NJSteves 69 Pace car !!!!

[TimG]

Nice car, Steve. I still have the window sticker, POP and build sheet on my '69 pace car #640491

[1967Z28]

Great story, Steve. Gotta love the car being "stalked". Super nice job on the resto. I love the rare seatbelt package.

-Jon

[TDW]

Very nice car Steve. Looks brand new. Has the original owner seen the car lately?

[njsteve]

The 350/300 engines never had the aluminum valve covers from the factory. Stamped steel only, though a lot of people put the Z28 valve covers on for looks.

[njsteve]

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Neat car... I've always liked the 69 pacecars... i like the old Bob Peck ad too... neat stuff. Got one of these?

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Where on earth did you find that??? I'll trade you an original Bob Peck key fob for it.


One more thing. While searching in Bob Peck's paperwork archives back in 2003 I came across the original invoice for the sale of a 1969 Chevy Kingswood wagon to William Rhenquist...the guy who went on to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was probably just a lowly lawyer back then in need of family transportation.

[njsteve]

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Very nice car Steve. Looks brand new. Has the original owner seen the car lately?

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I've been keeping in touch with him and sending him updated photos. His daughter never forgave him for selling it. She's thrilled it's back in their life again, even though it has a new caretaker.

[DarrenX33]

Steve is the dealer decal on the bumper a copy or original. I have an original from my dealer it is near exact. Also, is that the original location for the decal?

[njsteve]

That's an original decal. The dealership is in something of a time warp. They still use the same decals and keyfobs from the 1960s. Here is a postcard from 1964 showing the dealership. It is the exact same today with the exception that it is now surrounding by tall office buildings.

[DarrenX33]

Excellent design!

[njsteve]

Here's another original photo from early 1970. Very interesting indeed. At the Camaro Nationals in 2004 I was docked 10 points in the 1000 point class for what they considered to be improper widths on the pinstripes that surround the racing stripes. They thought the pinstripe and the gap should be the same width. (You cant argue with judges) After the show I emailed them the original factory blueprints that we used to paint the stripes. These are the schematics in the 1969 assembly manual. They document a different width for the stripe and the gap. The judges said that the original cars they have inspected had the same width. Well, here is my car in 1970 with its original paint and even from 50 feet away you can tell that the gap is wider than the pinstripe. The judging staff is supposedly trying to iron out the issue in time for the 2005 show.