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#21

Foreign Camaros / 1969Camaro RS/SS Export

Last post by nwbalddog - July 08, 2026, 12:32:19 AM

I bought a 69 396 RS/SS Convert, was exported to London from factory, #'s matching. The firewall tag has a "u" shape out of it I was told indicates an export? I have a number of the documents from annual Department of Transport from 80's into early 90's. Interesting, unsure of guys want to see images of those or not? How does one track down an owner of such a vehicle from that time, or original owner that ordered if can be done?
Thanks

#22

Decoding/Numbers / Re: Restamped Engine - Fake Tr...

Last post by Danzo - July 07, 2026, 06:43:31 PM

Subject VIN 124379N594617
Doc

#23

Originality / Re: How rare 69Z options

Last post by Stingr69 - July 07, 2026, 03:06:52 PM

"LG-7" is for light green with X-77 trim. 

#24

Decoding/Numbers / Re: Restamped Engine - Fake Tr...

Last post by bcmiller - July 07, 2026, 02:24:47 PM

Yes it has many issues.

#25

Originality / Re: How rare 69Z options

Last post by bcmiller - July 07, 2026, 12:42:11 PM

DG3 would be dark green interior X33.

#26

Decoding/Numbers / Restamped Engine - Fake Trim T...

Last post by Pacecar - July 07, 2026, 12:30:17 PM

This car has re-stamped engine, fake trim tag with bad rivets. Asking a mere $94,000

https://www.ebay.com/itm/168488127910?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20250417133222%26meid%3D81f68df00b84445db347c37578850894%26pid%3D102727%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26itm%3D168488127910%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DWatchlistVariantWithPSItemDR_BP%26brand%3DChevrolet&_trksid=p4375194.c102727.m162921

Hope I posted the link to ebay correctly

#27

Originality / Re: How rare 69Z options

Last post by x66 714 - July 07, 2026, 09:12:19 AM

The crayon marks seem like chalk today.  You can almost wipe them off with a swipe of your fingers on my 10A early build '69.

I also have different coding due to special interior color. Assume the paint guy needed to know what color to paint the exposed metal interior areas. Not a lot of data out there about this. We do have other color spec in the code examples.  It looks like (color)-3 or (color)-7 for example.

The X was the default. It meant that all the interior metal was to be painted black. B, R, & G for sure exist...maybe more....Joe

#28

Originality / Re: How rare 69Z options

Last post by Stingr69 - July 07, 2026, 07:57:40 AM

The crayon marks seem like chalk today.  You can almost wipe them off with a swipe of your fingers on my 10A early build '69. 

I also have different coding due to special interior color. Assume the paint guy needed to know what color to paint the exposed metal interior areas. Not a lot of data out there about this. We do have other color spec in the code examples.  It looks like (color)-3 or (color)-7 for example.

#29

Originality / Re: How rare 69Z options

Last post by bcmiller - July 07, 2026, 03:18:43 AM

>?

Were the Stamped Tags in time with the dreaded Rear Bulkhead chalk marks also?

The rear bulkhead markings started to be used before the X codes. I try to call them crayon markings rather than "chalk" markings because it was a waxy type of yellow stick (or sometimes called grease pencil) that they used. But I don't know exactly when they started.

I believe that same type of crayon was used for firewall markings sometimes found when firewalls are soda blasted.

#30

Originality / Re: How rare 69Z options

Last post by buenymayor - July 07, 2026, 01:29:09 AM

Who? 

Oops. Sorry, Bryon!