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Title: Cowl tag decode 69Z/RS
Post by: Jeff Moll on November 02, 2026, 06:40:08 PM
Hello Camaro Group!! Thanks for allowing me to join. I have a 69 Z28/RS that I have owned for 47 years. Getting info together and need some help with the cowl tag. It is a Norwood car.

Thanks in advance to all of you Camaro experts!!!IMG_5904.jpg
Title: Re: Cowl tag decode 69Z/RS
Post by: Danzo on November 02, 2026, 08:11:46 PM
Hi Jeff, welcome to the best 1st Gen Camaro site!
  ST 69 12437- 1969 V8 coupe
  NOR- Norwood Assembly Plant
  307025BDY-Fisher Body Sequence Number (not the VIN) Post the VIN to see how   
               it lines up with the body number as far as build time     
  TR 712- Black bucket custom interior
  72 BPNT- Hugger orange with black vinyl top
  04C-  Body assembly started 3rd week April 1969
  X33- Z/28 with Z21 style trim or Z22 Rally Sport
Post some pics! 
The oozing dum dum sealer is killer, Doc
Title: Re: Cowl tag decode 69Z/RS
Post by: buenymayor on November 03, 2026, 03:44:16 AM
Welcome to the site, jeff! With a 04C build date, your VIN should be somewhere in the 124379N634XXX range.
Title: Re: Cowl tag decode 69Z/RS
Post by: Jeff Moll on November 03, 2026, 08:36:53 PM
The VIN number is very close to the one listed.I don't have any recent pics as the car has been apart since the late eighties after some piston slap noises. Hoping to get it back on the road to enjoy with the family. Thanks for all of the great information fellas!!!
Title: Re: Cowl tag decode 69Z/RS
Post by: william on November 04, 2026, 08:59:27 AM
Looks to be an old WI license plate.
Title: Re: Cowl tag decode 69Z/RS
Post by: Jeff Moll on November 04, 2026, 11:08:53 AM
Yes it is. 1981
Title: Re: Cowl tag decode 69Z/RS
Post by: william on November 04, 2026, 11:49:49 AM
Grew up on the S Side of Milwaukee, still live nearby. There were plenty of Z/28s, Yenkos, pace cars in town. By 1981 I had owned 3 Z/28s (one JL8) and a Z11. Several friends still have Camaros they bought in the '70s & '80s. Back in the day, Dale Chev in Waukesha had dozens of Z/28s in stock. They also sold 6 L72 COPOs and a ZL-1.

Yunker (Oconomowoc) Hult's (Madison) were Yenko franchisees. A few years ago a '69 Yenko 427 Nova was found in the area.

I'm sure a few of them are buried in garages, waiting to be found.