1967 Z28 factory race cars?

[Jeff H]

Has anyone ever heard of factory distributed Z28 race cars? I was talking with a guy that claims he has a 67 Z28 body he was going to restore. He said it was 1 of 200 factory made race cars! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] He said he talked to Floyd Garret about it and he verified it for him. He says they made around 890 Z28's in 1967. It's supposedly white with a red interior, had no undercoating, not heater, no radio from the factory. I told him I've never heard anything like this story and I was surprised Floyd told him this stuff. I'm trying to get the trim tag information, but has anyone ever heard anything like this?

[olredalert]

-------I thought that the production numbers for 67 Z/28s was 601 or thereabouts.As for factory racers,Ive not heard of that in relation to Zs.I did see a 67 396/375 at a dealership in Washington Courthouse Ohio in the spring of 67(new) with headers and an extra pumpkin in the trunk.It was white/black,and although I might be wrong it was not an SS.Matter of fact it had no convenience or gingerbread options whatsoever........Bill S

[JoeC]

Many of the early 67 Z/28s were made into race cars but more like 25 not 200. here is quote from Z/28 web site...
"The first 25 Z-28's were built between Dec. 29, 1966 and Jan. 12, 1967. These went strictly to favored dealers, mostly for reworking as all-out competition cars. Z-28 #1 was shipped to Aero Chevrolet in Alexandria, Va., where it was groomed as Johnny Moore's entry in the Daytona 24-hour Continental. Cars #2, #3, and #4 went to Yenko Chevrolet, Canonsburg, Pa., for driver Ben Poster, also for Daytona."
read more at...
http://www.67z28.com/history.htm

[Jeff H]

I'm a little surprised Floyd Garret told him this story and the number of 890 Z28's made. Unless he has some serious inside information, I don't know where he came up with those numbers. The car is for sale over at the www.camaros.net site.
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