69 Z28 RS JL8 Crossram car listed at BJ auction

[wundercluck]

I'm looking forward to seeing this car at Scottsdale also. Sounds like it's probably another Van Nuys JL8 and should run through the auction around mid afternoon Friday? I should be pretty close to the stage then!!
Don

[Jeff H]

Yeah, it will be good to see a real, documented car and what interest it brings. Hey Charley, do you know anything about this car?

[Charley Lillard]

I have never seen it. I heard it painted black for years and has just been painted the correct blue ?

[Jeff H]

Didn't Jim at Heartbeat City have a black RS JL8 car that the tag showed was originally blue? I wonder if it's that car.

[MosportGreen66]

Jeff... My Dad was interested in the JL8 Z28 that Jim at Heartbeat had. After careful analysis with Ed Cuneen's help, it was found that the JL8 option was dealer installed and there was question about the authenticity of the P-o-P. It was painted black but originally Le Mans Blue.

I do believe this to be the same car as advertised in BJ ALTHOUGH, Ed noted in his report that the car appeared to have, "an older restoration." It sold shortly after my Dad and Ed inspected the car.

I quote from Ed's report:
"This axle has a cast date of January 3, 1969 and was stamped on January 9, 1969 with a QX code. The axle was manufactured in Michigan. The owner took possession on the car on January 28, 1969, leaving only 19 days for the axle to be shipped to California and installed on the Camaro. The Camaro body was built during the first week in November, which would mean that the body would have to be stored in Los Angles during November and December awaiting the axle to arrive. This is an unlikey scenario. I know of no other JL8 cars built this early in 1969. However, axle assemblies became available in January 1969."

P-o-P Information:
"Frank DiHartce, a previous owner, believes this car was purchased from FairwayChevrolet in Sacramento, California. The Protect-o-Plate does not show a dealer name. It appears that a dealer rubber stamp impression has been rubbed off the warranty card. The POP shows a sales date of January 28, 1969. The glue was on the card, but the glue attaching the plate was elastic and could be strected when lifting the plate edge away from the card."

[427TJ]

If this JL8 RS Z 'checks out' okay then I predict it'll pass the 100K mark easily. Big if.

There, I made my prediction. Anyone else wanna' stir the pot?

[Stuart Adams]

BJ auction - the place you buy non legit cars for legit prices - isn't America great.

[Jeff H]

Dan, I remember Jim's car being a Nov or Dec car dated before the JL8 became available and I wondered about that. I know there were Chevrolet memo's that were sent out saying the JL8 option was not available yet. But I'm not sure what the time frames were. This car at BJ is probably the car Jim had. I don't know what to make of it. I was hoping a legit and authentic car would go across the auction block but this one sounds questionable.

[Steve Shauger]

This car was owned by Jim S. and has been recently painted the correct Lemans Blue. And the car is probably the earliest known JL8. Tony K. owns it now, thats all I know.

[Charley Lillard]

"believes this car was purchased from FairwayChevrolet in Sacramento"

I have lived in the Sacramento area all my life and I can only think of John Geere, Lew Williams and Chase Chevrolet. I don't recall Fairway.