center mount fuel guage?

[camarojoe]

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And 201 of those were Yenko COPOs.

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Not true. Yenko Camaros built in the batch after 06A had factory in-dash tachs and center mount fuel gauges...The center fuel gauge was indeed rare, but some of the Yenkos had them. Most people think the SW pedestal tach was found in all the Yenko Camaros, when in fact it was not.

Don Yenko found that he could order the factory tach option cheaper than the SW tach's were costing to buy/install. -JB

[vette5762]

My 69-Z has in-dash tach, center fuel gague, no console

[Charley Lillard]

Geezzzzz...Welcome to your first post Vette5762. Maybe we can start another thread and you can tell us about some of the stuff in your profile. Cool stuff.

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-----Yah!!!! What Charley said.........Bill S

[Xplantdad]

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-----Yah!!!! What Charley said.........Bill S

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I agree! Wow...

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my 69 Z/28 had center fuel guage with factory console without guage cluster . dennis

[Unreal]

You're right Joe. What was I thinkin? My brain fart had me thinking 9737, but I know it was tied to factory tach.

[camarojoe]

COPO 9737 didn't have anything to do with a factory tach either... it simply included the 140 mph speedometer, larger front sway bar and 15x7 rally wheels.

[vette5762]

Is the center fuel gage on a Z-28 rare ?
I guess the majarity of them had the console.
Is there a breakdown on this option ?

[camarojoe]

I would guess the center fuel gauge was more common on Z/28 than any other trim level of Camaro, simply because the only way a car received one is when a tachometer was specified but no console and/or console gauges were ordered. I would think quite a few Z's were spec'd this way in comparison with base cars, and even SS cars, as a tach was a vital part of owning a high revving Z/28, but a console was not. I believe a tach was even included with the Z/28 package for a portion of the model year, whereas a console and other gauges never were required. While rare, i think the majority of center fuel gauges would have been in the Z/28s, with maybe a handful in base, SS, and COPO cars. I don't think there's any breakdown of this, it's just my opinion.

FWIW, My dad also had a 69 Z non-console car with a center fuel guage. Seems like most i've ever seen/heard of were in Z cars.