black 69 zl1

[William]

Since I have been in the hobby 35 years I have stories going way back.

Chevy built a 1970 Camaro ZL-1 styling car that Bill Mitchell ended up with, shown on page 110 of "The Great Camaro". It was later updated with a 1978-style nose. I believe it still exists. The engine in that car was supposed to have come from the 1969 ZL-1 show car. Way back in the '80s at a show I asked someone from Chevy what became of the '69 ZL-1 show car. He believed the chassis was sold to someone from the Tech Center purportedly to build into a race car. If that happened, the car may be around but would have to have paperwork to prove its' provenance.

FWIW I have a photo of another 1969 Camaro show car that has many of the same styling features but is not an RS. It is Daytona yellow/black vinyl, has bullet-style mirrors, Chaparral-style wheels, lots of different stripes. I believe it is a factory styling car because it has a 1969 Michigan tag and a Z/28-style fender emblem "Z/427." Particularly intriguing is the blacked-out vinyl roof trim and the identical front spoiler as the ZL-1 show car.

There is someone who has "a box full of original photographs and documentation" [his words] of the ZL-1 showcar. Years ago he sent me a copy of a ZL-1 decal used on it. I am 100% certain of his word.

But I understand his reluctance. If that car still exists in original condition.....WOW!