Sold 1969 Camaro Street Machine Time Capsule Circa 1982 Car Craft Nationals & Book Car

[BJCHEV396]

Way cool! GLWS!!

[SupremeDeluxe]

Very cool. I recall seeing this car in magazines as a kid in the 1980s. I also remember looking at other modded 1969 Camaros at the time in the weekly Auto Trader & Tradin' Times and saving up my money to get one ($3-4,000 seemed like the end of the universe in high school, let alone to spend it on a 20 year old Camaro). Had to settle for my neighbor's wife's 1980 LeSabre instead. I learned never to settle after that.

[jerry455]

WOW!
What a Time-Capsule. Hard to believe it's untouched after all these years!
I have that Car Craft Mag at home too.
108 MPH is a lot of speed for a 13.29 ET- means car has a lot more potential in it if traction improved. This is a fantastic opportunity here.
**Also- I see the '84 Hurst Olds hiding under plastic wrap- THAT was the car I sold my '70 Stage One Buick for when graduating college, thinking a needed a "grown-up" car when joining the Corporate world. LOL.

[Tidmack]

Originally Posted by SupremeDeluxe

Very cool. I recall seeing this car in magazines as a kid in the 1980s. I also remember looking at other modded 1969 Camaros at the time in the weekly Auto Trader & Tradin' Times and saving up my money to get one ($3-4,000 seemed like the end of the universe in high school, let alone to spend it on a 20 year old Camaro). Had to settle for my neighbor's wife's 1980 LeSabre instead. I learned never to settle after that.

Great story, and incredibly true lesson I think several of us have learned. I'm hoping this car ends up with a caretaker who wanted a '69 Camaro street machine in their younger days. For whatever reason, it didn't work out then, but now it can...

[Tidmack]

Originally Posted by jerry455

WOW!
What a Time-Capsule. Hard to believe it's untouched after all these years!
I have that Car Craft Mag at home too.
108 MPH is a lot of speed for a 13.29 ET- means car has a lot more potential in it if traction improved. This is a fantastic opportunity here.
**Also- I see the '84 Hurst Olds hiding under plastic wrap- THAT was the car I sold my '70 Stage One Buick for when graduating college, thinking a needed a "grown-up" car when joining the Corporate world. LOL.

I think you're SPOT ON, Jerry. I didn't say anything about the slips, as I didn't want folks to think I was trying to hype up the car. However, I completely agree, and think this is a 12 second car all day...not too shabby back in 1980 or so.

Thanks for noticing the Hurst! Just over 4,800 miles on that one.

[SupremeDeluxe]

Originally Posted by Tidmack

Great story, and incredibly true lesson I think several of us have learned. I'm hoping this car ends up with a caretaker who wanted a '69 Camaro street machine in their younger days. For whatever reason, it didn't work out then, but now it can...

I would love it, but just got a 63 Corvette fuel coupe and a 64 Porsche 356C in the last 45 days (Corvette was intentional, Porsche was a surprise too good to pass up). Pretty sure the wife would kill me if anything else comes home in in the near future.

[msclassiccars]

Originally Posted by Tidmack

Thank you, Marc. It's like a time machine, hey?

I'd say so. I'm sure this one would hit 88 MPH much quicker though.

[Tidmack]

I sure hope so! Those Deloreans weren't the fastest cars out there, lol.

[Tidmack]

Hi guys,

Car is now listed on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203892086853

[big gear head]

Is that Danny Sullivan's Nova on the cover?