Grumpy's Toy Camaro's

[SSRSBOB]

The '68 Camaro was a real L89 car too. Saw it when it was brand new. Jenkins will confirm this too. Sold to Carmen Rotunda when he was done with it.

Bob

[Salvatore]

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The '68 Camaro was a real L89 car too. Saw it when it was brand new. Jenkins will confirm this too. Sold to Carmen Rotunda when he was done with it.

Bob

[/ QUOTE ]I believe the 68 car was sold to Brooklyn Heavy. I think Carmen had his own 68 car unless Heavy gave him Jenkins car to race after he was done. Somehow I think that both those cars were in action around the same time, Carmens 68 and Heavys 68. But a long time ago.

[RichSchmidt]

You mean the green car right?There was a vinyl top car that Heavy had that I beleive wasnt the Jenkins car.There is also a magazine article from back in the early 70's speaking of Heavy's 68 Camaro M/P car and also mentioning his newly aquired "secret" camaro meaning the Jenkins car.Many people have suggested that they were the same car,and some have even stated that the Jenkins car was delibratly repainted and fitted with a standard nose to disguise it's appearance as to not intimidate potential competitors on the money racing scene,or that the car's appearance was changed to keeep the feds from finding it.Lots of stories,but no real answers so far.

[Salvatore]

Yea, Carmens green car and Heavy's orange car. I think Heavy's car had the back wheels wells cut more than the green car if I remember correctly. I also think there are pictures somewhere on this Site of the 68 car of Heavy's not to long ago.

[RichSchmidt]

I race every weekend all over the New Jersey,PA area.I am trying to get eenough history of these cars that I can start posting notices on the bathroom walls.So many of these old battle wagons have been around for so long that the old timers know them like the backs of their hands.All it takes is a little bit of info to fall into the right hands to send a search into fast foward.I need to hook up with Nova Dan and start banging on doors