Old pics - 1969 Z/28

[TMagda]

Other late '70's fun.

[x77-69z28]

wouldnt have a silver z-28 gotten a black grille anyway?

[TMagda]

I was wondering that myself but haven't hit the books yet. I think only if it had the RS option but I'm no expert.

[x Baldwin Motion]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TMagda</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Other late '70's fun. </div></div>

wheelies and smokey burnouts [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Hylton]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TMagda</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Circa 1975 </div></div>

I know I am going to hate the response but I'll ask it anyways - what were you asking for it at the time?

[472 R/T SE]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hylton</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

I know I am going to hate the response but I'll ask it anyways - what were you asking for it at the time? </div></div>

He just bought it, wasn't for sale.

[TMagda]

I'm fairly sure I paid $1,600 for it and got $1,800 when I sold it a few years later. Shrewd.

[jannes_z-28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: x77-69z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">wouldnt have a silver z-28 gotten a black grille anyway? </div></div>

No they didn't, they were silver as all others except black cars who got the black grille.

GM made a mistake on the grille color and a lot of people changed them to black, looks a thousand times better.

BTW, nice color on that Z. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cool.gif[/img]


Jan

[al8apex]

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 &quot;before and after&quot; pictures were used in the 69 Camaro sales brochure too, and the &quot;changes&quot; 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):

[William]

Don't use any photo in Chevy sales info as an example of how cars were built in production. The 300/350 engine photo shows finned rocker covers.

All standard '69s in black had a silver [argent] grille, even SS. All standard Z/28s had a silver grille.

All non-black RS had a black grille regardless of model. The very few factory black '69 RS had a silver grille.