Author Topic: TRIALS AND TRIBULATION OF FINDING ORIGINAL DRIVE TRAIN OF 69 CAMARO L 78  (Read 14517 times)

BULLITT65

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Vince what color is that car? It looks like a dark green in the vintage pics and then rally green in yours?
1969 garnet red Z/28 46k mile unrestored X77
-Looking for 3192477 (front) spiral shocks 3192851 (rear)
-Looking for an original LOF soft ray windshield
-Looking for original Delco side post negative battery cable part # 6297651AV

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Oh man, those pics are precious. It really gets my blood going when we can go back in the day and see through each one's "window" of the life, lol. Just after I posted, I did a person search of the name the caller gave me today who he traded for the Nova. First person I called- BINGO! He sold it to the guy I got it from. He even had the sales tax receipt in front of him when I called as he had a cop friend who was trying to search down the VIN. How about that? He read the VIN, yes, the same as my car. He gave me an email and said he had more stories and the original add when he tried to sell the car in the "Wheeler Dealer", one of those add mags. printed on newspaper type paper that you see in convenient stores. He said, you know that is a 375 horse car, right? My car had 2 fuel lines, but a curved neck radiator. I always thought it was a 325 car although I have a 375 going back in. He thought there was a story about the original owner had some connections with the dealer and did some shady deal where they swapped out the engine when new, like Yenko did. I do not know and still looking for clues. He said the engine was "tired" when he got it and he put a 402 in it. He believes he scrapped the original engine. Will keep up on this.So this does not interfere with Vince's post, I am copying my two tposts here and putting them in a new one titled: Made contact with some previous owners today
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Bentley to friends :1969 SS/RS 396 owned 79
1969 SS 350 (sold)
1969 D.H.COPO replica 4spd. owned since 85
1967 302 4 spd 5.13

VINCE Z28

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Ralley green the Instamatic pictures left alot to be desired. The inside truck lid has the original color.
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Fuel line and 4 speed.
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BULLITT65

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Kinda have a christmas theme going on there with the red and green, maybe Santa owned it...
1969 garnet red Z/28 46k mile unrestored X77
-Looking for 3192477 (front) spiral shocks 3192851 (rear)
-Looking for an original LOF soft ray windshield
-Looking for original Delco side post negative battery cable part # 6297651AV

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Wow that is one I would love to own!
James
Collectin' Camaro's since "Only Rednecks drove them"
Current caretaker of 1971 LT1's - 11130 and 21783 Check out the Black 69 RS/Z28 45k mile Survivor and the Lemans Blue 69 Z 10D frame off...
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Original interior....
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It still has a wiper bottle bracket screw cap.... SUPER RARE!
James
Collectin' Camaro's since "Only Rednecks drove them"
Current caretaker of 1971 LT1's - 11130 and 21783 Check out the Black 69 RS/Z28 45k mile Survivor and the Lemans Blue 69 Z 10D frame off...
https://plus.google.com/photos/112392262205377424364/albums?banner=pwa

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Maybe when NCRS site comes up it will help. The search for my Rally Green L78,s original block stopped cold when the 1977 purchaser could not remember who he bought it from in PA. Talking to people there who remember the car back then who cannot remember the owners name is frustrating to say the least. At least I have the original CX trans and rearend and carb.
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ONE more day...   hopefully..   :)
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Well the guy I sold the camaro to is not in Wayne, WV. anymore no phone number. The owner is Mike Taylor who owned  Taylor Contracting in Wayne  US RT 152. I was told he sold the business and owns a couple pawn shops in Prichard, WV. Or he might be in Kentucky. The search goes on....
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Bentley to friends :1969 SS/RS 396 owned 79
1969 SS 350 (sold)
1969 D.H.COPO replica 4spd. owned since 85
1967 302 4 spd 5.13

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Good find, I guess we will see what the fair market value is, unless Vince works a deal for it. I would love to see Vince get it back after the work of finding the original parts.
1969 garnet red Z/28 46k mile unrestored X77
-Looking for 3192477 (front) spiral shocks 3192851 (rear)
-Looking for an original LOF soft ray windshield
-Looking for original Delco side post negative battery cable part # 6297651AV

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Hey guys I don't have the funds to buy the car,I hope the one that ends up with it gives it a high end restore. The bidding looks a little strange..... it goes from 12K to 42K  ??? 
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after a year of searching and 31 years after I sold here is my 69 rs/ss vert  today!