ZL-1 #65 reunited with her original engine!!!

[earntaz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ZL1_COPO_65</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No sir. The engine kind of followed the car. It came out of a clone 69 ZL-1 Vette. I believe the engine was pulled in Wisconsin. Once we purchased ZL-1 #65, we got the info on the engine from some sources and negotiated the sale. </div></div>

BLUF -- the motor is back where it was born!

[SS427]

Well that is just down right COOL!

[Big Block Bill]

As Tommy Boy once Said: &quot;That's Awesome&quot; Congratulations.

Bill

[L78M22Rag]

Like to hear an ending like that!

May I ask how you reached agreement on the price? I'm in a similar situation.

[Tenney]

Too cool! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[mssl72]

Congrats on tracking it down and getting them together!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

[RPOLS3]

Congratulations!

As I remember from the original for sale ad, this car has lots of paperwork including the original window sticker. Can't be many double COPO ZL-1's with original drivetrains and original window stickers out there.

As others have said, would love to hear the story on how the original drivetrain was acquired. Looking forward to seeing at MCACN.

[Charley Lillard]

Carl owned the car for years. Was the engine known when he owned it ? The car has been out and known for years and I'm just curious if the engine was known for years and if so why it wasn't offered.

[black69]

It will be interesting to hear the whole story. I had access to a hemi engine that belonged to a uber rare car, a guy that collected the rarest of hemi cuda converts. He sat on knowledge of that original engine for years, never decided to buy. Only after he <span style="font-style: italic">sold</span> the car, did the engine come out and get back in the original car (something he promoted to the next owner).

I would almost suspect this would have had to be the case, on this ZL-1. Maybe.

[Stefano]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Carl owned the car for years. Was the engine known when he owned it ? The car has been out and known for years and I'm just curious if the engine was known for years and if so why it wasn't offered. </div></div>

When we had ZL1 #65 on consignment from Carl Stubber, we were contacted by several people including an individual from Wisconsin, with a very &quot;interesting&quot; history within the Camaro community, who said that his associate in Arizona, I believe, had the complete driverain to the car. Engine trans and rear??

I contacted Carl and he was aware of the claim regarding the engine, but he was not interested for many reasons at that time.

Since we had the car for sale, we told &quot;them&quot; that they could just buy the car and reunite the drivetrain and Car. We never even received an offer from &quot;them&quot; on the car.

I however was skeptical yet interested and asked for pictures to confirm what was being represented but never received them.

What I did get was a bunch of rhetoric.......come see for yourself......bring cash.....etc.

So while I don't know what happened afterwards, I am very curious to know the rest of the story as well and see pics of the original engine and the other original parts posted on this thread.

I hope it all turns out to be valid scenario! It would be very Kool to see another original engine reunited with the original car.