Original 69 Camaro SS 21k L78

[jasonL78]

I had the chance on saturday to see my fathers friends original L78 camaro. He bought the car in may of 69. The car is in great condtion for its age. All original and it even has the dent from the factory that he never had fixed. This I thought was real cool. He said the dealership that he bought the car from had there body shop in another building across town. They would send the cars down to have them fixed if something was wrong. The guys that transported the cars bewtween the 2 building were cought several times for street racing customers cars. He new about this and just decided to leave it alone and didn't want his car to be mistreated.

He has all the original parts that are not one the car like the air pump the original carb. Even the rusted out chambered exshaust that feel off some time over the past twenty years of storage. It was stored in a barn never covered and it looks great. It was last on the road in 1983. He told me in 1976 a guy tried to buy it from him for 40k and he turned it down. The car only had like 15k he said. I thought you guys would enjoy some thing like this. He told me what he has it issured for what do you guys think a car like this is worth?

Jason

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Dent from the factory

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engine

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One thing I did notice was the Body Paint and Trim stamps were all green. All the cars that I seen had different colors. It was stamped in 2 spots.

[black69]

Maybe I am wrong, but that air cleaner cover looks to be chrome. Weren't cowl induction cars supposed to be black lids? Just curious. Nice to see another curved neck 4 core radiator car. Nice car...

[Steve Shauger]

Hi Jason,

I am involved with Vintage Camaro, a program that provides recognition and certifies survivor camaros at the GM nationals @ Carlisle. Below is a summary of our program. Please pass it along to the owner of the car. We would love to look the car over at next years GM nationals.

Thanks,

Steve

VINTAGE CAMARO PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING:


• Encourages the preservation, status, recognition and appreciation of unrestored Camaros

• Offer the hobbyist the opportunity to have their Camaro certified objectively and fairly

• Promotes and adheres to the philosophy that the original car showing wear is preferable to one that is improperly restored

• Vintage Camaro represents a repository of factory correct standards by which the hobby and serious restorers can all benefit

• Vintage Certification identifies a Camaro as having completed a thorough exhausting inspection process, which references factory standards, and at a level as certified by Vintage Camaro

Vintage Certifications levels are divided into four divisions:


• Vintage Legend - Camaros that are 80%-90% unrestored in all reference areas.
• Vintage Legacy - Camaros that are minimally 50% unrestored, in three out of five reference areas.
• Vintage Reference - Camaros that are unrestored in at least one Vintage Reference Area.
• Camaro Icon - Camaros that have original-unrestored components disbursed throughout.

Reference Areas: Certification consists of two areas of consideration, Originality (90%) and Preservation (10%). Reference areas are as follows:

• Engine Compartment Area
• Exterior Body
• Interior Body
• Underbody
• Trunk

What are the benefits of Vintage Certification???
• Vintage Camaro is unique, because it provides recognition, value and status to unrestored (survivor) Camaros.

• Provides documentation, and verifies the Camaros pedigree.

• Provides the owner with a detailed listing of correct and incorrect items

• Our goal is to uncover new information and share it with you.


How do I proceed getting my Camaro Certified???

Simply email us at [email protected] and request our rules and guidelines packet. If after reviewing our packet you feel your Camaro meets our criteria, fill out the last page Request for Application and mail it to the address provided at the bottom of the application.

If you have questions, our phone #’s are as follows, Steve Shauger at 631-514-9765 or Brett Merryman can be reached at 740-676-4920.

[jasonL78]

Just talked to the Jim today this car will be in Hemmings Muscle Car's Febuary Issue. I am looking forward to that Issue.

Jason

[JQ]

Cool Car and history...