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General Discussion / Re: Caveat Emptor..another

« on: May 06, 2015, 03:34:09 AM »

Here's another:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Camaro-Vinyl-Top-/331543082500?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4d3181f604&item=331543082500

Vin 124379N668937

What a mess...July Norwood car with vin on pad = wrong...0424 DZ in a July car =wrong again

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General Discussion / Re: Vin/Trim number help 69 RS/SS 396

« on: April 12, 2015, 05:34:06 PM »

Somebody over at Yenko.net is now asking questions about this car if anyone wants to chime in
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/608879/1969-rs-ss-396-350-ebay-help-r#Post608879
I posted a link to this thread

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Restoration / Re: Rally Wheel Paint

« on: April 11, 2015, 03:11:56 AM »

Paint is not metallic looking. Dull Aluminium describes it perfectly. I'm pleased with the way they look.

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Restoration / Re: Rally Wheel Paint

« on: April 10, 2015, 11:30:30 PM »

Danny not sure..I just ordered mine from Amazon and it is metallic. Maybe someone else has more info. BTW it was the following that was the reason I went with the Krylon:

Jerry  MacNeish Ask a Question

Jerry, whose paint do you recommend for ’67 Z28 rally wheels? Thanks. CHPTexas

Jerry MacNeish
Have perfect paint for you. Krylon #1403 dull aluminum. It’s the most perfect version of Argent silver there is. And best yet, it comes in a spray can.

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Restoration / Re: Rally Wheel Paint

« on: April 10, 2015, 04:58:21 PM »

 Just did this research and what  seems to be the best choice is Krylon Dull Aluminum 1403 about $7 a can and a near perfect match for original

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General Discussion / Re: Ron Pratte collection

« on: January 16, 2015, 03:37:01 PM »

Mecum is allowed to bid up cars to the reserve. I have seen on TV where a car goes good then stops reserve not met. You hear them say we don't have anyone and they go to the next car. Speeds things up but makes it look like someone thinks its worth something

Its called chandelier bidding. As mentioned its a way to move things along and get the bids up close to the reserve to see if there are any real buyers near the reserve price and a deal can be made. Its totally legal but can be abused. Worst case I ever saw was this Carolina blue Z28 at the Indy Mecum auction.
https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail.cfm?lot_id=SC0514-184213
I think we all could agree this car is probably a low six figure car at best yet it was "bid" to 450K and didnt meet the reserve. What stunk about it was that the car was personally owned by Dana Mecum (not disclosed at the auction). Now he can say the value is $450K because thats what was bid?
Anyway, with BJ being no reserve chandelier bidding shouldnt come into play (illegal) and thats why I'm somewhat baffled as to why that Z went for so much. Only thing that makes sense is the buyer got sucked into "Ron Pratte only buys the best" line saw what he had paid for it (125k) and figured it must be worth at least that plus a little more because it now was once part of the Ron Pratte collection. Well good luck to him when he tries to sell it and the potential buyer Googles the vin.

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General Discussion / Re: Ron Pratte collection

« on: January 16, 2015, 12:44:12 AM »

Can somebody please explain this all to me? How is it that what is now acknowledged as being a rebodied Z28 with a Jerry MacNeish  report from 2008 stating it has a "restoration drive train" ever be worth anything close to 148K. Confused..........

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General Discussion / Re: More 69 Z/28 Ebay fraud

« on: January 06, 2015, 03:06:20 AM »

Well from what I read on the CRG site on the D80 option, the only cars that were required to have spoilers were the pace car replicas and later build date Z/28's. Still would like to know when the spoilers became a mandatory option on Z/28's though.

April

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General Discussion / Re: More 69 Z/28 Ebay fraud

« on: January 04, 2015, 04:08:59 PM »

Hmmm....looks like they forgot a little something on that tag. Nice catch

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Motor vin stamp vs. transmission vin stamp

« on: December 31, 2014, 12:49:25 AM »

My understanding is that the trans and block vin stamps should be identical as they were done at the same time. Having said that I also remember reading that there are confirmed cases very late in the 69 model year where for unknown reasons different stamps appear to have been used.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Trim tag and engine stamp opinion

« on: December 29, 2014, 05:08:42 AM »

Its got the same assembly stamp on it, because its the same car, how many 76B, 714 yellow houndstooth z28s could they make with a Tonawanda engine..  Its not legit.  Vin is 9N608302

Oops...Should have looked closer at that thread. So change that to read car and stamp were previously discussed here
http://www.camaros.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-178851.html

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Trim tag and engine stamp opinion

« on: December 29, 2014, 03:52:38 AM »

Another thread re: a Z28 with assembly codeT0225DZ
http://www.camaros.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-178851.html
Maybe its legit

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Trim tag and engine stamp opinion

« on: December 29, 2014, 01:47:49 AM »

Changing my vote..Although its not very clear if you blow up the latest pic it appears the block is actually a Flint block with the oil galley plug.

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Decoding/Numbers / Re: Trim tag and engine stamp opinion

« on: December 29, 2014, 12:08:23 AM »

A Tonawanda built SHP DZ block?   Is that possible??

That is clearly a Flint block due to the presence of the 1/4" pipe plug in the oil gallery.

I dont think that what looks to be a pipe plug really is. Regardless there are no DZ blocks with a Tonawanda stamping. For my money I would guess its a Tonawanda block that has been restamped.

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General Discussion / Re: 1968 Camaro Z/28 Sequoia Green

« on: December 28, 2014, 11:42:10 PM »

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25183