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https://www.mecum.com/lots/1177719/1969-chevrolet-camaro-convertible/

For decades, whoever owns this car has been representing it as the "last Camaro convertible built" repeating the yarn about Chevrolet providing a plaque, now curiously missing.

It isn't even close to the last 1969 Camaro convertible built. There are at least 127 1969 Camaro convertibles built later than the car in question.

The latest '69 convert I know of, seen on ebay October 2020.

Nothing wrong with the tag.

Cars built at Norwood through early January have the con VIN stamp on the pad. Around that time, it was relocated to the vertical rib next to the oil filter. It can be hard to read but it may be there.

[Real X33 Trim Tag Z28, Daytona Yellow, Frame-Off]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/398155979457

Reported VIN 124379N529625

From the description:

Real X33 Trim Tag Z28, Daytona Yellow, Frame-Off

N529625 was final assembled on or about October 24, 1968. Body tag is dated 06A, covering the entire month of June 1969. The top of the dash has been replaced, breeching the factory VIN tag installation.

One or both tags are not original to the car; hidden VINs may not match.

examples - Z28, original car, round holes, could have been dealer added as spoilers aren't listed on the dealer invoice

Not necessarily. As of April 1, 1969, spoilers were included with Z/28 equipment and no longer listed on paperwork.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/287430071041

Reported VIN: 124379N580583

N580583 was final assembled on or about January 17, 1969. Car has a 11A body tag, 1st week November 1969.

One or both tags are not original to the car; hidden VINs may not match.

Looks fine to me.

That is not a ZL-1 engine. True ZL-1 blocks were cast by Winters Foundry August 1968 - August 1969. It is an aftermarket casting Yenko marketed in the '70s.

As for the car, the VIN tag was removed from the body when the dash panel was replaced. Non-OEM rivets were used to re-install, which may be called into question during a DMV inspection. Even if the con VIN stamps match, they could require a state-issued VIN tag. If the con VIN stamps don't match, that will be a can of worms best avoided.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/178133526388

With the abundance of on-line information out there, I have no idea how a classic car dealership can advertise this as a Z/28 with an X11 body tag.

124379N607898

Docs are all fake, lots of errors.

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The chart has a column headed 'End VIN'. For May at NOR, that's N650323. For June, N664008. That means all N653xxx VINs were built in June.

As cars were not built in exact VIN order, there can be slight overlap when Chevrolet recorded the 'last VIN of the month'. For example, N663998 may have built in July.

WT is the code for a 1968 Camaro disc brake master.

The block is obviously decked and re-stamped with the ZL-1 ML code. Full-size 425/427s were coded LD, LS, MD.

Block deck has been decked. ML is the 1969 code for a 4-speed ZL-1.

I have a db with VIN/body tag info on over 1,500 Van Nuys '69s. Less than 1% are black so it is wise to be cautious.

The body and VIN tags on L528219 appear undisturbed. The data is in line with other 03D builds. It started in body fab Friday March 28, final-assembled Tuesday April 1st. The previous Camaro VIN is a Z11. VN also built other models.

That video is several years old.