How many ZL1s did GM give to racers?

[Chevy454]

Grump just had an engine, not sure if he bought it or not, though...and I've never heard of *any* racer getting a complete ZL1 Camaro.

[COPO_Anders]

But it was built using a siamese Can-Am block, wasn´t it ? And he used a shorter stroke crank with that bigger bore block, the rumour says.

[William]

Bill Jenkins ZL-1 Camaro was not one of the 69 production cars. It was built as an L78/M22 SS and retro-fitted with a ZL-1 engine from one of the Ammon R. Smith ZL-1s.

http://www.camaros.org/copo.shtml

[Charley Lillard]

Probably my ZL1.

[Kim_Howie]

Whiner

[Salvatore]

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But it was built using a siamese Can-Am block, wasn´t it ? And he used a shorter stroke crank with that bigger bore block, the rumour says.

[/ QUOTE ]I believe you are correct Anders! I am not sure Grump ever really liked the ZL-1 block and so forth. I do remember Jenkins, while maybe not getting cash in hand from Chevy he got loads of parts to sell. Heard that a few times years ago but no real proof!

[GRB]

I think there is some proof that Dick Harrell was given a ZL1. I'll do some checking on that. And I know for sure that Lamar Walden claims he was given his.

[sYc]

I do not know about LW, but it is a known fact that ZL-1 #1, the car with DH on the side, was owned by Fred Gibb, not Dick Harrell. Car was delivered to Fred Gibb Chevrolet I beleive on Dec. 31, 1968, bitter cold, infact, so cold the car(s) would not start. If you need more proof, attend CFV and ask the "first lady" herself, Helen Gibb, who still has the records.

Dick was just one of several drivers to race the car for FG, with the most successsful being Jim Hayter, who won a World Championship.

A few years a go I was shown a newspaper clipping from back in the day, where Frank Nichols from our neck of the woods had been hired to drive the ZL-1 for Fred. Previous to this Fred and Dick had made the trip Doniphan, MO to see Frank, as he was a master at getting lots of HP out of a smallblock Chevy, and they were looking for an edge for Lil Hoss. Apparently it worked.

[Kim_Howie]

Fred owned all three race cars. Little hoss, #1 ZL-1 & my car. I have a copy of the statement of orgin & a copy of the title when the was transfered to Fred.

[GRB]

What I'm wondering, and it's just curiosity, when Reggie bought the #51 LW was he under the impression that he was buying it from the original owner? Or did LW acquire the car somewhere down the road, race it and then store it?