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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2016, 08:40:50 PM »
Thanks Dale.  You did the right thing and kept yours! :)
John

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« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2016, 01:54:25 PM »
Bad ending to the base 327 I sold to get the Z I sold to a 30 y/o guy I was working with at the car wash. That same night, the day I bought the Z and sold him the base, I was anxious to bring the Z down to the beach and show my muscle car friends. When I got there a bunch of people asked me if I was going nuts or something doing enormous burn outs across the beach parking lots. My old car was distinctive and well know. I said no I sold it this morning. I parked the with the new Z and my old car and new owner pull up along side me and the guy was sh**faced drunk. Everyone thought it was me doing the burnouts, but it was him. Next morning opening up the car wash, I see someone walking towards me about 500 yards away. As he got closer I could see it was the guy who bought my base car. His face was all cut up. When he gets close he tells me he wrecked the car. He literally owned it for 12 hours. And he wanted his money back because it wasn't fair that he only had it for less than a day! Later that night I took a tour of the local junk yards and I found it. He hit a telephone pole sideways at about 60-70 mph. The car was shaped like a "c". I ended up buying the car back for $200 and had it delivered to my moms driveway. Sold the engine and trans for $700 and stripped off all the remaining usable parts, a lot of parts, and scrapped the hulk. Still have the shifter knob as a memento!
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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2016, 02:14:55 PM »
Some guys just can't handle the power man.....(or ego boost?)   ??? :-\ ;D

great story
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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2016, 03:26:45 PM »
It was a great engine and was probably making 300-350 hp at that point. It was jacked up in the back. Handled poorly. Was not insured so I was able to buy it after a few months for storage charges. He never even transferred title - my moms name was still on it. I couldn't own a car because I was only 16.

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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #19 on: July 13, 2016, 03:33:01 PM »
Great story tmagda!

The Cortez Silver Z looks good too!

John
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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #20 on: July 13, 2016, 03:45:55 PM »
any pics of the 327 car pre or post accident?
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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« Reply #21 on: July 13, 2016, 04:37:50 PM »
No pics of the 327 have been found yet. Big regret I don't have any and I tried hard to find some. There should be some in my mothers house somewhere, but I don't know where. It was sweet. Bought it from a body shop and it was freshly painted. Had pearly blue paint, very close to Lemans Blue, with white pinstripes. Very, very, nice paint. Zero flaws. Fat and skinny Cragars. Flat hood, no spoiler. Big tires on back. One thing I learned about it after the accident is that it was originally Hugger Orange. I have the vin's of both cars but they haven't showed up anywhere. I'm sure the 327 was crushed.

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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2016, 05:48:04 PM »
Yes, I definitely savor all the old pictures from back then, because most of us didn't take that many.  You had to put effort into taking pictures back then....nothing like today!
John

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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2016, 06:18:26 PM »
Engine rebuild from 1977







Who's that young guy? :)
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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #24 on: July 13, 2016, 06:33:01 PM »
Theres the hero shot...

Thats my issue most of my older pics, i am not in(to show the passage of time...)
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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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #25 on: July 13, 2016, 07:07:18 PM »
I remember a friend buying a silver 69Z in the early 70,s for $1100.00. Only had 11,000 miles. Dead stock except headers. Those were the days. I bought a 66 GTO Tripower at a gas station for $600.00. A year later traded in for a 68 GTO for $300.00 boot. Then traded for a 67 corvette coup for a couple hundred boot. Drove the vette to my high graduation and later to my first wedding. not bad for a kid working part time at a mini mart. For some reason I was into pictures. Somewhere I have a photo album with pics of nearly every car I drove from day one.
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« Reply #26 on: July 13, 2016, 08:11:10 PM »
Theres the hero shot...

Thats my issue most of my older pics, i am not in(to show the passage of time...)
Exactly!
Bentley to friends :1969 SS/RS 396 owned 79
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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #27 on: July 14, 2016, 02:37:46 AM »
Wow, that's a great story and pics as well.  Welcome John, hoping this other Z project works out. 

And just how easy was it back then with a Bank...lol.
Darrell
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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #28 on: July 14, 2016, 05:08:02 AM »
Welcome John. Your car was built a couple of hundred units after mine. I bought mine in 78 with 32,000 miles on it. There is another CRG'r named Bryan302 who has a ton of info on the 05A cars. Been through color changes, aeroquip fittings and hoses, added a cowl hood. Went to National speedway on Long Island every weekend. It is now back to showroom stock and sitting in my garage. It hit 42,000 miles two years ago, which sadly, is the last time I drove it.
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Re: My Old 69 Z
« Reply #29 on: July 14, 2016, 05:44:08 AM »
I agree, fun stories and pictures!