Unrestored 67 Camaro L78 pics

[Miagiman]

Can't agree more with 70 copo, as a owner of 3 unrestored GTO's fit and finish is far from a restored car. In 2008 I brought my 70 to the GTO Nationals in the concourse unrestored class, and never did a show of this caliber of cars, I looked around and it was eye candy galore. I even still had the slicks on my car. Then a gentleman, John Sawruk (POntiac Historian) approached me and introduced himself and talked about my car. He pointed out many interesting facts pertaining to my car. Anyway the next day he asked if he can do a walk around with many of the high end restorers. He actually told them that the car was painted in two buildings, the front end in one and the tub in another, and said how the paint varies, with that he asked me to remove the original Uniroyal and mat to point out my trunk area under the mat, it was "never" painted as they new the mat would cover that area. Restored is restored and original will always be original with all the flaws! Everyone has an opinion on what is right & wrong, but if you like it, thats all that matters at the end.

[60sStuff]

Originally Posted by Miagiman

Then a gentleman, John Sawruk (POntiac Historian) approached me and introduced himself and talked about my car. He pointed out many interesting facts pertaining to my car. He actually told them that the car was painted in two buildings, the front end in one and the tub in another, and said how the paint varies,

Yes, paint varies.

Im sure most on this site are aware of the front clip being painted separately from the rest of the body, which sometimes results in not a perfect color match.

My 1965 GTO is an example of this. Although it’s difficult for the untrained eye to notice, I see the factory Mayfair Maize paint is a shade darker on the front clip.

Factory character from the Baltimore plant.

PS, check out the guy doing pull-ups with the sway bar.