Old pics - 1969 Z/28

[Bill Pritchard]

OK, since we're posting vintage pics of 69 Z28's, I dug out some old pictures of mine and scanned them. Brief history: bought in January of 73 with a dented up lf fender, no hood or grille, no engine or trans, no wheels or tires. Frost green, green deluxe interior, green vinyl top. Paid a whopping <span style="font-weight: bold">$300 </span>for it. Rebuilt the LT1 out of my daily driver 70.5 Z28 to go in it, and bought an M22 from a 71 or 72 Corvette to go behind the LT1. Swapped the factory 4.10 gear for a 4.88 and eventually ran a best time of 11.98.

Pics as purchased:





Engine built, readying it for installation with a bunch of my friends (and my bride-to-be at the far right) in attendance -



One of the first outings, at Byron IL dragstrip, fall of 1973 -





Some time in 1974, ready to head to the body shop to get a whole lot more body work than my friend the bodyman and I had planned on, followed by paint to make it all purty. Another friend's 68 L89 Camaro hiding in the weeds behind it -





All done, in 1975...







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