Dick Harrells 69 ZL1

[Pvt Parts]

Originally Posted by Rick Schilling

I just wish I would have invested in at least one of the two new ZL1 Camaros that a local Chevy dealer had here forty some-odd years ago.

(It probably would have been the Hugger Orange one).

I've always had great hindsight.

The dealership I worked at in Indy had two of them on the front lot. One hugger orange and a forest green one. Wish I'd bought one of them back then. But then I with I still had my old 69 Z28 back too.

[Charlie A]

I remember a booked in match race between Don Grotheer and Jim Hayter, possibly this car. The Camaro was white with the clear hoodscoop then and came in on what looked like a homemade ramp truck. Few fans gave it a second look.

Grotheer came in with his factory sponsored two car tow rig looking very cool. Picture takin' and autograph signin' for an hour or more.

Hayter put him back on the transport three for three!

[Rick Schilling]

Originally Posted by Pvt Parts

The dealership I worked at in Indy had two of them on the front lot. One hugger orange and a forest green one. Wish I'd bought one of them back then. But then I with I still had my old 69 Z28 back too.

Well, that would have been Nankivell Chevrolet on U.S. 31. They were at the north end of the building, outside of the showroom, and I drooled at great length over both of them.

They were there for a good while, but they did have pretty sizable price tags for the time.

[Pvt Parts]

Originally Posted by Rick Schilling

Well, that would have been Nankivell Chevrolet on U.S. 31. They were at the north end of the building, outside of the showroom, and I drooled at great length over both of them.

They were there for a good while, but they did have pretty sizable price tags for the time.

Yep, that's correct. I worked there when it was Nankivell and later when Frank Hubler bought the place.

[Lew Silverman]

Hemmings Muscle Machines, in the April 2012 issue, reported that a 1969 ZL-1 Camaro sold for $451,000 at Barrett-Jackson. It had been drag raced when new, and had been restored 20 years ago by the Floyd Garrett Museum. But this is the interesting part....."it was re-bodied with another Camaro shell, the soft parts of the interior were replaced with a standard Camaro interior from a donor car and the engine , apparently a casualty of racing was replaced with a correct, though non-numbers-matching replacement ZL-1 engine."

So what part of this car was actually an original ZL-1?

[FINESPLINE]

What ever it is in the eye of the beholder--nuff said.

[Pvt Parts]

Originally Posted by Lew Silverman

Hemmings Muscle Machines, in the April 2012 issue, reported that a 1969 ZL-1 Camaro sold for $451,000 at Barrett-Jackson. It had been drag raced when new, and had been restored 20 years ago by the Floyd Garrett Museum. But this is the interesting part....."it was re-bodied with another Camaro shell, the soft parts of the interior were replaced with a standard Camaro interior from a donor car and the engine , apparently a casualty of racing was replaced with a correct, though non-numbers-matching replacement ZL-1 engine."

So what part of this car was actually an original ZL-1?

Probably just the title, VIN plate and the portion of the firewall with the VIN numbers. Wouldn't be the first time.