No question the new Z will be awesome. But, at $70k, twice the price of the 2SS, the working class guy has no chance. Can you imagine where we'd be right now if in 69 the ZL1 cost about 15% less than the Z28?

Yes, those wheels and tires are the same ones. Trailer belonged to a guy named Byron.

I just spoke with Brent this evening... Great guy and his car has a fascinating story.
Here are some more pictures I received from my co-worker Mike Garland who you can see sitting in the passenger seat.

John

Sure Brent, I'll send you a PM.

There is no way they can make you register and insure a car that is not on the street. I would have insurance on it anyway. At least fire and theft. Just call your agent and put it on. It won't be but $100.00 a year max.

Oh yes they can. I live in Maryland and though not always enforced, there is some law that requires you to have your motor vehicle registered. Any unregistered vehicle is considered "junk" by the county or state. All it takes is one neighbor to complain and the next day there is a notice taped to your door giving you about 30 days to register or remove vehicles. Again, its loosely enforced and I believe is more in effect to deter people from starting personal "junk yards" in a neighborhood. I argued my case with the county rep and my neighbors and I got to know each other a little better and now all is good.

As for insurance, I use Hagerty and they let you state the value so you could keep it low. However, they may require you to send pictures of the locked garage you keep the car in. 

John

Great story and documentation on this car. I became aware of it only last week when a guy I currently work aside got to talking about working on a COPO Camaro at a place called Dynamotion performance years ago. Naturally, I asked if there were any pictures and he showed up to work with these three. I asked if I could borrow and scan them and in the process I did a search on the car and came across the thread over at the Supercar forum...I'm not a member there so I didn't post but I wanted to post them here. My co-worker is the guy in the picture under the hood and can talk for days about his time working for Tracy Crozier(co-owner of Dynamotion) and the performance of this Camaro. He even keeps a bent valve from the engine in his tool box.

John.

I got these cool old pictures from a co-worker who used to work at Dynamotion performance in Suitland, Maryland way back in 1970. The car was a Hugger Orange COPO and it looks like it was recently found. There is a really cool thread about it and a bunch more pics over at Yenko.net.

John

I recall doing this job on my 68 abut 4 years ago. you have to lift the engine so the oil pan will clear the pick-up tube which hangs low. The trans mount should be fine as it is designed to flex. The exhaust should be ok, you could loosen the flanges so it can pivot a little. Not sure about the clutch linkage, may have to remove bellcrank. Otherwise, I'd follow the service manual procedures. This would be a good time to replace the rear main seal while the pan is off. Hope this helps you.

John

I didn't know the ZL-1 engine was hand assembled. Was it?

I prefer just a thin white stripe on my tires. I found the Michelin Symmetry to be perfect until they discontinued them. Of course, they only came in 15" or larger.

John

I remind myself every day how fortunate I am to own both a 68 and a 69 Camaro. However, my first Camaro was a 79 Z28 which I loved. I bought it in 1992 when the 69 convertible I was after got sold. I just sold that 79 last month....April 22 would have been 21 years.

I was really hoping to see a 302. However, i guess thats the same as wishing for a four speed trans.
Maybe GM was having trouble getting the right power numbers out of that small of an engine in the LS design. I know the 4.8 was never very strong or efficient in the trucks. Everything else on the car is fine with me, even the 2nd gen tail lights. Visibility is bad though. I would expect to see it priced at $45,000-$55,000.

John

I have an L48 from a 69 Impala wagon and its a two bolt. I have not yet pulled the pan on my Camaro to check...may try a bore scope.

John

Thanks guys! I have planned on doing most of the work myself which would mostly be installing or replacing things. I had not considered sending out my dash or door panels to have restored. I noticed Al Knoch does not show standard gold door panels or dash pad on their site  and Ledgendary only lists "Wllow gold" for 68. Do you know if these guys are making there own superior products or are they just selling the same PUI and OER stuff as most other suppliers? I am currently under the impression they are making their own upholstery and if you send them your pieces, they will professionally install the components listed on their site...I've not called them yet.

Chick, did you send out your dash, door panels and seats?

John
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