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Hey X66 I have a dealer's packet in my glove box with the original owners name , address, Dag gum it, but no protect-o-plate. My X66 L78 was sold new in Elmhurst, Illinois, and I purchased it on my HS graduation evening, May 26,1972. All the way down south, in Long Beach, Ms.

Thanks MAROMAN, that's what I'm trying to say. Guess I'm gonna have to try and see if the original owner will sign a statement affidavit to the sales total of car purchased. I tryed to drill him on the correct price more in line of 5200.00 for a L89 but he was adamant that he paid 5800.00 new for a basic L78 SuperSport 69'.

Bryon if I could find that engine again, then I would be able to see if by chance it has a partial VIN on the vertical pad by the oil filter, then by chance it was my VIN, would that discount it as genuine suffix code and not a restamp, and why would they re-stamp an engine code not knowing what it was, and that being in a non SS El Camino, again correct car that my engine went into back in the early 70's. I have somewhere in my notes of a CRG member buying up some vehicles as projects, and 1 of those was an El Camino with a 396 in it that he thought was a Camaro 396. But like the finding of the vehicle, this person can't be found as active any longer. If I find his name I'll pm it to you. Thanks.

Thanks Byron, just the X66 code, no special options best I can tell. Guess I need to get back with original owner and ask him if he has any proof of paying 5800.00 new and he assured me that it did not have aluminum heads. He did drive it off dealership lot and to drag strip and raced it and let me know that he had heads off a couple times porting and polishing. And I just did not make up the KE code, it was burned into my memory of the engine I found in the mid 90's. Big mistake on my part of not purchasing the vehicle the engine was in. Correct 69' plain jane El Camino that I knew back in 1973 my engine out of my Camaro went into this El Camino. Now remember I was looking for a JH code engine. Thanks for your response. Have a Blessed day.

Ok, so not confirmed as 1 of 311. Gonna throw out a question here, was all 311 ordered per se drag racers or dealer ordered just because for special interest sales? Just wondering in research purposes. In particular mines, which was sold in ChicagoLand. Original owner of my X66 L78 vividly remembers what he paid for car. Gonna throw it out here to debate, 5800.00! Wow mighty high for a L78 factory SS 396 4-speed car. No documents whatsoever only long time ownership and original engine out of car back in 1973, but found what I thought was my original engine back in the mid 90's and yes it even had a suffix code still on the front pad, the code KE. NEED some help on guidelines as far as research, i.e. Illinois Department of Transportation, and the possibility of title application. The dealership that sold the car is no longer there, was Cellozi-Ettelson Chevrolet in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Absolutely stunning results Jim, and again thank you for allowing us MARO nuts to ride along. If I was closer would love to ride along this beauty with my L78 NINER. God Bless, and hope you show, show this beauty.

Thanks X6614 for the pics on the Daytona Yellow SS 396. Just love the painted steelies dd caps and white line tires. Gives me a great look for my maroon SS L78 and next set of tires, red lines to match my red hockey stripe. My car is also X66 with the Endura bumper. Great pics again only on 69' Orphans.

Sure would like to see the protect-o-plate with this suffix code and then match up the partial VIN on the block. Would like also to see data plate on firewall. Been looking for years for a 396 that had this KE suffix code on the front pad. Last seen in the mid 90's in the correct vehicle that my original engine went into. But at the time wasn't knowledgeable in engine suffix codes. So, big mistake on my ignorant part, let the vehicle get away. A decade later found out what the KE code truly was. Need to contact you, as I am trying to self document the L89 cars still in existence. Got a good start.

Is this the car they trying to pass off as an L89?

Sure appreciate the time my car spent on the home page, and thanks to Byron Miller for his effort in it being on the 69' spot. And thanks to CRG for it being there. And the now 69' in the spot, yes, yes on the painted steelies (XT's ?), dog dish caps. Very sharp! And so glad the forums are back up. Thanks to all involved in making this happen.

I have the original set of bows from my restoration and also think the middle bow is without paint mark. Will probably be available for sale soon.

Your'e exactly right Byron, I know that as best that I could after my bout with Cancer in 2019 and the start of my 69' L78 resto that I indeed gave it and my all to the 1 we need the most! But still human and is intriguing to think you might have something more than just a L78. This is based on a few things, all solid possibilities to prove the exact. Example talking to original owner and he telling me all he could remember about car is he raced it right off the dealership lot, and what he paid for the car new, north of 5000. Since he has no invoice or anything else paper trail, thinking of trying to get him to sign an affidavit to the statement of purchase price. Heck I'm now an old fart, officially retired, why not stay active in our sport in the search mode that is and hopefully restart a real effort to find my original engine. Thanks to you and other members here for ya's knowledge all 1st Gens and I am fortunate to be a part of such an awesome information industry of 1st Generation CAMAROS.

What a joke, tryed Google search on my VIN and preliminary report says my Vin is a COPO 9560, laughed out loud, and decided not to even spend a dollar for a complete report with Been Verified, know their tricks with email confirm and payment info. Yea I'm a 72 year old cheap azz with all my funds tied up in my 69' L78?89! What part of Google are ya connecting to for your VIN? Thanks.

Interesting today we have a conversation on radiator tags. My question is(thought) does the tag also identify the engine as to the type engine that came from the factory with. My case going back years, as a 19 year old punk note knowing what I had at the time of purchase. My radiator tag ZD which I kept during my restoration, after stepping up to a 4-row radiator. Took a muscle car collector in North Carolina to help me identify the car as a true big block car and the heater box cover with the mid way hose outlets, and the tachometer to identify it was a solid lift engine from the factory, lol, oh LORD if I could only find my original engine, with a very magic suffix code. Just curious on member thoughts, aka William, KurtS. On the ZD. Thanks.

I will check with this former owner and see if he can send me a pic of the protect-o-plate. And will count my VIN's on the L89's, but I think I have a few more than 67. Would just have to compile a VIN for VIN list and compare with your list of VIN's. Thanks Mr Kurt.