Gibb 70 Camaro ZL1 - Mecum Auction
 

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Fred Gibb purchased the car in 1971, installing a potent dual tunnel-ram equipped aluminum ZL1 engine, fiberglass front end and Kelsey-Hayes “Stripper” wheels. Painted in the Gibb/Harrell trademark Candy Red and Gold, the car was featured in the May 1971 issue of Rodder & Super Stock Magazine. After completing its tour of duty on the Fred Gibb racing team the vehicle went through several owners until it was purchased in the mid Nineties from Bill Porterfield by Kim Howie of Albia, Iowa. Howie returned the car to La Harpe, where the roll cage, chassis, and suspension were upgraded to meet modern racing specs.

Since then the car has been through a nine year restoration, during which it was returned to its distinctive, and very Seventies, Gibb/Harrell livery. It still packs an all-aluminum heart in the form of a completely correct 427 ZL1 engine, rated at 816 horsepower thanks in no small part to the vintage twin Holleys, towering tunnel ram intake and free-flowing ZL1 heads: all correct, including the special factory distributor.

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Kim, say it isn't so...

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Good luck with the sale Kim! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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What the...

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Good luck Kim. It'd be tough to see that one go.

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What's a "dual tunnel Ram"? I only saw one tunnel ram on it... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif oh, and it was sporting a pair of Carter Thermoquads, not Holleys. One of my favorite cars...

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This seems to be a good place to bring this up. In researching the history of ZL-1 #4 I have learned the engine was run in a '71 Pro Camaro by Sabatine's Speed Shop Easton, PA. Raced in the NED for 2 seasons, the entire car was sold to someone from California '72-'73.

If any of this sounds familiar I would like to hear from you.

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I have a question. Was it protocol to morph the two front end designs?

The only thing I can think of was it was a way to lower the weight of the front end by adding RS bumperettes to the "standard" Camaro front end.

Were the tech inspectors that clueless about modifications to a "stock" car or was there a clause in the rules that allowed mix and match of the OEM parts?

That "morph" of parts are not / were not allowed in the SCCA, but the SCCA does not drag race ...

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Jim, The car ran a fiberglass hood & front end. AHRA rules for S/S and pro stock. I don't think bumpers were a big deal. They ran NO front brakes at that time!!!

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[ QUOTE ]
This seems to be a good place to bring this up. In researching the history of ZL-1 #4 I have learned the engine was run in a '71 Pro Camaro by Sabatine's Speed Shop Easton, PA. Raced in the NED for 2 seasons, the entire car was sold to someone from California '72-'73.

If any of this sounds familiar I would like to hear from you.

[/ QUOTE ]Len Sabatine ran a couple cars out of Hauser Chevrolet in Bethlehem. I believe Hauser sold 2 ZL-1's. I think the one Len drove was put on the street with an L78 in it for sale (but not sure about the motor size) He ran Pro Stock with a camaro and later a vega or monza. Len stills has a shop in Easton I think.

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Hauser had #4 & #43. #43 was stolen in '72, never recovered. #4 acquired some kind of 396 and was sold for the 1st time April 1971. Still here in a private collection.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/t...09/Hauser1.jpg

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Nice pic...!...too cool...

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I believe a friend of BBBenny Pfeiffer owned this car at one time. Maybe Benny will chime in here. Great picture!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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Hauser repainted it; 1st owner put Cragars all around. Probably looked like this 1971-1980.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/t...09/Hauser4.jpg

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Guys, I know the guy that bought that car, from Hauser chevy. I saw the paperwork, from the dealer. The camaro was a L-78, when he bought it. He never knew what he had. Until i told him! The car is owned by a doctor, in either wis or mich. Benny

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It has been in Wisconsin since 1987, private collection.

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Awesome picture! Thanks for posting.. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Well remember Lens ZL-1 car that he raced in 1970 he also had a 69 Yenko Camaro that came out of Karen Chevrolet that car has been found about 40 min. from Easton, Pa. Len ran against his Yenko car in the finals at Great Meadows one year what a thrill to win against your own race car he had to get someone to drive the car that day since he would race one during the races then get in the other one afterwards he is a great racer still talk to him he is the one that verified his Yenko car a while back after the person bought the car to restore it since Len did something special to the suspension to the ZL-1 car and the Yenko car after he bought them brand new to race them just shows how good he was at racing to go out buy two expensive cars like that back then brand new to race. Sorry have not been on here too much was busy moving from Florida to upstate New York since my wife passed away in Sept. 2008 I have alot of old 8mm movies from Vargo, Island, Harmony and other drag strips from 66-71 out of the Phillipsburg, N.J. area I need to get put on disk when I get time. There is even a old corvair that came out of Yenko that was getting tested at Island Dragway that had a 427 in the back seat they were just getting the bugs out of it that day took about 5 trips down the track till they got it running right I will get time soon get them on disk.

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Here's both at a 1970 Philly car show.

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/t...09/Hauser3.jpg

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Hi Barry,

Welcome back. Very sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. Thanks for posting the vintage photos and sharing the story about the two COPO cars!

Dave

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here are those pics, cleaned up a bit:

http://www.67z28.net/yenko.net/HauserCamaro.jpg

http://www.67z28.net/yenko.net/Hauser3.jpg

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That would look nice with <font color="red">RED ALERT </font> MR.Clary

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No Sale @ $175,000.oo