Re: 69 Copo Camaros sold new in Canada
Let’s approach this analytically.
All of the 19 non-Gibb ZL-1s are accounted for and only #67 no longer exists.
Of the 50 Gibb cars 34 are known to still exist, ranging from complete to basket case.
Of the remaining 16 two almost certainly no longer exist. One is titled to an insurance company after being stolen in ’72; another one is recorded as stolen/junked.
That leaves 14 with sketchy or no history. Of these 2 were still titled last time I checked but could not be verified. Two others were extensively raced and one reportedly crashed; the other is Malcom Durhams’ Strip Blazer which may still exist. Another was shipped to Australia and has been reported as destroyed. One was stolen new in CA. 5 have never shown any registration history.
That leaves the Merollis cars. Merollis Chev in Detroit received 5 Gibb ZL-1s all of which were supposedly stolen. Two were recovered; one junked, another is in restoration. What is odd is that none of the remaining 3 was titled to an insurance company. Either they were not stolen or they were recovered. If the ‘mystery’ Canadian ZL-1 came from Detroit it virtually had to be a Merollis car.
The three are:
#32 N610515 Hugger orange auto
#37 N612963 Fathom green 4 speed
#50 N620498 Le Mans blue auto
The five that have no history:
#10 N608969 Dusk blue auto…may have been DX’d to Van T Chev in VA
#19 N609530 Dusk blue 4-speed
#21 N609651 Dusk blue 4-speed…engine block found in AZ
#45 N618522 Fathom green auto…may have been DX’d to Penske Chev in PA
#48 N618902 Le mans blue 4-speed
Happy huntin’
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