69 Camaro Body in the Crate

[JTH74]

I have taken a tour of manufacting site for these body shells, and I think they are great for a hot rod or pro-touring project, but the problem starts when some folks try to pass them off as orignal Z28's, SS396,COPO's,Yenkos and so forth, but its those peole that are detrimental to the hobby and preservation of original numbers matching cars. just my 1/2 cents worth.

[whitetop]

There was some things about the body I did not like.

The metal convertible bows/top for instance. In several of the pics with the top up the curvature just did not seem right. It did not have that classic 67-69 look. Kinda like a cheap Ertl $40 diecast. The basic look is there but you know something is just not right

I also wonder about the final fit and finish. Hot Rod did their best to smooze over this and protect their advertisor. Go to Dynacorn's site under the "Joe Parts" Q&A. People are always complaining about the fit of the Dynacorn parts-even the stuff that has recently come out. For instance the mustang door shells they make are known in mustang circles to be horrendous. I have seen them in pics posted on mustang sites and "remedies" people have to do to make them fit. I'm talking mig welding on extra metal because they are shorter than the factory doors.

Joe Parts answer to them is always "We have not heard that before" (yeah right)or "one defective piece may have gotten through" etc etc.

I also saw the Dynacorns Mustang convertible frame rails on display at Spring Carlisle. The look was there as much as I could tell but man where they thin. After repairing the ftrame rails in my car I could feel that they were thinner.

[Canucklehead]

Is this the same Camaro that sold at BJ earlier this year?, the green with the white stripes?. If it was that car just did'nt look right. If thats what their going to sell, great!!, it would be easy to tell the difference.

[musclecarjohn]

I think we as Camaro enthusiasts should embrace this "new" Camaro,not wish for it to be inferior to our cars.

It obviously isn't going to go away and as with anything new,there are kinks that need to be worked out.

All this car can do for our hobby with all the extra attention it brings to an original 36 year-old design is
make the originals appreciate even faster than they normally would...if you can attach any kind of "normal" appreciation to a 1969 Camaro...and it's related parts.

I personally can't wait for the hardtops to follow with all the hot tuners out there.

The 1969 Camaro lives on....

[Dynacorn]

I invite any of you to email or call me at your convenience to discuss this further.