Does anybody know of someone local to the Toronto area that could check out a 70 Z in the Toronto area?  I am on the west coast and would like someone to check it out for me before I get too serious.

Hi John:

Yes I did, but unfortunately the thread got off topic and caught up in a bunch of back and forth, which didn't really answer my question. So far, I have gotten some general comments but nothing convincing. Without going into it too far, I am considering buying this car and the TT is the only Z validation I have to go on, other than the usual Z specific components. I was trying to save my self the time and hassle if the TT doesn't look right, that's all. 

Anybody else have any opinions that you might share? 

Any specifics? My eye isn't trained enough to pick out all of the various indicators.

Any opinions on this trim tag originality?

Took me a while to remember where I saw this car before. It was listed by RK Motors a month or two ago and was advertised at $39,900. The new owner even used their ad copy and photos. Looks like a textbook example of a flipper, but who knows.

Anybody know this car or have any opinion about it? 


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619&item=330761636268

I see what the concern is on the mark behind/next to the 0, but if you look to the left in the photo you can see the same kind of mark at about the same position.  I wonder if that wasn't part of the machining process and it just happened to end up under the #?  Even Ratpack's distributor seems to have something that looks like a similar type marking. I can't disagree on the zero though.

Sorry, my bad- the cowl tag is from a 70 Z28, not a 69. I had it confused with my own year car.  And the codes match the color and trim of the car that it is on. My question is whether or not it is an original cowl tag or not?  I have looked at a # of these and some time it is hard to tell so I thought I would throw it out there for some better trained eyes.

This VIN plate is off of a 69 Z28 that is supposed to be an unrestored car. Any opinions as to the originality?  There are no documents to confirm or deny the tag.

Ebay item http://www.ebay.com/itm/330702718155.  Any opinion as to the stamp and condition?  

TheCRG smog information indicates that the  "air injection tubes were short pipe extensions (2-13/16 inch long) that were installed before the air manifold was installed".  The "correct" replacement parts that I bought are 2 3/16 inches long. Which is the correct measurement for the 69 Z application?

The pic is now showing up on my computer- go figure.  I agree, very nice looking and unfortunately the one I am looking at doesn't look that nice, but it is missing the metering valve so that's good.

JL8Dale:

The picture was missing from your post so if you would repost that would be great. Also, do you have a clear photo of the front brake setup on your car? I am supposed to get more pictures tonight and I would like to compare to another original JL8; that would be a help. The color is fathom green with black interior; kinda throws off my theme since all of my cars are blue- Le Mans and Mulsanne- but the JL8 will make up for it!

Unfortunately, i don't have it handy. I am looking at pictures that were provided to me and I can't make out what the letteriing says. is the manual online?