black 69 zl1

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[quote=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.

forgive me as I am not a Camaro guy but I find the part about "the chassis being sold for a race car" hard to believe.Aren't these cars unibody? so unless what he meant was the rolling body I doubt some one from the tech center would by the rear end set up and front suspension to build a race car.But who knows.There is an old timer around here who's dad was a big wig with Chevy back in the day.Who swears that one of the cars that his dad got for him to drive was a black Camaro with an aluminum 427.Who knows