Gotta check Craigslist! I love mid 70's big Kawasaki's. Thursday, I was sitting in a meeting and took my morning glance at CL and I almost had a heart attack. There listed for $500 was a '74 Z1 just rolled out of a barn. Looked all stock and unmolested. I know these bikes like the back of my hand and everything was there. The ad said it was put away in '80 due to a broken exhaust collar stud. Ran back to my office (didn't have my cell) after the meeting and it was sold. It sold in about 2 hours.

Was going to say the same thing - about a 1/4 mile longer should do :rolleyes2:

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Originally Posted by x77-69z28
Charley, you need a longer driveway!

Me too also to add a Chrondek.
What of the 'track' running up the drive, runoff area?
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~ Pete


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the early Camaro aftermarket Hurst shifter used a 2 piece welded offset neck vs the one piece stamped steel offset neck that came out about 1968-69 and is still used today


Charley

there are some names in this article on the first Dana 427 Camaro. There may be a chance that some may have info on your car. Some may know the original owner if the cars were both raced back in the day. may be worth a shot to try and contact them

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/amazi...vrolet-camaro/

Thanks.

Charley quick question, does the Z have the original wheels? If so do they look to have ever been painted? reason asked is I have two LA build 68 Camaros's both special paint one a SS one a L30 and both look to have painted rally wheels from the factory.

I have seen an original paint orange LOS '68 Z with RS equipment and body colored rally wheels. I think I have pics somewhere.

My dad had a 68 RS Z that was this color orange. It still has its original paint. It has torque thrust wheels on it but the original rally in the trunk was orange. I'll see if he can dig up a few pictures.


Jason

I am trying to understand what is being discussed - these body colored Rally Wheels as I have never heard of them or seen them. I have a question . . .

Was it only 1968 special paint cars that could get them from the factory?

I believe some of the Grabiak Chevrolet special-paint '68 Zs had body color rallys as well.

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Never knew of Body colored Rally Wheels either, love to hear more of how/when available.
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~ Pete

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The photo of the Z I posted in post #47 is one of these with painted wheels. Is it known not to be real or what?? It was supposed to be!

Bryan

How would an assembly line painter know to paint the Rally Wheels body color on a special paint ordered 1968 Z/28? Is there some documentation? An Exception Control Letter Sheet dealing with this?

On the 70 Chevelle S.C. Tricentennial Editions, the wheels are painted body color, and the instructions are specifically called out on the build sheet.

Charley, that is a fantastic purchase. Congrats to you.

Rally wheels have an X for the color code in the Wheel color box if they are argent, other wise they would have a color code indicated.


Here is a 67 RS/SS 396 in special order orange with the wheels/

This car is freakin awesome, Charley.

Keep the pics coming.

So based on the photo above, it's not just 1968 SP Z/28 and SS cars. It also applies to SP 1967 Z/28 and SS cars too. Or is it just those cars that were painted in "Road Commission Orange" - that's the color right?

I believe the color is 1968 Chevy Truck Orange

info from paint.com site.......

"This orange automotive paint color is most commonly known as Omaha Orange. Other common color promotional names include Tangier Orange, Orange, and Fork Lift Orange. The color formulation has been used between 1930 and 1992, primarily by Chevrolet; but also by GM, GMC, Studebaker, Ford, Reo, Diamond T, Chrysler, Dr Pepper, Toyota, and HomeDepot. We have records of this color appearing on the following models: Chevy Truck, GMC, Studebaker Truck, Ford Special Order / Fleet, Chevrolet, Astro, Reo Truck, Blazer, Suburban, Chrysler Special Order / Fleet, Chevrolet Special Order / Fleet, and Diamond T Truck. See the full detailed list below."

paint chart and code info here.....

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/paintdet...int=1968|Chevy Truck|Orange

I personally inspected the in question Grabiak 68 Z/28. There is no doubt in my mind the wheels were painted Omaha Orange from new. The original WTGT tires where stacked next to the car as well. I have also seen a special order Verdoro Green Z/28 with a white VT and the green matching rally wheels. Why GM did this I am not sure, but it was put into use on these two cars and others as well it would seem...BKH

My orig. rims are gone. The seller stuck some FW rally's on it.

This car?

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...Cf_pCZDTqUbZeJ

Yeah, I'll bet thats the one...BKH

I know of a red 68 Z with red rims.

I get home today after being gone a couple days and I have a flat. :dunno:

Driveway abuse :naughty:

That tire pic reminds me of the movie Alien somehow.

Time for new Turbo-Techs.

I'm starting to wonder why the hood was missing. Maybe it had one of Dana's glass hoods and someone took it off. I need to talk to older owners.

Jeez Charles,
 

Haven't you ever used a "Rag Wrench"

IT would be interesting to find out of the special paint chevrolet's all models if the wheels were painted the special order color- even if they were normally black or normally argent - reason I say this is there are Chevelles with AO's (Spoked wheels) which were painted all gold with matching broadcast sheets. - wondering if there are full hubcap wheels which were normally black which on special order color were painted the special order color.

As was mentioned earlier,for future reference for newbies.

Found a few Dana pics today that made me think of this car again.

Charley, here are a few pics of an early Camaro Hurst shifter.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Par...MG_0488-X2.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Par...MG_0489-X2.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Par...MG_0490-X2.jpg

Nice dishonest description of his shifter.

Expensive, too.

In keeping with all the stupid stuff I have been doing lately...If someone wants this car for 40K they can contact me.

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