True Survivor

[TimG]

I think that original paint is very important, but I also think that a car can be a survivor and have a repaint. Bloomington states that three of the four areas being original qualify a car as Survivor. Benchmark (Bloomington and Survivor) requires four of four areas.

I've owned two Bloomington Survivor cars that were very original and both had repaints. The remainder of the cars were very original. I would call both nice, unrestored cars.

[GaryC]

My wifes pop pop had a 69 Impala 4 door 327 with blue interior, original paint Glacier Blue with the white painted top. I aquired it in the 90's low milage but every body panel had a dent in it from going in and out of the garage, well, the doors didn't anyway. I should have kept that car but a friend needed a vehicle and it was an extra car hanging around we didn't need, so I sold it to him. Haven't seen it since. My daughter learned to drive at 15 in that car.

[sixtnine]

I live in Asheville and my father purchased a 1969 Impala new from the same dealership. His Impala had non power asist drum brakes and it was a bear to get that car stopped. That in my opinion could be why the brake pedal is worn. That dealership has been gone for many, many years. I agree those blue interior pieces are prone to fading, etc. Nice Camaro for sure.