Advise please 69 Camaro or L-34 Nova or L-78 Nova

[Dave Rifkin]

Is the SS 396 Camaro with the color change a numbers matching, genuine 396 4 speed car? If that's the case I think I'd go for the Camaro as long as the new color is something you like. As far as I'm concerned a color change, as long as it was done correctly, would not be that big of a deal to me.

[92646]

The Camaro has a date coded replacement motor and it was changed from dark green to white. It is a nice car that has over a 100,000 miles on it but it has been well taken care of.

[TimG]

I'd go for the car with an original engine and some type of paperwork to verify its options. The '73 Z with no paperwork has the L82 verified in the ID number and the Z28 option on the trim tag. Pretty good verification it is a true Z28, even without paperwork. As noted above, I wouldn't worry about a color change if the other things are appealing. In the long term, original engine and paperwork will hold their value. You do have to worry about exploding the original engine, though.

[iluv69s]

I think the 70 to 73 Z's are a great deal for the money...lets face it...they made 20k 69'Z's...less than 8k 70 Z's...maybe 2500 72 Z,s...and you can get into a real sweet 2nd gen Z for about 30k....I think they are the best value out there....

I love the look of a 69 RS Z just like the next guy...or an L-78 RS-SS for that matter....

...but a 70 split bomper Z with the spoilers and stripes and basically a DZ motor with 48 more cubes...nuttin' wrong with that!!


wait it out until you find a documented car...even if you have to spend a little more...in the future, no if's ands or butts!! good luck!!

just my .02