black 69 zl1

[redline]

I always loved this photo, I scanned it from Popular Hot Rodding.
It was published in Oct 1969, had all the new cars in it for '70.
All photos were factory photos.
Is that taken at the proving grounds?

Those wheels look cool.

[black69]

that is a great picture..
interesting torsion/sway bar underneath..

[nuch_ss396]

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that is a great picture..
interesting torsion/sway bar underneath..

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Yeah! Got your back on that one. I didn't know the Mitchell ZL-1 had this setup.

Nuch

[CamaroBob]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black69</div><div class="ubbcode-body">that is a great picture..
interesting torsion/sway bar underneath.. </div></div>

Notice that the car in the photo is not an RS. There are many photos of the RS car and this one looks identical aside from that. Still think there was only one made?

-BM

[al8apex]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: black69</div><div class="ubbcode-body">that is a great picture..
interesting torsion/sway bar underneath.. </div></div>

looks like the 70 Camaro / Firebird design, maybe an engineering test mule

the one thing that strikes ME as odd is the incorrect application of the stripes on the rear. OEM / assembly line stripes DID NOT &quot;spill&quot; onto the deck lid ...

it also appears to have a wrap around front spoiler on it as well, again MAYBE from an Engineering mule standpoint BUT the height of the car makes me think poorly done period custom, hard to believe this is an Engineering test mule car now, I have not seen them jack suspensions up like that ...

[TMagda]

Guys, isn't this the black and gold mock up of a production ZL-1 that Chevrolet was considering marketing? I remember seeing this picture before as well as an awesome clone of this car that someone built.

I think so too... the pix were later circulated in the media (as in us &lt;g&gt. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]

Wayne

[1967Z28]

A couple of pics from '69 at Road America, the Z/427 Camaro and the Corvette Mulsanne. The accent color on the Camaro is not black even though it appeared to be in the calendar photo.

-Jon

[volspeed1970]

Jon those are some neat pictures. However I question the date of 1969 as the Corvette has the 1970 fender louvers on it. Did anyone notice that the front bumper on the Camaro appears to be molded in, not just the rubber bumper option from 69? Possibly the front clip is fiberglass. Notice the windshield on the Corvette is not stock as it is taller than a production one. The t-top roof leading edge is behind the windshield frame instead of on top of it. The proportions do not look right. I thought the Camaro was yellow but looking at these last two pictures it appears to be a yellow pearl or gold color instead, but I think the stripes are still black. They just look different due to the tent the car is parked under.