Vietnam Lost Films worth seeing....

[VINCE Z28]

I know this is not camaro related..... but I know some of you were in the" Nam" during 1965 thru 1974. And for you younger guys, you can see what  these brave men had to endure. Vietnam Lost Films. The Beginnings ( 1964 - 1965 ) 1/6  Terry P. S. How many times have we heard of the servicemen coming home and buying a camaro...

[cook_dw]

A couple years ago history channel had a 5 part special about Vietnam.  One of the gentlemen talked about being a young engineer & having just bought a 68 Camaro before being drafted .  It showed a small pic of the car.   Looked like a red SS.

[janobyte]

*1 owner told me he ordered Z while he was over sea's, pick up point was in Michigan ,drove back to Ohio where it has been ever since.

[69Z28-RS]

I know this is not camaro related..... but I know some of you were in the" Nam" during 1965 thru 1974. And for you younger guys, you can see what  these brave men had to endure. Vietnam Lost Films. The Beginnings ( 1964 - 1965 ) 1/6  Terry P. S. How many times have we heard of the servicemen coming home and buying a camaro...

and many never came home..   and I heard of many, and know of at least one '69 Z28 which sat in his parents carport for many years.... in the last '70's, still waiting for the return that never happened....  It was a gorgeous azure with black vinyl top car..  that was one of the first Z28's I'd ever seen with the smog still intact, and I have no idea now what happened to it..   and forgive me for this one..  but in October of '69, while I was in the USAF, I ordered a lime green roadrunner HT... and I don't know where it is now either. 

[jmcbeth]

My '69 Z was purchased by  a Vietnam vet from Kardon Chevrolet in Mount Holly, NJ in Sept, '69. Still hoping to track down the original owner. Anyone know how to track down veterans?

[janobyte]

Actually yes ,don't know the exact web address but there are USAFS sites to help track down old military buddies via name. I think there is a charge like ancestry .com ,but minimal ,got to shop. Air Force was easy ,I was in AMMO in the 80's, typed in search which took me right to a "role call" site for USAF . An old buddy from Bitburg found me after 911 (that night).He was living in New York at the time and witnessing the carnage. He knew I was a FF ( in Ohio) and guess he just wanted to talk. Haven't spoke since but always glad we did.

[cook_dw]

I know this is not camaro related..... but I know some of you were in the" Nam" during 1965 thru 1974. And for you younger guys, you can see what  these brave men had to endure. Vietnam Lost Films. The Beginnings ( 1964 - 1965 ) 1/6  Terry P. S. How many times have we heard of the servicemen coming home and buying a camaro...

and many never came home..   and I heard of many, and know of at least one '69 Z28 which sat in his parents carport for many years.... in the last '70's, still waiting for the return that never happened....  It was a gorgeous azure with black vinyl top car..  that was one of the first Z28's I'd ever seen with the smog still intact, and I have no idea now what happened to it..   and forgive me for this one..  but in October of '69, while I was in the USAF, I ordered a lime green roadrunner HT... and I don't know where it is now either. 

You wouldnt have been stationed in Texas by chance around the 69-73 time frame?

[69Z28-RS]

Hi Darrell,

I was only in Texas during basic training..   Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Mar-May '68... 
The Azure '69 Z28 was in Huntsville, AL in the late '70's when I saw it sitting in a carport; stayed there for a few years, then disappeared.   I WISH I'd followed up more often than I did..

[jims69]

The first Camaro I  ever rode in was bought by my cousin when he returned.   An orange rs/ss  with a white interior.  Beautiful and fast car;  I'll never forget, that's for sure.  The brave men who served our country in Vietnam.

[basecoupe#79]

For those that are Vets, you can go to this web site : http://www.military.com/buddy-finder/  I have been contacted by a few folks that I lost track of, and found a few.  My dad and i share the same first and last name and I have been contacted by some of his old buddies, kinda cool as one sent me a picture that I, my pops and he was in about a month after I was born.

[Azure1969Z/28]

I know this is not camaro related..... but I know some of you were in the" Nam" during 1965 thru 1974. And for you younger guys, you can see what  these brave men had to endure. Vietnam Lost Films. The Beginnings ( 1964 - 1965 ) 1/6  Terry P. S. How many times have we heard of the servicemen coming home and buying a camaro...

and many never came home..   and I heard of many, and know of at least one '69 Z28 which sat in his parents carport for many years.... in the last '70's, still waiting for the return that never happened....  It was a gorgeous azure with black vinyl top car..  that was one of the first Z28's I'd ever seen with the smog still intact, and I have no idea now what happened to it..   and forgive me for this one..  but in October of '69, while I was in the USAF, I ordered a lime green roadrunner HT... and I don't know where it is now either. 

You wouldnt have been stationed in Texas by chance around the 69-73 time frame?
 
[/quote My 69 Z was stationed in El Paso Texas (Ft. Bliss) 1969/1970. Azure turquoise/black stripes/white interior

[Azure1969Z/28]

My 69 Z was stationed in El Paso Texas (Ft. Bliss) 1969/1970. Azure turquoise/black stripes/white interior

[MQ]

I'm the second owner ( May '13 ) of a nice '68 R/S, 327, 4 speed car that was bought new while the original owner was home on leave in August of '68.    Bought at Grant Chevrolet in Fremont Nebraska.   He said the '68s were gone and no '69s were in yet, so they had to wrestle it away from the dealer's son who had been driving it as a demo, Torq Thrusts and all.   He didn't want to give it up and I can't blame him.   Rich gave me the Polaroids he took of it before he went back showing "in Transits" and all.   They are creased and worn because he carried them with him at all times to show it off.    He also gave me permission to leave his "Airborne" pin in the visor right where he put it in '68.   I am honored that he chose me to take care of his baby and has allowed me custody of the items that tell it's story.    It was stored in his Grandmother's garage while he was overseas.

[69Z28-RS]

Nice car..  and the torque thrusts look great on the early cars..  many ran them back then.. (anyone who could afford them)..

[68camaroz28]

Brings back both some great memories (car wise) and some extremely sad ones.

[MyRed67]

  I am a Viet Nam vet, (Army '67 & '68) I have a "one that got away"story from those days.  Not a Camaro,,,,but a Corvette.   I was stationed in Cam Ranh Bay which was one of the more secure areas over there, it was on a penninsula, so easier to defend. I drove an ATV Fork Lift in an Ammo Dump.  Anyhow, in our Main PX was a booth, I  don't remember right now if it was just Chevy, or GM,  or other brands too.  But I went in and priced a '67 - L79/4 spd. Corvette Coupe (removable Hdtp.), they had some kind of a special Servicemans discount (seems like it was like 10% off or something like that) anyhow my price (delivered to my door) was like $3,250.  I waited too long to decide, and  '67 Model was no longer available, and I wasn't really "SOLD" on the new body style, so I let slide.  You know, I just heard someone say the other day, "We don't regret the things we've done.  We regret the things we didn't do"!
 

[VINCE Z28]

Mike, thank you for your service to our country.... Great story. Terry