Roger,
This is not the same car if it was black last year. It was painted last in 1989. I've known the previous owner's brother-in-law (he has a red '67 Z) for at least 2.5 years and it has been blue the entire time. The car has never been black. I also spoke to the bodyman (who also used to be an owner of the car) who prepped the car when he was a student in the late '70's and then repainted the car in '81 when he bought it and then did the body and paint again in '89 when the quarters were replaced and it was painted Quazar Blue. When you commented on the "wife" loving the car I really thought it was a different car you were speaking about because the owner wasn't married (he had a girlfriend) and he couldn't have cared less that it was a Z - it was just a Camaro to him. So there must be another "Z" out there too? Try the phone number you have and see if it works...the guy who owned my car has had his phone disconnected.
The car is extremely straight and the paint is really nice. It is tempting to just fluff the car up a bit and use it as is for a driver. However, I am a stickler for original colors etc., so I doubt I would leave it as is. I can't comment on the weld because I haven't seen it yet, but I know it is visible at this point. I'm leaning towards leaving the quarters on and having the seam in the trunk repaired so it is not visible.
Thanks for the comments!
