Looking for info on ZL-1 #26

[PeteLeathersac]

Cool story!.

So what engine was in it when C'Lil got #3?.

https://www.yenko.net/features/2000/October2000.htm

The info is probably available online but why was the #3 car the only one out of the first 50 that Gibb didn't order?.
Was Berger the only one in the loop early?.

So where's the #26 car today?.


~ Pete

[William]

I do not know the status of #26.

#3 was the 1st ZL-1 Camaro ordered: body number 211785. The lowest number among the Gibb ZL-1s is 222001. Obviously the people at Berger were hooked up with Chevy.

Gibbs ZL-1s were #1 & #2; #4-#50, #52. #51 went to LaMar Walden via Brooks Chev in Ga.

Clill had #3 for some time and may have also tried to acquire the engine. I expect he has more current info.

[olredalert]

-----I am correct thinking that #3 was Porterfeilds car prior to Clill, arent I???.......Bill S

[Charley Lillard]

I bought # 3 from Porterfield. It had a replacement engine in it. He had tried to buy the orig engine from the guy that bought it out of the car in about 71. The guy had bought # 26 from Cunneen. Porterfield found the orig block for # 26 and built it up for the magazine article and then tried to trade the guy with 26 for his # 3 engine. The guy won't trade. He was mad because he didn't get the # 3 car when Porterfield did. Porterfield gave up trying to trade him and sold off the engine for # 26. I later bought it from Stubbings and tried to trade the guy myself. He jerked my chain for awhile but was just waisting my time. I even tried to buy his car since he was never going to finish it. I gave up and installed the engine for 26 into # 3. At some point in time someone with a little common sense will end up with 26 and get a trade done.