Backyard find, 1970 T/A RAIII

[1967Z28]

Good question. I'll ask him.

[1967Z28]

Speedometer/odometer

[1967Z28]

My friend said "The story we got was that the woman who owned the car got sick and just parked it in her backyard. I checked the motor to see if it was frozen and it is not."

He's going to check the wheel codes.

[1967Z28]

Looks like the wheels are a set from 1973 with the HM code. Matched set with 5/22 on the rear and 5/23 dates on the front. I guess this means the car got mags early on and then they wanted to go back to the stock look but the originals were gone? Don't know for sure.

[muscle_collector]

bummer. set of the jw will set you back some $$$

[scuncio]

Neat car - and definitely the coastal rust pattern I used to see when I lived in Santa Barbara.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Thanks for sharing the find with us.
Never knew California could do that to a car.
Terrible shame it had to happen.

The 70 TA's from VanNuys plant usually have a build sheet in the rear seat springs.
He can save himself the PHS money if he gets that.

These cars pretty much document themselves anyhow when found like this.
7040570 WN Cali emission carb
cast iron intake
#12 heads
big RA exhaust manifolds
VIN on block and trans
VanNuys may have stamped VIN up higher on the block face closer to the passenger head - than the typical area alongside timing cover.
Fremont did that - fwiw.

Never seen one with power locks that didn't have power windows also.

The JW's were probably stolen.

[auwrestling]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Thanks for sharing the find with us.
Never knew California could do that to a car.
Terrible shame it had to happen.

The 70 TA's from VanNuys plant usually have a build sheet in the rear seat springs.
He can save himself the PHS money if he gets that.

These cars pretty much document themselves anyhow when found like this.
7040570 WN Cali emission carb
cast iron intake
#12 heads
big RA exhaust manifolds
VIN on block and trans
VanNuys may have stamped VIN up higher on the block face closer to the passenger head - than the typical area alongside timing cover.
Fremont did that - fwiw.

Never seen one with power locks that didn't have power windows also.

The JW's were probably stolen.

Vin up top only on Freemont cars

[1967Z28]

That's good info about the build sheet. I've told him to have a look for it.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Here are a couple VanNuys 70 TA docs for reference sake.
Hope he finds the Bsheet