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General Discussion / 1969 Camaro Doors

« on: April 30, 2008, 02:40:54 PM »

Does anyone have the dimensions of a 1969 Camaro door handy?  Length, width, height?  I would appreciate it, as I cant seem to find it on the net.  Thanks!

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Maintenance / Exhaust Smell / Leak

« on: August 06, 2007, 01:13:04 AM »

Just got done cruising in my '69 Coupe and have noticed a heavy smell of exhaust in the car while driving around.  Noticed it again today.  I haven't done much checking yet, but I know there is a problem somewhere.  Just  wondering who has run across this and solved the problem.  Any tips/pointers would be appreciated!  Thanks!!!

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General Discussion / Found Camaros, Not For Sale...

« on: May 03, 2007, 03:54:23 AM »

How many have you found a Camaro in a yard or field, only to ask and get the usual...."No it's not for sale, I'm gonna fix it up someday" routine?  Probably every single one of us!  Anyway, I thought it would be fun to share some of these frustrating stories...so I'll go first....

Before turning 16 back in 1990, I found a gold 67 Camaro under a carport near a buddy of mine's house.  All original, vinyl top, no rust, pretty clean and straight car.  Been sitting there for a few years.  So when the time came and I got my license, I knocked on this guy's door to see if I could buy it.  Nope, of course not.  "I'm gonna fix that up soon."  BS, I thought.  So I settled for a '63 Corvair.  Anyway, this car sat there for years and years and years.  It is STILL there.  Has not moved an inch and has 17 years worth of dust on it.  So last year, I thought, what the hell, I'll try again.  Same dude answers the door, gives me the same answer.     Maybe he'll get it "fixed up" in another 15 years.  x 1,000,000,000,000

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General Discussion / Huge Muscle Car Stash Found...

« on: April 21, 2007, 11:27:14 PM »

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/Default.aspx?tabid=525&articleid=1528&articlemid=1524#1524Articles

Anybody hear about this guy or read this article?  Unfreakinbelieveable!  I wonder how much he paid for all of those trailers full of cars?  He is sure to make a mint on this little find!  Wish I could get my hands on a stash like that, or at least on of the cars found in these vaults.  Like, say, maybe a Yenko Camaro with 45,000 miles.  I'm not asking too much am I? 

Huge muscle car stash found!
By Angelo Van Bogart
Larry Fisette had no idea whether he was buying King Tut’s tomb or Al Capone’s vault when he agreed to buy 21 trailers said to be full of Corvettes and Chevrolet muscle cars and parts. Luckily, all of the rumors he had heard whispered around his northeast Wisconsin home turned out to be more true than he ever dreamed.

So far, Fisette, a De Pere, Wisconsin, restorer and automotive repair shop proprietor, has opened 17 of the 21 sealed trailers one-by-one and found a Yenko Camaro with 45,000 miles; a pair of low-mileage 1970 LS-6 Chevelles; a 1972 Camaro Z/28; two 1957 Corvettes, one a fuel-injected car, the other a dual-four-barrel-equipped example; and several other Chevrolet performance cars. Filling in the space around the cars like water around pebbles is an inventory of NOS and used performance parts that would make a Nickey Chevrolet parts manager jealous, and Fisette is not done cracking trailers open. He’s also confident there’s more muscle hidden in the trailers.

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General Discussion / 1969 Camaro AC

« on: April 11, 2007, 12:35:41 AM »

I have a 1969 RS that I just picked up, but does not have the original engine.  Based on what I see in the interior, I think the car came with AC, but there is nothing in the engine bay left that supports that.  I figured it was taken out with the engine, but can't be sure.  Is there a code on the trim tag that would indicate AC?  The climate controls in the car has a bar for "cold" and it has multiple vents and tags on the dash that make it seem like it had AC once upon a time.  I am new to the site and am learning everything I can, so forgive me if this has been addressed before!  Any help would be appreciated!

David

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Decoding/Numbers / Just bought a 69 RS

« on: April 06, 2007, 07:37:18 PM »

Hello!  Newbie to the website, but longtime Camaro lover!  Finally bought what I have been looking for...a 1969 Camaro RS.  I am pretty stoked right now and am trying to find out everything I can.  The car hasn't been driven to 20 years, but is in great shape.  I am trying to find all of the numbers and decode everything I can.  Here is what I have found so far:

ST6912437NOR247261
TR 718  69 69 PNT
02A  X11

VIN: 12437########

10 Bolt Rear #A249

So I decoded the Cowl tag, VIN, and 10 Bolt easily enough.  I am having trouble with the engine, though.  I don't think the engine is original.  From the only code I have found, it seems to be a truck engine.  Here is the only number I have found so far (just forward of the passenger side valve cover)  V0823TDR.

Can anyone help decode this?  Thanks for your help!

David