Camaro History On Display Tomorrow Evening

[ss427copo]

Wow"..........did I say WOW?
Gorgeous.
(Looks like one of InTech Trailers? They build some bad ass trailers)

[Charley Lillard]

I think the cowl seal is still available from Chevrolet. I see one on Ebay now new in the box. Makes no sense to me to use NOS parts but not repair the trunk properly.

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think the cowl seal is still available from Chevrolet. I see one on Ebay now new in the box. Makes no sense to me to use NOS parts but not repair the trunk properly. </div></div>

Owner is the type of guy who insists on NOS where the P/N is the part number on the wrapper as found in the AIM, that is just the way he is.

We spoke at length on the trunk repairs. Undeniably the car took an unprecedented beating across many forums when the car initially appeared on the E-bay auction, and a review of the 22 pages of team Camaro forum replies alone show the animus towards the car because of the extreme restoration needed to save it.

Weld seams visible was an intentional act because the next allegation to be thrown would be the rebody assertion when the car resurfaced as a restoration.

With the way the car was done that allegation is taken off the table from the get go.

Given a review of what was said about the car I agree 100% with the restoration approach taken.

[bergy]

Gotta have NOS dum-dum too! Just kidding - great piece of history. It's a labor of love for sure.

[68l30]

Thanks for posting this Phil. A historic part of Camaro history and thanks to all involved for saving it. Interesting on the trunk floor sections. That is one way to preserve what could also be a special floor pan. It would be nice to see if there are any minute differences from the production 67 panels. I felt the same way about the Firebirds, too bad they all ended up in the dumpster.


BIG

[Charley Lillard]

Just great photo documentation during restoration would prove it's not a rebody.

[COPO CARTEL]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just great photo documentation during restoration would prove it's not a rebody. </div></div>. I agree Great job Phil on the info

[70 copo]

Well the way it is no one will ever claim that there was any trickery employed.

If that makes him happy good for him, besides dressing in the seams could still be done at a later date.

[Material_Boy]

Absolutely amazing car Phil. I have a couple of questions and I am in no way being critical at all. I notice in the engine compartment pic that top screw hose clamps are used on the heater hoses. I think spring clamps were still being used back then and continued to be used thru 1968. Is that the correct location for the fuel filter? Admittedly I am used to seeing Camaro's with V8's rather than inline 6's so that is probably the correct fuel filter since you describe the owner as very exacting. It just looks kind of aftermarket. Another question I have is why didn't the General use a flashier color with the debut of this car? The gold is beautiful but it just doesn't jump out like a red or yellow ETC. I also wonder why they didn't use a 327 rather than the 6 and an automatic transmission rather 3 on the tree? Who was the target audience back in the day when the car debuted? This was GM's 3 year late answer to the Mustang and I just wonder who they were tying to appeal to.
Thanks for posting the pics of this historic piece of history.

Dave

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Material_Boy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Absolutely amazing car Phil. I have a couple of questions and I am in no way being critical at all. I notice in the engine compartment pic that top screw hose clamps are used on the heater hoses. I think spring clamps were still being used back then and continued to be used thru 1968. Is that the correct location for the fuel filter? Admittedly I am used to seeing Camaro's with V8's rather than inline 6's so that is probably the correct fuel filter since you describe the owner as very exacting. It just looks kind of aftermarket. Another question I have is why didn't the General use a flashier color with the debut of this car? The gold is beautiful but it just doesn't jump out like a red or yellow ETC. I also wonder why they didn't use a 327 rather than the 6 and an automatic transmission rather 3 on the tree? Who was the target audience back in the day when the car debuted? This was GM's 3 year late answer to the Mustang and I just wonder who they were tying to appeal to.
Thanks for posting the pics of this historic piece of history.

Dave </div></div>

Dave,

I will ask some of the pilot guys more specific questions tomorrow on the build configuration. Why Gold was picked?? Who Knows??

Hose clamps and small detail items may be hard to get a read on after close to 50 years. However I will tell you that I recently spoke to the worker who was assigned to pick up miscellaneous hardware items for the plant during the period.

Let me be clear I do not wish to stir up a hornets nest, BUT when a fastener shipment was delayed a Currier was dispatched to pick up enough fasteners from a nearby plant this was the first step. If that failed or if time was needed to cover the trip time of the Currier typically bolts (generally not safety system related) could be and were picked up at local hardware stores in quantity's sufficient to maintain production.

I know this because I recently interviewed a worker whose job it was to do exactly that. We are not talking huge numbers of cars affected but it did happen.

It was not uncommon for boxes of bolts to be flown in at Lunken field from suppliers within the region. Again a different worker had the job of meeting the supply planes at Lunken.