The Yenko Series II dude is back at it

[Mark_C]

Don't know. Haven't seen the tag. There's no image on the ad page. It's tough to stamp another set of numbers on the tag, due to spacings and fonts so I would guess it's a repro tag.

Trying to clone a 67 Z28 is almost as tough as a Yenko. Most if not all of the VIN's are known.

[resto4u]

I sent the seller an email for a pic of the cowl tag? No response yet. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] Roger

[69SSConvertible]

Can any '69 Camaro vin be checked in this registry? I am more than ready to purchase a '69 SS convertible, but I want the real thing. There's one on eBay in New Mexico, and "streetdreamstexas.com".

Is there any way to know if these cars started life as SS's?

[MotownMadman]

69SS, unless the car you are looking at is a very early car (first few months) then it will have an X code on the cowl tag. X22 and X66 would be a big block SS or RS, X55 would be a small block SS. It could also be an X11. If it comes up a X44 it will be a base car with the rare exception of a COPO or ZL1, X33 or X77 would be a Z-28 which it wont be since it is a convertible, Z11 would be a Indy Pace Car edition. Ask the seller for a photo or a full written description of whats on the cowl tag.
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[SMGCO]

I know the feeling. I looks great and maybe even sounds great but you really need to know what you are doing before you spend a lot of money on what could be a clone. Don't contribute to the snakes that are around our hobby waiting to burn someone. Buy Mac Neish's book and read it a few times before you buy any 69 Camaro. It takes a while but the wait is worth. Your patience and learning will pay off big in the long run.

[Mark_C]

You talking about the orange and black convertible? Nice looking car but:

ZL2 hood is not original, stripes are incorrect, only Z28's Z10's and Z11's had Rally stripes. Stripes are painted as if they were dealer added since the rear lip of the trunk lid has the stripe on it. Disc brake master cylinder is wrong, can't see if it has a rear proportioning valve, the A/C suitcase is from a Firebird, repro air cleaner, wrong valve covers.

Not to say the options didn't come on the car, just they aren't "correct" now. The engine code appears to be a 69 L48 but it has a typo in it, and the ad says if has the VIN stamp on it. It doesn't say its on the pad but implies it is. It should not have the VIN stamp on the engine pad if it's a mid March Norwood car, and they are almost impossible to see down by the oil filter with the engine in the car. Not enough info in the ad, or pictures to determine if it is or isn't an SS.

[69SSConvertible]

Thanks alot. What interested me most from the comments was the part about it not having a partial vin stamp on the front of the block if it is a mid March car. Can you expand on this a little? The numbers from the block "V0902HB" means September, right? I knew the hood was wrong (why would anyone change that beautiful SS hood for a non-functioning cowl?) and the stripes are wrong. I can live with those for now. I really just care that it is a true SS, because they seem to be hard to find 100% correct.

The car does not have the guage package, either. That hurts.

[Mark_C]

The ad say the engine suffix code is V03902HB for what one would assume is March 2nd. Now maybe he has fat fingers and hit the 9 when he was typing the 0 but you never know. Can't be a September of 68 car since they didn't have X codes, could be a September of 69 car. Either way there is one to many numbers in the Assembly code.

Norwood quit placing the VIN on the engine pad around the first week of December 1968 because they had to move the alternator to do it. They replaced the pad stamp with the on above the oil filter on the rough casting. Easy to do with the engine not installed in the car, but almost impossible to see when installed in the car. They never moved it back up onto the pad after that date. Easiest way, besides not having broach marks on the pad, to ID a restamped engine is to have a partial VIN stamped on a Norwood built car made after December 68.

LA on the other hand, started and ended the year with partial VINs on the Pad, but shifted to the rough cast area for about 3 months.

For almost 31K I would expect a much closer to original car, no stripes, no ZL2, correct parts. Small block SS's aren't really worth the 30's yet, unless they still have the original air in the tires, and plastic still on the seats. It's probably a nice lower 20's car, that of course assumes the car is an SS and does have the original drive train.