The Supercar Registry - L89 whereabouts

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Anyone know of a L89 camaro from Philadelphia[circa 1970] motor was pulled and put in a 55 chevy and sold out of florida.motor had never been taken apart in its life and later went to Southern california . car was probably a late 68 build.

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What color was the car and what options did it have? I assume it was a Norwood car?
Mark Sheppard

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Dont know color or options. I have the motor and was wondering if the story rang a bell to someone who knew of the car.

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Norwood VIN on the motor? If it still has the water pump is it the long or short one and did it have power steering?
Mark Sheppard

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Car was a racer and supposedly a 427 or was put in right away, this motor had never been dissasembled at all. Possibly right away in 1969 it was taken out.

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Is it coded as an Automatic or a 4 speed?

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The reason I was asking is that I have a 1969 Camaro that has a 11/68 build date. I belive it is a L-78 or L-89 because of the parts that were on the car when I bought it. The car was built in L.A. and I do not know the history of the car.
Mark Sheppard

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Looking for an automatic coded engine which fits the description above.

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Hey King, Wasn't Sherwood Allen's Soul Survivor Camaro an L89 from the factory? He was from the Phila area. The car is still around. Thought I saw it on one of the websites recently. Maybe SC69Sam can remember???????????

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I spoke with Sherwood yesterday at Maple Grove Raceway. Car was raced about 3 weeks with the L89 and then they yanked it out and installed a new 427 crate engine.

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Kevin, i was gonna take a ride up to the grove, but im to busy moving into a new garage location. missed carlisle too

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yet another email from someone saying they have the org engine... this time from AZ.(again)

funny in the last 4 years 5 people all claiming to have the org engine.

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Hmmmm.....not me. My L89 is a '68. 1 of 272.

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Herbies Hugger is a documented L89/M40 out of Dubois PA. I was told the factory L89 didn't last/was taken out within weeks just in time to get the prepped L72 in it.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat...e=0&fpart=1

We are planning to display this Camaro at the Vette/Fest March 3rd and 4th.

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photos are the Soul Survivor ...

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I see that, Cool car and pics. Point I was making is that Herbie's Hugger is also an L89 but M40 fitting the found engine description above.

How cool would it be to have the original engine to display with the car.

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Brutish looking car. Nice stout Dana peeking out from between its "legs". https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Notice the Camaro in the back ground? Was it a twin to Soul Survivor since they both had the VITAR decals on the doors. Was the other car a L89/COPO or ZL1???

https://www.yenko.net/attachments/441...rvivorCOPO.jpg

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Shellman's Superstition camaro.

the Superstition & Soul survivor camaro owner's shops were on the same street in Chester Pa.

http://www.dragracers.org/ss/Superstition-camaro.jpg

Vitar decals...... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

http://www.dragracers.org/ss/test.jpg