69 Z on e-bay

[olredalert]

------For education purposes only could someone tell me why the "door-latches" were commented on??? I can barely see them in the pics.......Bill S

[Steve Shauger]

The latch assembly and striker are installed prior to painting, and therefore should be body color.

[olredalert]

-----Steve, Thanks for the quick comeback! I was thinking door-handles for some reason........Bill S

[Steve Shauger]

I would like to qualify what I stated regarding the painted latches and strikers. The Norwood built camaros were painted (which this car is), however I believe LA built camaros were not.
Lynn:
Not sure about the POP (I would need some better pictures), but the guy in Canada selling fake documents on ebay know how to age W/S and Buildsheets and POP's, which now makes me skeptical when I see them.

[Rick H]

Steve,
I think you have it backwards unless it was different in 1969. My 67 Norwood Camaro does not have painted latch screws or strikers and I have pictures of an original paint LA built Camaro that Kevin Kolenbach bought that shows painted screws. I'll attach a pic of the LA door. The car was so original I took a lot of pictures.

My car was original paint when I bought it.

As for the POP shown in the auction, it looks suspicious to me. I have seen a lot of these lately were all the stains or rust are located on the numbers and letters. I have an original POP with my car and it is has absolutely no stains what so ever.

Rick H.

[Charley Lillard]

My late 69 Norwood L89 with orig paint in the door jambs.

[Rick H]

Interesting.
Attached is 67 Norwood car.

Rick H.

[Tommy_Mathison]

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-----Steve, Thanks for the quick comeback! I was thinking door-handles for some reason........Bill S

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It would not surprise me if the door handles were also the incorrect (NOS) version.

Tommy Mathison

[CamarosRus]

Regarding painted door latches.....I'm in the process of replacing a reskinned door with a good Original on my 69. I had the original, media blasted after removing ALL the guts. What would the professional restorers apply to the zinc plated latch assembly in the way of grease/cosmoline to replicate what the factory evidently did.
On any of the Original paint cars, you can almost always see where paint has been worn/washed away as it was over the factory coating of ????????
Any body care to share there thoughts ???????

[firstgenaddict]

This was discussed very recently on either the CRG site or Camaros.net and it was stated that the Norwood body shells had deck lids with strikers and latch assembly & doors with latch assembly and door strikers installed before paint.
Van Nuys was different because the bodies were built up in the Chevrolet Assembly plant not a Fisher Body plant as was the case in Norwood.