Rarest 69 Camaro Ever? all-aluminum hemi engine Z

[Pusher_Man]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-mid...XapC?li=BBnb7Kz


Any of y'all experts know about this car?

Also curious if there is any proof backing all this up.

Thanks guys and gals.

[Pusher_Man]

I can't take credit for this, but a buddy pointed out that the grille is black instead of the correct silver.

[cook_dw]

The car has been around for years. IIRC it was in Floyd Garrett's Museum back in the late 90's early 2000's.. If Rick has it now then I would venture to say its legit.

[Billohio]

I saw it at garretts around 2009

[Steve Shauger]

My definition of rare would require that it left the factory as configured. I believe the Z28 is a factory equipped JL8, but the engine, cross ram & hood are add-ons. Regarding this car having the only hemi 302, that's not correct. There were at least 8 or more engines built. IIRC Charley owned one, and installed it in a 67 Z28. Not sure why the grille hasn't been corrected. Neat car, but some facts have been embellished.

[Schonyenko2]

Did Gary Holub own this a few years ago?

[cook_dw]

I thought there were 8 or so aluminum engines not hemi heads.?. And those style heads there were only a couple sets. I could be remember wrong again.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

And yes that info in that writeup isn't completely correct.

[Charley Lillard]

My aluminum engine was not a hemi headed one that I installed in a 67 Z28. My hemi headed one had a iron block and it was in a yellow 69 Z. I think the magazines are making this one into something that Rick probably never claimed. My personal opinion is the car is a good display cabinet for some rare GM parts. But yes paint the grill silver and get rid of the Polyglas tires.

[cook_dw]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My aluminum engine was not a hemi headed one that I installed in a 67 Z28. My hemi headed one had a iron block and it was in a yellow 69 Z. I think the magazines are making this one into something that Rick probably never claimed. <span style="font-weight: bold">My personal opinion is the car is a good display cabinet for some rare GM parts</span>. But yes paint the grill silver and get rid of the Polyglas tires. </div></div>

I agree and that is probably what Floyd and Rick would say as well..

[olredalert]

----the late Al Maynard (miss him greatly, RIP) owned this silver Z for quite a while. He may have been the one to put it together. I saw either this engine or one of the others on a stand in his garage and saw the car many times with the engine in it. Al never claimed the car was anything other than what it is, a &quot;what if&quot; project!!!...Bill S