Author Topic: Charlotte M. Speedway 1969 Camaro RS/SS 396 Conv Pace Car NASCAR World 600 1969  (Read 6980 times)

ZLP955

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Really appreciate your thorough research and you sharing it for our benefit.
Tim in Australia.
1969 04A Van Nuys Z/28. Cortez Silver, Dark Blue interior, VE3, Z21, Z23, D55/U17, D80, flat hood.
Sold at Clippinger Chevrolet in Covina, CA.
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SMKZ28

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Really appreciate your thorough research and you sharing it for our benefit.

Thanks Tim!
Scott
I don't have a 1st Gen but I have 1971 Z28 RS 4-spd, 1997 Z28 Z4C 6-spd, 2000 SS Convertible, 2010 RS 6-spd

SMKZ28

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Spotted the Charlotte Motor Speedway 1969 Camaro RS/SS 396 pace car parked behind NASCAR driver Wendell Scott in this photo.  You can tell it is the Charlotte car because it is the only NASCAR 1969 Camaro pace car that used the chrome trim rings on the wheels.  The side stripe is also a match.  I'm not sure if this was taken at Charlotte Motor Speedway or not.

I found it here: https://www.facebook.com/uofracing/photos/?ref=page_internal
Scott
I don't have a 1st Gen but I have 1971 Z28 RS 4-spd, 1997 Z28 Z4C 6-spd, 2000 SS Convertible, 2010 RS 6-spd

SMKZ28

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If you look at the top left corner of this picture you will see the 1969 Camaro RS/SS convertible pace car for this event.  I know the picture is small but click on the following link and you can use the zoom and magnification tools to get a fantastic view of the car: https://repository.charlotte.edu/islandora/object/motorsports%3A24836
Scott
I don't have a 1st Gen but I have 1971 Z28 RS 4-spd, 1997 Z28 Z4C 6-spd, 2000 SS Convertible, 2010 RS 6-spd

KevinW

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Very interesting!  Looks like it had the short rear spoiler and extended nose stripe!

SMKZ28

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Very interesting!  Looks like it had the short rear spoiler and extended nose stripe!

Not only those but it is the only one of the 1969 NASCAR pace cars to have the chrome trim rings on the wheels.
Scott
I don't have a 1st Gen but I have 1971 Z28 RS 4-spd, 1997 Z28 Z4C 6-spd, 2000 SS Convertible, 2010 RS 6-spd

SMKZ28

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Here is a cropped version of the picture with the Camaro as it appeared in the last photo I posted.

https://goldmine.charlotte.edu
« Last Edit: January 05, 2022, 03:41:05 AM by SMKZ28 »
Scott
I don't have a 1st Gen but I have 1971 Z28 RS 4-spd, 1997 Z28 Z4C 6-spd, 2000 SS Convertible, 2010 RS 6-spd