New Generation Muscle Cars

[Dog427435]

Very cool Z! Good luck with the project [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]


You NY’ers have got to stop coming down to PA and taking our rust free cars!
(There sure as hell are not many of them!!)

[GTO_DON]

Where did you pick that up from.That looks like my neighborhood. I remember one of those around here with those 69 emblems on it.

[talwell]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GTO_DON</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where did you pick that up from.That looks like my neighborhood. I remember one of those around here with those 69 emblems on it. </div></div>

I located the car in south jersey - the nephew had acquired the car from his uncle who owned it since 1985. The car spent all its years in Thornton, PA so it is possible that this was one that you saw. Not many with those incorrect old school Z fender emblems.

The car was garaged its whole life - I would say it probably has never seen road salt or snow either. It has the usual minor cancer marks but nothing severe and nothing requiring more than a little torch work and tiny patch panels.

These cars are really starting to disappear. Not so long ago they were cheap undesireable cars but that tide has turned. There are some out there but not many factory 4 speed t-top cars.

Trying to decide what to do with it. I have half a mind to strip it down and do a full factory restore on it. On the other hand, I am thinking to strip down, cosmetically restore to stock but drop the entire drivetrain for a built LS3 and 6 speed so I can run it and enjoy it. We have done many old school meets new technology builds but have not done any on a 2nd gen yet. If I went that route I would have to keep the car and enjoy it as it would cost more to build than the market would bring on it.

I have to get out and rip that back seat out. Dying to see if that virgin build sheet is tucked in there. Not much about the car to learn from it but just something about finding that sheet of paper that has not seen daylight in 33 years that gets you psyched.

[njsteve]

Here's my often posted highschool parking lot photo....

The rich kid's side:



Us poor folk parked on the opposite side: [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]



...and a few hooligan friends hanging out after class started. That Z11 was my first car I bought when I was 14. Check out what's up on the hill - a black with white stripe Z/28 RS that our janitor drove. Over 4 years we watched that car literally dissolve from all the salt that was stored in the shed where it was parked. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cry.gif[/img]

[flyingn]

sure looks like Washington township area in South Jersey.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: talwell</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GTO_DON</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where did you pick that up from.That looks like my neighborhood. I remember one of those around here with those 69 emblems on it. </div></div>

I located the car in south jersey - the nephew had acquired the car from his uncle who owned it since 1985. The car spent all its years in Thornton, PA so it is possible that this was one that you saw. Not many with those incorrect old school Z fender emblems.

The car was garaged its whole life - I would say it probably has never seen road salt or snow either. It has the usual minor cancer marks but nothing severe and nothing requiring more than a little torch work and tiny patch panels.

These cars are really starting to disappear. Not so long ago they were cheap undesireable cars but that tide has turned. There are some out there but not many factory 4 speed t-top cars.

Trying to decide what to do with it. I have half a mind to strip it down and do a full factory restore on it. On the other hand, I am thinking to strip down, cosmetically restore to stock but drop the entire drivetrain for a built LS3 and 6 speed so I can run it and enjoy it. We have done many old school meets new technology builds but have not done any on a 2nd gen yet. If I went that route I would have to keep the car and enjoy it as it would cost more to build than the market would bring on it.

I have to get out and rip that back seat out. Dying to see if that virgin build sheet is tucked in there. Not much about the car to learn from it but just something about finding that sheet of paper that has not seen daylight in 33 years that gets you psyched. </div></div>

[talwell]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: flyingn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">sure looks like Washington township area in South Jersey.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
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Pictures were taken in Woodbridge, NJ. I live in Staten Island but we have properties in north jersey where my brother took the car to.

I purchased the car in Merchantville, NJ but it did spent its entire life in PA.

[flyingn]

Merchantville has a HUGE car show every year that attracts thousands of people and 600 cars.. Its 5 minutes from me..


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: talwell</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: flyingn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">sure looks like Washington township area in South Jersey.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]
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Pictures were taken in Woodbridge, NJ. I live in Staten Island but we have properties in north jersey where my brother took the car to.

I purchased the car in Merchantville, NJ but it did spent its entire life in PA. </div></div>

[njsteve]

Nice find. i remember back in hgh school (graduated in 1980), all the rich kids had brand new 78, 79, and 80 Z/28s. I was stuck driving an old 1970 Superbird. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[Tracker1]

I am looking for one of those '78s in Code 63 Camel Metallic, 4-speed of course...nice cars - nice find!