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1968 Camaro L78 owners
How many do we have on this forum?
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So 136 views and no one has a 68 Camaro L78??
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I know of one (1) in Montana.
DH [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] |
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If you open it up to 68 L78 Novas I can join... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]
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One here.
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I have a Fathom Blue RS/SS I've owned since 1982.
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I just sold mine. And just like EVERY other time i've done it, I wish I hadn't.
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Triple blue rag.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you open it up to 68 L78 Novas I can join... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] </div></div>
Ditto that for me and my 68 L78 Elkie |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you open it up to 68 L78 Novas I can join... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] </div></div>
I sold a 68 MQ Nova block to a guy on here back in 2007 or 08.. Not many of them around! <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: L78M22Rag</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ditto that for me and my 68 L78 Elkie </div></div> Absolutely. The more the merrier. |
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I have a Fathom Blue one, but it is missing it's original 396. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]
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i guess my car qualifies
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Hey folks, can you L78 Camaro guru's tell me
if all L78 1968 Camaros had their trim tags stamped with "L78" ??? Thanks, Dicky [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] |
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not that i know of?? really a trim tag stamped L78?????
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No the tag does not show anything other than V8 or 6..
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PhilS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Triple blue rag. </div></div>
Would love to see photos and hear more about the history of this car. |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dicky</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey folks, can you L78 Camaro guru's tell me
if all L78 1968 Camaros had their trim tags stamped with "L78" ??? Thanks, Dicky [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] </div></div> Dicky, maybe you're confusing this with a 1970 L78 Camaro? That states "L78" on the tag. |
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"Chicken Lips" Brent is the 68 L78 guru.
I bet he has a couple Novas floating around. |
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Or is Dicky perhaps thinking of the 4K on the '67 TT's? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] ~ Pete |
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Orlando, the blue car was sold new in Baton Rouge to an MD who kept it for 23 years. It's Lemans blue with factory blue top and interior. Only one I've ever seen. I've seen a triple blue '67 before but not a '68. It has docs including pop. I'll take some pics and post them.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PhilS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Orlando, the blue car was sold new in Baton Rouge to an MD who kept it for 23 years. It's Lemans blue with factory blue top and interior. Only one I've ever seen. I've seen a triple blue '67 before but not a '68. It has docs including pop. I'll take some pics and post them. </div></div>
I would love to see it. Feel free to e-mail photos if thats easier for you [email protected] Thanks |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MosportGreen66</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dicky</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey folks, can you L78 Camaro guru's tell me
if all L78 1968 Camaros had their trim tags stamped with "L78" ??? Thanks, Dicky [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] </div></div> Dicky, maybe you're confusing this with a 1970 L78 Camaro? That states "L78" on the tag. </div></div> You guys are going to call me crazy or demented..... but I swear while working on a friends '68 L78 I glanced at the TT and was sure I saw embossed on the tag (near the line for the paint code) a clean "L78". This guy had bought this car new from a chevy dealer in '68 and has always owned it. (he has since passed) Dicky [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] |
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black on black factory ordered L78 m22 488 am fm multiplex record holder
10:45 ET Detroit drag way 1969 PJ |
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Got one on the way. Details to follow!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: napa68</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Got one on the way. Details to follow! </div></div>
Is the 65 gone then? Looking forward to details! |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RPOLS3</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: napa68</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Got one on the way. Details to follow! </div></div>
Is the 65 gone then? Looking forward to details! </div></div> One on deck [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: P.J.</div><div class="ubbcode-body">black on black factory ordered L78 m22 488 am fm multiplex record holder
10:45 ET Detroit drag way 1969 PJ </div></div> Strong! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] |
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Peter, that is a beautiful car. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
I'd spend Christmas night in that thing if it were mine. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] Happy Holiday Dicky [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dicky</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Peter, that is a beautiful car. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]
I'd spend Christmas night in that thing if it were mine. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] Happy Holiday Dicky [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img] </div></div> Times two! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] |
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If Santa used that car for his deliveries...he would be done in half the time [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/santa.gif[/img]
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Awesome!
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Hey thanks for the compliments.It is a special car with a lot of history.
Took 11 months full time to restore it and lots of cash to do it right. |
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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] <span style="font-size: 17pt">Goodness Gracious </span>[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 26pt">THAT</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 17pt">is a HANDSOME car!!!! </span>[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]
Tell us more about its history! What class was it racing in '69 to grab a 10:45 ET? That is haulin' the mail! |
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Members ride article a few years ago About 2 years ago while having lunch with a friend (Tony) he asked me if I wanted to buy his 68 motion Camaro project, that he and his son had started to restore. Well I almost swallowed my tongue! He was going to sell the black Camaro?? Yes, he was going to sell it because his son had discovered girls and that beat sandblasting parts for the camaro all night long. I wrote the check for the car on the spot. Tony had this project for about 5 years, all the while collecting NOS parts for this project all of them went with the car-two pick up trucks full! I knew that he did a lot of research on this car and it paid off , finding the original owner after an exhausting effort. He gave Tony the original Bill of Sale as he still had it .Owner (Barry) ordered the car brand new in Windsor Ontario He wanted a 427 instead of the 396 375 hp motor, but it was not available-even to a GM engineer working on the team to develop the engine for NASCAR. Shortly after receiving the car and waiting for the car at the dealership...when it arrived he took it to Motion Performance and had the transplant. He stayed at his Aunts place which was nearby while the car was being modified Barry drag raced the car every night and raced the car every weekend..The car had a real reputation for being a street bruiser. Even today, car people remember Barry and his punishing black Camaro. On May 9 1969 Barry set the track record going 10:45 at the Detroit drag strip. He would not part with the original certificate for the record so he gave me a copy of it. I understood how important the original was to him. . Throughout this restoration Barry was a great help, and he sent me most of the documents that he could find on the car. Other documents will be sent to me as soon as he finds them in a house that he has lived in for 40 years. When I received the documents from the Ministry of Transportation I noticed that there was a new name on the record that was not there when Tony changed the ownership to his name. I traced the name and found the second owner (John) of the car after some creative investigation on my part. I called him up and asked him if he was the owner of the black 68 Camaro. He said that he was and I then told him his name was on the title history .Well he was very excited that the car was still alive and I said to him that I was in the process of restoring the car. John told me he knew the first owner well and followed the car until Barry sold the car to him. John confirmed the history of the car and he told me some of the history of when he had it. John said that he made a lot of money with the car drag racing on the street. The car was turning 10:60s. One night he was racing a Hemi ‘Cuda 4 speed for $100.00 per gear...winner take all! The black Camaro ate the ‘Cuda and at the end of the quarter mile the cops had a blockade set up and their guns out and motioning John to stop, Well the ‘Cuda stopped but John did not and went around the blockade. As he passed the cops they shot at the car, missing the tires and hitting the rear quarter. The bullet went into the rear seat, ricocheted off of the seat springs then up into the rear deck and came to rest just behind the speakers! "Did you find the bullet hole? ", John asked. I told him I did not notice the bullet yet but I would search for it later. He had a lot of balls to try and out run the cops. He hid the car for a month or so, as they were looking for this Camaro really hard..John repaired the car and repainted it. John has pictures of the car at the track, time slips and a lot of drag racing memories as well .I hope that we can get together soon so I can get some more history of this car from John. Oh yes...I did find where the projectile came to rest when I was on my back installing the rear speakers! The documents speak for themselves, and when I get more information and/or documents from Barry when he finds them on the motor implant from Motion I will be sending it to Joel for confirmation. I have sent Joel all the documents I have, and hope to get the work order from Barry. In the mean time this car is now finished and its scary! With the 427, the 4:88's and the screaming M22...WOW! I am thrilled every time I drive this black monster. Peter |
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img] <span style="font-size: 17pt">Goodness Gracious </span>[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img] <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 26pt">THAT</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 17pt">is a HANDSOME car!!!! </span>[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]
Tell us more about its history! What class was it racing in '69 to grab a 10:45 ET? That is haulin' the mail! </div></div> The record certificate says <span style="font-weight: bold">H2</span> I don't know what that means. PJ |
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How's bout some more photos! Love the story!
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Anyone have a lead on a set of XF wheels for an 4/68 car?
Tim |
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That is just sick!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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