#68 1969 ZL-1

[RUQUIK]

I never said it was an EXACT copy just wanted to see how the car was badged, chome, interior stuff like that. Sorry if I stepped on toes!!!!!!!!!!!

[Charley Lillard]

Roy...You didn't step on any toes. I would tell you about it if I knew anything.

[x Baldwin Motion]

here's my two cents worth of nothing;

1969 Camaro dealer order guides did not list 427ci engines, but COPO (Central Office Production Order) Camaro's were factory-built. These included sixty-nine COPO 9560 ($4,160 retail) units with aluminum block "ZL1" 427ci engines, fifty going to Chevrolet dealer-racer Fred Gibb, nineteen to other dealers. ( I believe Fred Gibb returned thirty something of these to be reinvoiced to other dealers, the only time a dealer has ever returned cars to GM ) Chevrolet developed special graphics and trimmed at least two prototypes, but ZL1's sold to the public carried no special exterior identification.

http://www.camarosource.ca/php/camar....php?year=1969

Maybe more details are offered here;
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/show.../page/0#247878

[Hank Williams Jr]

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I never said it was an EXACT copy just wanted to see how the car was badged, chome, interior stuff like that. Sorry if I stepped on toes!!!!!!!!!!!

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Well, when you mention a certain number car..it sounded to me like a dude trying to build a pretty exact 'clone'

Im all for what I call 'paying homage'. And who wouldnt want an aluminum or ANY 427 camaro? Its not much different from putting SS or Z/28 stripes on your base car...something people have been doing for years.

but, the fellas that try to build a car that is a total copy....hmmm, i gotta wonder...

If you just like the stipes, or the 427 or 302 or whatever, that is one thing. But the 'exact copy' guys...I gotta wonder what the motivation is? Does an exact copy bring that much more satisfaction than a car that just maybe looks like a COPO car?

[Charley Lillard]

There was a red red ZL1 clone at this years Barrett-Jackson that had the actual engine out of the car it cloned.

[Salvatore]

Well what happened to the car? Do you know.

[Hank Williams Jr]

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There was a red red ZL1 clone at this years Barrett-Jackson that had the actual engine out of the car it cloned.

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I missed this one. What was the story here? How much did such a frankenstein fetch? How did they end up with the engine, and is it known what happened to the actual car?

[Jeff Murphy]

$134k. Charley, is #62 Frank DiHartce's car or is his the other red ZL-1?

[Charley Lillard]

Frank has the red black ZL1. The silver RS ZL1 is owned by Craig Jackson.

[camarojoe]

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$134k.

[/ QUOTE ] That should answer the question of which is more desireable, the original car without its original engine or an original engine in a clone car.