a convertible.

JAD · #7 08-09-2009, 07:19 AM

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You IMHO the L78 Z11 might be the ultimate RPO Camaro that was available in 69. Coolest option, RS. Coolest colors, white with HO stripes and orange houndstooth. Coolest engine, L78! All that in a convertible.

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66 L78 ragtop · #8 08-10-2009, 10:03 AM

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You IMHO the L78 Z11 might be the ultimate RPO Camaro that was available in 69. Coolest option, RS. Coolest colors, white with HO stripes and orange houndstooth. Coolest engine, L78! All that in a convertible.

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Agree, but lets not forget about the 69 L89 Z11
There out there!

rpoz11 · #9 08-10-2009, 09:50 AM

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"Believed to be" is puffery.

No one knows how many were built, no one knows how many remain. From my 35 years of Camaro travels I know of two original owner 69s; an SS 396 and a Z11. Neither owner looks at any of the sites, belongs to a club or shows their car. Few others know of these cars. I'm sure there are many more unknown cars like these.

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As I have seen these over the years, Stated numbers and Inflated numbers exist by those who CLAIM to be in the know based upon spread sheet data created by said production numbers.

Anyone can run a created data program and try to come up with some sort of generated results to promote what is THOUGHT to be actual or predicted run numbers; all based on hypothetical guessing.

The TRUE actual manufactured L78 pacecars that GM made can only be officially documented by GM thru THEIR historical DATA.

Anything else is ONLY a pure guess.

Some People try to state that VN made a few hundred 396 PaceCars.

I would LOVE to see over 30 1969 VN 396 numbered PaceCars assembled at a show at one time!

It will never happen!!!!!!!!!!

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