Real Deal: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
The seller states that this 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 is a true barn find. It has been stored inside since the late 1980s and is now for sale here on eBay. There are 4 days remaining in the auction. The Camaro Z-28 is an iconic pony car that was developed for the SCCA Trans Am Series. This car is located in Carlisle, Iowa and has generated quite a bit of interest from the auction. The current bid price is $45,700 and the Z-28 has met its reserve.
This car was originally painted Fathom Green from the factory but at some point, it was painted black. There is a dent in the passenger front fender and some nicks and scratches all around the car. This interior looks pretty nice but an astute buyer would notice that the shifter is missing which comes with the car but is not installed. The car comes with the Muncie 4 speed that is said to be the proper date code. The glass is said to be nice and extra parts are located in the trunk.
The original DZ 302 block is sitting in the engine compartment but will obviously need a complete rebuild. The seller has the correct heads and many original parts including the intake manifold, valve covers, rods, pistons, crankshaft, oil pan, and timing cover. The car does not have the original carburetor or distributor. The car was originally sold in Atlanta, Georgia, and spent its entire life within 100 miles of the dealership.
The seller states that the car has some paperwork including the original Protect-o-Plate and owner’s manual. The car is being sold on a bill of sale. The seller stated that he was planning on making the car into a restomod with a fuel-injected LS7 but was talked out of it. I, for one, am happy to hear that and hope that the new buyer will restore it and drive it.
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Comments
Restomodding would not even cross my mind if I owned this
Not sure if it’s true ,but years ago I read somewhere if you scrape paint off ID tag under hood and orange it is true Z/28,has anybody else heard of this?
I do recall hearing that the trim tag could be used to identify a true Z.. Looks like this one is as the trim tag has the X33 on it.. Would appear that coding on the trim tag may be a Norwood plant only..
http://camaroworld.macswebs.com/1969/trim_tag.htm
If it’s orange underneath, it was probably an orange car.
I really love resto modded cars but this rare baby has to be kept as what it is
I had a really customised 67 400 topless firebird and was asked often if it was a real 400!
Wake up , i took 3 cars to build and i got the outside look perfect but the rest was custom
Never heard about the orange paint under the tag for z 28’s but you never know. Everything is getting priced out of reach for the average guy.
I’m a purist, I love all original, or day 2 at the most, go buy a Challenger for that feeling of today, you don’t sacrifice this car, you restore it back to its original state
I’d be leary of only a Bill of Sale in a title state, which Iowa is. They’ve had titles for as far back as I remember and that’s much older than this car.
Even with the disassembled engine, I like the car but the title is an issue to me.
Georgia & Alabama do not issue titles for cars built before 1980. Probably some other states too. I’m sure other states are different, but I’m in Tennessee & there is no problem getting a title on a car bought out of state with just a bill of sale, have done it several times.
At 45,700. 00, it better be complete & running, & perfect inside & out
I would buy an original 69 Z28 that is “complete & running, & perfect inside & out” for $45,700. Any day.
I’d like to put in my order for 2 dozen, please. C.O.D., of course.
Running of course in good condition
Walt – “complete & running, & perfect inside & out” for $45,700″
why not! I had a 69 Z28 in 1974? Gas lines around the corner & .45 cents a gallon, getting 4-6pg [fast miles]. Had 2 sell 2 live making $1.75 per hour 2 live! U picking up what I’m layin down! Home Biscuit! LOL
In 1974, I was driving a 1971 HemiCuda Convertible. It didn’t get quite bad enough gas mileage, so I put on an Offenhauser tunnel ram intake with 2 Carter Competition 500’s, Jr. Headers (terrible brand), a Racer Brown cam, and a Mopar electronic ignition. That got the mileage down to where it belonged.
I blew up the original 302 motor, took the block & parts 2 Rex Hutchinsons racing engines & had it bored .30 over, put in a 350 crank [=357 cu”], all parts balanced, roller cam & lifters, transula intake & 780 holley 2 top it off. A low 12 second car, no stinkin local hemi could beat it, all about lookin @ my tail lights
Wow , Nice trailer !!!!!! Think about why things are the way they are with this car before you pay too much . ( Oops too late . )
My Brother In Law had a Beautiful Blue 69 Z28. Use to Pi$$ him off all the time when I smoked his A$$ with my two Mercury Station Wagons. The way this thing sits I might offer $5000.00. My BIL’s was Cherry compaired to this with around 75,000 showing and he only got $35,000.00 for his In the long run it’s just another bowtie AND Bowties are for little boys.
If you owned 2 stock station wagons that ran high 13’s or flat 14’s, you should have kept those, my friend.
Lost one in a UGLY DIVORCE. The other one got totaled by a drunk who ran a red light. One had a Build 351, the other had a Really Sweet 460 with everything but the kitchen sink.71 Montego & 73 Marquis that went on a 800 pound diet Low 13′ s for the Montego. High 13’s for the Big Girl.
Wow, i would much rather drive in a big boat station wagon that handles like a barge than a 69 z/28 camaro said NO ONE
Somehow, I just knew those boats were not stock. Put the same amount of money in the Z and Mercury Man could have been in the 11’s or low 12’s.
The Montego spanked many of so called muscle cars. The weight transfer on a wagon is great. It didn’t take much to sweeten up a 351 C. It handled better than any comaro or mustang I ever rode in it loved eating mopars. The BIG GIRL had a GROSS WEIGHT of 6634. She lost 800 pounds and in a straight line she held her own Handle like a river barge. But when I had it on the high way it didn’t beat me to death I’d still take a wagon any day over a So called muscle car. I had a 77 and 83 Malibu Station Wagons that were just as sweet.Both low to mid 11’s. Now in my mid 60’s I have two F-150 pick ups.Hot Rod Days Over
Your right Sam , that kind of money spent on a project like this is a fools errand especially when your taking such a risk that you will end up with a block that is shot when it comes out of the clean tank and now you don’t have a numbers matching car . There are much better choices out there for the $$$ if you just keep looking . I’m not saying this isn’t a decent car . What I am saying is that somewhere during the feeding frenzy people got too excited bidding and blew right past the decent price . The so called lucky winner is going to open up his wallet for many more GGGs when he gets this one home and he will never sell it for what he needs to make a dime on it . Be fun to watch the bidding though , its always good for a giggle .
Easy $ 4 a daily driver, a 69 Z28 is #1 Camaro on my list. # 1 is a ford GT 40, #2 Boss 429 or 302, Shelby AC Cobras & the list goes on. Just dreaming
It’s all ready been painted and if you want a Very Good Paint Job it would be wise to strip this down to the bare bone and bring it back proper. That will set you back AT LEAST $6,000.00 to do it right. Maybe the next owner can get it done on OVERHAULING with the Foose touch…
I never was impressed with those 351C’s. They could not do much with the 340 Dodge Dart I had. But they sure liked to try. Just could never turn the RPM’s my 340 would turn. But then I don’t know of any big block from the factory that would turn 6500 RPM’s.
wasn’t all that long ago that $45k bought a damn nice Z/28 needing little if anything. Prices have just gotten out of sight.
$45.000 and a Bill of Sale………..no.
I’ll just keep my black 69 Mach 1 w351/4spd, runs OK 4 me. When I get bored swap out batteries & run my 34 Ford Roadster or 35 Ford pickup, my Harley always has a battery & a f–k-n kicker!!!!
A quick ebay search found a numbers-matching Z-28 RS with 30k miles and ready-to-go for $80k or make offer and many more over $100k. This one has a #’s matching engine with a block that’s of unknown condition that may need machine work/cast iron welding plus paint and labor. I would think if one has the $50k (current bid) with intentions of restoring it, then they would be better off spending $80k to buy one out-right. This would be an easy project but I think whoever gets this will be under water from the start.
I hate black cars. Don’t know what Phantom Green looks like, but I’d take just about any green before black. If I took on this one, I’d repaint in the original color.
I don’t believe a word you said. What kind of car do you drive little boy. Fords have never been the equal of Chevrolet. Too much complication between big block and small block. And to top it off those big block Fords had a lot of problems when they tried to outrun the 68 Dodge Dart GTS I owned. I had too many RPM’s for those little boy cars.