1969 ZL1 Vette?

[Drew Papsun]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

just for grins, here are some pics of the Catalina 2+2 421HO 4 speed.
this would have been in the winter of late 1983 or early 1984 because my dually was new in this pic. dang I was a young guy back then. the day before I had cut all the emblems out of it and removed the 8 lug drums and rear end.

Hello,
What model year was the Pontiac ?
Thanks,
Drew

[EZ Nova]

So what is the consensus now on number of ZL1 Vette's?

1 Yellow (Rogers)
1 White (Chestaky)
1 Orange (GULF car)
1 Blue now (Larry Cain mentioned)

That's 4.

+1 Duntov's White car that was supposed to be trashed.
+1 That Muscle Collector posted about in post #33 that was crashed.

So that would be 6 of the mentioned 7 duskblue mentions in post #13. So I was wondering, maybe some of these cars were NOT supposed to leave GM and go to the crusher? Like Dontov's car.

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by EZ Nova

So what is the consensus now on number of ZL1 Vette's?

1 Yellow (Rogers)
1 White (Chestaky)
1 Orange (GULF car)
1 Blue now (Larry Cain mentioned)

That's 4.

+1 Duntov's White car that was supposed to be trashed.
+1 That Muscle Collector posted about in post #33 that was crashed.

So that would be 6 of the mentioned 7 duskblue mentions in post #13. So I was wondering, maybe some of these cars were NOT supposed to leave GM and go to the crusher? Like Dontov's car.

the one I posted about, I believe has to be the one that larry talked about. doubt very serious that there would have been two of them sold new in tulsa

[EZ Nova]

Sorry Gary, I thought in the post #33 that the body was thrashed and therefore gone, and that's how you got the motor? If so, my mistake.

Just trying to find out as much as I can about these cars. I'm involved with a shop in Ontario and were getting a rece deal going where rules (which are NOT finalized yet) will be fairly open, but MUST use factory STEEL wheels and MUST use dual plane intake. I have a nice set-up now with my '69 Nova and the ZL-1 in it. But would like to get a nice '69 Vette roller and do a "cloned" '69 ZL-1 Vette. Interior color will end up dictating the outside color, but if I have a choice I would go gold with tan interior. It would get the black strip like Roger's yellow ZL-1, but add the Motion style black around the back and down the center to the hood.

Looking for a A/SA or even older SS chassis.

[muscle_collector]

ok I might be getting confused, sorry, I thought you were talking about ones built new. yes the one I got the engine out of was destroyed. what I was saying was it has to be the one larry was talking about being sold here or being here in tulsa back when new or fairly new. sorry if I got things twisted on that.

[Tracker1]

Some guy Eubanks has apparently had this in his 100+ car collection for decades in North Carolina. Saw a Hagerty video today with Tom Cotter and while the camera passed over it, Cotter never even acknowledged its presence....makes me wonder, L88 or....

[olredalert]

----My 69 435hp Corvette, bought new from Ed Stinn in Cleveland, had a factory L88 hood installed within weeks of the purchase date. I had to trim the air cleaner hole in the bottom for clearance of the triangular air cleaner...….Bill S

[Drew Papsun]

Originally Posted by Tracker1

Some guy Eubanks has apparently had this in his 100+ car collection for decades in North Carolina. Saw a Hagerty video today with Tom Cotter and while the camera passed over it, Cotter never even acknowledged its presence....makes me wonder, L88 or....

Hello Tracker1,
The shark body Corvette photo.
The hood is not typical factory production L-88. (too high)
The front driver side marker light is used with a 1970-1972 model.
The photo is NOT a 1968 or 1969 convertible.
Regards,
Drew Papsun

[EZ Nova]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

ok I might be getting confused, sorry, I thought you were talking about ones built new. yes the one I got the engine out of was destroyed. what I was saying was it has to be the one larry was talking about being sold here or being here in tulsa back when new or fairly new. sorry if I got things twisted on that.

Ok, so the picture on the first page of the Blue car, IS IT A REAL CAR or made up? Mr. Cain state's he saw a ZL-1 cpe in the thread from his post. Is this blue one in the picture a convert with a hard top? Much like the "GULF" car? Meaning possibly 2 Blue '69 ZL-1 vette's one cpe and one convert?

Gary your timeline on the engine is 83/84 and the picture on the first page is 80's and the car is clear registered. So if you did get a Vette ZL-1 engine of the guy, and this one is legit, would that not make a min of 6 '69 ZL-1 Vette's to be accounted for to date?

[muscle_collector]

Originally Posted by EZ Nova

Ok, so the picture on the first page of the Blue car, IS IT A REAL CAR or made up? Mr. Cain state's he saw a ZL-1 cpe in the thread from his post. Is this blue one in the picture a convert with a hard top? Much like the "GULF" car? Meaning possibly 2 Blue '69 ZL-1 vette's one cpe and one convert?

Gary your timeline on the engine is 83/84 and the picture on the first page is 80's and the car is clear registered. So if you did get a Vette ZL-1 engine of the guy, and this one is legit, would that not make a min of 6 '69 ZL-1 Vette's to be accounted for to date?

well then I guess the one that my engine came out of obviously isn't this one pictured. I just assumed back then (and now) that it was the one larry had talked about because of it being here in tulsa area. however, im sure some of you guys remember howard kirsch from here in tulsa that had the large vette collection. I was friends with his daughter growing up and when I was in high school mr kirsch and I were talking vettes and he said that they made several more than most people think of the ZL1 cars. I don't know anything other than heresay to that.