My new project....

[janobyte]

Looks like new owner wants to keep it hush. Good price to hang your hat
on survivor, clean it up, get it running. Too high for a nut and bolt resto, unless you got deep pockets, and expect no return. Like I said, not the car I'm looking for, but I believe under 40. Sort of my browsing range, and it came up. Just glossed over it. Honestly dont know the exact number. Vague enough?

[janobyte]

Only have some interest because it's local. My heart pitter patters more over your new toy. She's pretty.

[Everett#2390]

Congrats, Austin, on your find.
New journey and I wish you the best of luck with her.

[BULLITT65]

Thanks Jano and Everett.

...gotta laugh, you swapped the wheels and tires ASAP! Same train of thought as me. I did mine in 89, when one would think Cragers were the factory correct wheel. Always loved the look of rally wheels on theses Camaros. Not so much large diameter wheels, just my opinion...

Well the 17 inch polished Torq thrusts just did not do the car justice. I was lucky the car had 3 original AD 15" wheels with it. Also helped in verifying it as a 69Z. So while I was waiting for the title I had some time to kill. The car stayed in the trailer, during this time and I scoured the internet looking for 2 more matching wheels. I got very lucky and found 2 more AD wheels with the same date for a great deal. So once I blasted those and had the tires mounted on them, the day the car came out of the trailer, it was within the first hour the wheels and tires got swapped out for the rallys. I ran it without caps or rings for the first few months. Even bare rallys looked better to me than the 17 inch wheels.
Have to give a shout out to Bentley and Darrell for a couple of correct parts. With a couple more small original parts, and some SW gauges it is a fun car that can go anywhere. I just picked up a 990B SW modulator so I can wire up my tach.
I will have to post a updated pic or 2 .


So Jano the car ended up staying local to you, and you know the new owner?

[janobyte]

Assuming no, and no. Just going off his youtube reply.

Shame the kid didn't keep the car up. Obvious it was well taken care of for many years. However, the cam getting hammered through the block statement might shed a little light...
Should have tire kicked it and posted. Hindsight.

[BULLITT65]

Well its just a 69 RS Z Jano, everyone and their mother has 1 now a days, or is making one...

If it was a 68Z that might have got you off the couch....

[janobyte]

67...

[ko-lek-tor]

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Jealous? You bet! I never get those kind of opportunities...boo hoo! Very, very nice score.

[BULLITT65]

Well I wasn't trying to rub your nose in it Bentley, I just thought it was funny this car was in your neck of the woods, (actually way closer to Jano).

I posted a message on the youtube page. I didn't see where the new owner had chimed in. Was he the one posted the video?

Also The guy with the crutches is the same guy who found the gold 69 Z/28 (or was on site when it was uncovered). I found his involvement a little strange. I thought he was verifying it at one point, but then he calls someone to verify the replacement block?

Is anyone familiar with his role in this video? Broker?

[ko-lek-tor]

No problem A. Too busy at the moment rubbing my nose in my own project. Nose is getting greasy as well.

[Jon Mello]

Nice score, Austin. What a great car. I have a friend with two early Van Nuys Zs, built late October '68. The cool thing is they are sequential serial numbers.

[BULLITT65]

Thanks Jon. I couldn't find the 67 4speed car I wanted so, I guess it wasn't meant to be (yet). 
That is very cool about your friend with the 2 Z cars with sequential numbers, was that a package deal? or where they found separately?

I assume he is not on the CRG. I have been trying to collect data on early cars. It would be great to add his to the spread sheet.

Any pics of his cars handy?

[Jon Mello]

No, he is not on CRG. I will PM you his contact info.

[cook_dw]

Since you brought up another white Z...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/273216919665?rmvSB=true


Looks like original paint and the tag is legit but just seems heavy with the white on the underside for a NOR car..

[69Z28-RS]

That didn't take long hitting ebay did it??