Silver ZL1 at Future Classics?

[Muscle Car Jon]

I had recently spoke with the guy who restored the 1970 L78 Camaro that is at Future Classics. I did a bit of digging, but I got the guys phone number in Florida. The car had a lot of NOS metal replacement and the cowl area was one of them. In the corner of the windshield, typical rust spot, and continued by the tag area. The car was originally sold in Minnisota and was raced. The car didn't have the original motor when this guy restored it (The first owner had removed it because he had a lot of money invested into it and then put it into another body). He replaced all the metal on the car that was rusted with NOS parts (he works for a GM dealer and bought all the parts through the dealership in the late 80's-early 90's) and didn't take the time to find rivits to re-attach the cowl tag and just used screws. The car had won 1st place at some Florida Super Chevy Show in 91 or 92(?) in the Stock Class.
So, that is the story with the cowl tag screws on that car. It wasn't the dealer who messed with the car, just the guy who restored it didn't take the time for that little bit of detail. I am sure there many cars out there just like this one. Why I just did way to much research on a car that I have no interest in, I don't know. Chuck asked for info if any one was at the dealer and I just took the ball and ran with it. I need to get a life! - Jon

[CamarosRus]

Muscle Car Jon, Tried to Email you directly, but you have none. Thanks for taking the time to check out the Future Classics 1970 L-78 Camaro. Other than the 6500/7000 Tach and the L-78 (Norwood) Trim Tags there is little that make the Car different from other 1970 SS Camaros....All the engine parts including the SMOG (A.I.R.), TCS, Dual Snorkel Air Cleaner are usually missing and if you did have the correct parts it would be an easy car to clone. The one I bought was featured on the cover and inside article in the July 1991 Muscle Cars magazine. It is an unrestored survivor and I've seen the VIN # stamped on the engine block and trans...Of the 600 originally built I suspect that less than 50 survive with the original engine....
Regards to all, Chuck

[Kurt S]

The new owner of the L89 convertible just contacted me (via another person). Had to break the news to them that it wasn't real....

[DjD]

OUCH!!!

[Steve Shauger]

Kurt, why did he contact you. Had he known about the car and was getting a confirmation from you. What are his plans, if you can share them?

[BUIZILLA]

[Kurt S]

From the email:
A friend of mine asked me to do a little digging online to see if I could find out some back ground on a 69 camaro he just bought at auction. I saw your web site and told him about the info you were collecting and he gave me some info on his car to pass along to you. For starters its as I said a 1969 camaro L89 car, its apx.90% original ......


Sounded familiar right away.
I confirmed the VIN, then told them what it was, haven't heard anymore.

Kurt

[Jeff H]

I thought that car sold at the Atlantic City auction and I didn't think it was Future Classics that sold it at that point but I could be wrong. My point was that the car never had the p-o-p when it was at one of the other consignment shops and then it suddenly did have a p-o-p when it showed up at FC. I'm not inferring that FC had the p-o-p made up but it could have been the previous owner that got taken and wanted to get his money back. I still think it is fraudulent to misrepresent a car like that with bogus documentation. It's getting scary out there guys/gals, makes me think I'll be holding onto my JL8 for quite some time(if it ever gets done).