"Baby Pictures" of your supercar.... - Page 6

**njsteve** · #1 12-30-2016, 08:05 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DW31S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's OK Steve, even your worst spelling is still better than some! I'm sure you know the Yellow '69 Camaro had some prior "personalization" after in left Van Nuys..... </div></div>

Oh yeah, that's why it was so cool. I liked the all black replacement grill. It was originally a 325 horse car but the guy we bought it from updated the top end with 375 horse heads, solid lifter cam, and aluminum intake. It was classic Day 2. I especially loved the Cal Custom valve cover studs and wing nuts with the self-ejecting wings that would fall in the road and puncture the tires of anyone following too closely.

I believe that day was the only time that it had all of the valve cover wing nuts in place. After that day, it shed them on a regular basis til my brother gave up buying new ones and just put some bolts in.

**Bob_D** · #2 01-01-2017, 08:31 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DW31S</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That's OK Steve, even your worst spelling is still better than some! I'm sure you know the Yellow '69 Camaro had some prior "personalization" after in left Van Nuys..... And, one of my all-time favorite body styles has been shown here....a '64 Cutlass 2dr post. In my opinion, that body is geometrically perfect; a few others are too, but I really like that one. The one pictured looks to have had a vinyl top added (don't think The General offered it on A-Bodies then) and the stance is darn near perfect.
Would Day 1 or Day 2 race cars qualify as "Baby Pictures"? I own two cars that are/were bona fide, lettered, real-deal race cars in their infancy....both as NEW cars! I have pictures of both of them and others that were destined for track duty from the minute they arrived at the dealership. If they ARE acceptable, once I figure out how to post them, I'll gladly share. If they AREN'T acceptable, I fully understand why. </div></div>

Well Dave, I'll post El Malo 1969 Olds F85 W31 drag car, "in the day" pics. Post what you've got.

The first pic Jun 69 is prior to getting lettered with window sticker still in place. All three pics are from family of the original owner.

**galveston** · #3 12-30-2016, 08:02 PM

My '67 when new at the original owners family picnic...

And his brother-in-laws '66 L72 4 spd. marina blue super sport...

**earntaz** · #4 12-30-2016, 08:14 PM

Decided to pull out some photos of cars I have owned in the past. This photo is of my Z28 taken a Carlsbad Raceway in NM. The "shoe polish" graphics were applied by some of the regulars at the Machine Shoppe in Clovis, NM TAZ

**earntaz** · #5 12-30-2016, 08:28 PM

I don't want to ruffle any feathers -- so if there is a better place to show these photos, let me know. Here is a shot of a 72 RS/SS I did a "restifacation" on. It had a 468 w/4sp -- ran pretty stout if you could hook it up! TAZ

**169indy** · #6 12-31-2016, 01:18 AM

Great thread.
My 68' Camaro when the third owner got it from So.Tacoma Chev & used the SS396 to commute to work at the Naval Shipyard in Bremerton From Port Orchard. Come gas crunch time she parked it in the adjacent garage.

Note She said the RS emblem was on the grill as she bought it used that way, it was still there after a few repaints when I got it in 83'

**mockingbird812** · #7 12-31-2016, 02:29 AM

13 June 1969 - minutes after "baby" delivered...

Day two photo shoot...

**John** · #8 12-31-2016, 04:52 AM

.... Sam, I distinctly remember in 1969 while growing up in Roanoke, Va. that I walked into the showroom

of Berglund Chevrolet on Williamson Road and they were raffling off a Black 1969 Chevelle SS396

with Black interior with bucket seats for Christmas.

... The reason I remember that car so well is because a friend of mine's sister

.... WON THAT Chevelle !

........ Her Dad made her sell it about a month later !

... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cry.gif[/img]

cwc · #9 12-31-2016, 02:57 AM

Sam,you may have the coolest baby pics so far!

**A12pilot** · #10 12-31-2016, 01:41 PM

Here's my dad, fresh out of the Airforce, with his 67 LeMans, 326 HO, 4spd, console, Rallye gauges, Mariner Turquoise, white top, green interior. I've been trying to find it but no luck. Funny part is, my uncle and cousin both owned the car until the late 90s. They keep everything, old checks, outdated newspapers, kidney stones. But do either one have an old insurance card so I can get the VIN and trace it? Nope [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

Here's me with my 67 Goat back in NJ. Mariner Turquoise, 4spd, console, 66 Tripower unit, that was a fun one!

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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