Old pics - 1969 Z/28 - Page 4

**Bill Pritchard** · #31 10-26-2010, 07:30 AM

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...

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**Bill Pritchard** · #32 10-26-2010, 07:35 AM

Who needs the extra weight of door sill plates [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smirk.gif[/img]

And for that matter, who needs a heater or wipers? Red Dymo Labelmaker tape on heater blockoff plate listed valve lash settings for the '140' Z28 off-road cam.

**Carleen** · #33 10-26-2010, 09:48 AM

From CRG

1969 Camaro Grille Color
Grille Color
Model non-RS | RS
------------ ----------------
SS black* | black*
Z28 silver | black*
All else** silver | black*
--------------------------------
* except Tuxedo Black exterior, which
always received a silver grille.
** incl COPO

1969 Grille Part Numbers * Color
Model black silver
------ -------- --------
Non-RS 3957062 3957044
RS 3938641 3949759

-------------------------
*1969 P&A30 Chassis Manual

**smallblockhero** · #34 10-26-2010, 10:50 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Pritchard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OK, since we're posting vintage pics of 69 Z28's, I dug out some old pictures of mine and scanned them. </div></div>

bravo! i love this thread. nothin better then seeing these cars as they were back then.

again... another 69 Z with no spoiler. i see more pics of original Z's back then without spoilers. now every Z on the planet has a spoiler.

**MosportGreen66** · #35 10-26-2010, 02:28 PM

Bill, fantastic photos! Thanks for sharing!

The work as indicated...

Does anyone remember this place? Super Cars? My Dad has fantastic stories from it...

**olredalert** · #36 10-26-2010, 03:16 PM

-----Bill,,,To your knowledge did this Z have its original springs when you took these pics. Am trying to make a point to myself.......Bill S

**Survivor 69/Z28** · #37 10-26-2010, 03:25 PM

Love the old pictures!!!
Another thing I would like to add to this is that these 69 Z's were few and far between with the cowl hoods. Flat hoods were found on a very large # of these cars. But now almost every Z you see has a cowl hood. One of the first comments that MacNeish said when going over my car was wow you still have the flat hood...

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n.../wacZ28001.jpg

al8apex · #38 10-26-2010, 05:54 PM

It looks like that car had the factory stereo kick panel speakers ... and they are gone too, too much weight ... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

**TimG** · #39 10-26-2010, 11:56 PM

Hey, nobody would ever find the keys hanging on the wiper switch.......

**mockingbird812** · #40 10-27-2010, 01:13 AM

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

Hey Bill - those are some great pix and stories! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

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