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dannystarr

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68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« on: April 11, 2011, 11:34:48 PM »
This looks like a pretty nice car. Take a look and see if ya think the block stamp is original. It doesn't look correct to me. Neither does the Protecto-Plate. Is this car in the registry? Does anybody know anything about it?
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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 12:29:07 AM »
I have a '68Z, I am the second owner, bought it in '72, and it is an 07C car.  My numbers sure don't match up with this car, especially the POP.  I have to go to a baseball game right now but when I return I will match up my car and post some differences. For one, the POP shows to have J50 (power Brakes), it should show J52 (power disc brakes) which is what mine shows.  As I said I just took a quick look at the POP, will try to look closer later.
Jerry G.

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 01:22:52 AM »
Bad photo of the engine pad but the V07 # looks okay from what I can see..........need a better photo.  Very famous dealership from the late '60's.  Many of the NHRA division one racers bought cars at MC.

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2011, 03:30:31 AM »
the POP shows to have J50 (power Brakes), it should show J52 (power disc brakes) which is what mine shows
After closer examination the POP does seem to show the (J50&J52) Power disc brake option but it doesn't show a radio option.
This car has a VIN 4658 units before mine, has a transmission one month prior to mine, and the engine manufacture date is one month after mine.
Jerry G.

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2011, 06:46:02 AM »
I blew the picture up some and tried to show what I am concerned with. Take a look at the VIN area. The "MO" Build Date looks ok I guess.  :-\  NOW what does everybody think....Danny

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2011, 03:30:50 AM »
Still wondering what anyone thinks about this VIN. It just doesn't look right to me. Like it has been gouged and restamped. Look at the metal lift around the numbers. ...Danny

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2011, 01:06:19 PM »
Still hard to tell Danny. If you are interested in the car have the seller forward you another pic of the engine pad including any other details that would make you comfortable. Stress to him that the pic on EBay is out of focus... as for the POP all the important info was cropped or left out of the pic.

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2011, 05:00:57 PM »
Still hard to tell Danny. If you are interested in the car have the seller forward you another pic of the engine pad including any other details that would make you comfortable. Stress to him that the pic on EBay is out of focus... as for the POP all the important info was cropped or left out of the pic.
X2..... That's what I was thinking also...would like to see the engine info on the POP as well as a better photo of the pad stamping.  The engine build date is awful close to the car build date (one week).  My 07c Z28 has an engine build date of 06-19 (one month prior to my car build date).  This car has a VIN of over 4,600 prior to my VIN, yet the engine build date is three weeks after my engine build date (one week prior to this car build date).  Could be a fluke here but it still looks suspicious...as Danny states.
Jerry G.

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2011, 05:31:12 PM »
Thanx guys I will do some more research. I was under the assumption that Norwood built cars should have about 7 to 10 days between the build date you mentioned, Engine and Car. Cause they didn't have to take the train ride out West... Correct??

 Maybe I could be wrong, it doesn't happen often, but could be.. JUST kidding.....Danny

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2011, 08:20:12 PM »
My car is not a Z. It's an L48 7A with 6/26 engine stamp. Maybe the Z's had a different rhythm.
Daniel  
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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2011, 09:08:52 PM »
I have a unrestored 68z for sale,full docs,engine never out of car. Runs and drives excellent.All parts there and original to car. If not sold by next week its going on ebay. thanks John

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2011, 09:53:40 PM »
My car is not a Z. It's an L48 7A with 6/26 engine stamp. Maybe the Z's had a different rhythm.
Thanx guys I will do some more research. I was under the assumption that Norwood built cars should have about 7 to 10 days between the build date you mentioned, Engine and Car. Cause they didn't have to take the train ride out West... Correct??

 Maybe I could be wrong, it doesn't happen often, but could be.. JUST kidding.....Danny
I seen some discussion that the 302 engines had a longer lag time than the run of the mill engines.  Maybe someone else has more info on lag times....like JohnZ.
Jerry G.

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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2011, 11:11:17 PM »
I have a  LA built 12B RS Z28 with engine build date of 12/3. Must of taken the bullet train.
Rick
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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2011, 12:40:35 AM »
The car's real (I have copies of the POP, Trim Tag and Engine Pad), and it's not unusual for dates to be all over the place. Especially on low producton engines.

As John has stated in several threads, no one cared about component dates when these cars were being assembled, so you really can't compare the date on one engine installed in a car built during a certain week with the date on another engine installed in a car built during the same time frame. Yes, they'll normally be fairly close, but they could also be a few weeks off.

However, the head rests appear to be the 69 "bent" style and the AM/FM isn't listed on the POP, although you really can't go by the POP since it has one typo on it already. (The first entry, 2 - J50 - should be a 1  - N40 - since the car has power steering, so who knows if the U69 is correct or not).

Ed
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Re: 68' Z/28 on ebay for 45K
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2011, 01:13:44 AM »
Engine dates for both plants are typically pretty close to the build date.
Shipping just added a few days time for LA cars.
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