Jon Mello's #1 Z-28

[1967Z28]

I used to have a thread on here and I thought it was here last week but now I can't find it.

Anyway, here are some pics of my (finally) completed car, most of which are from Laguna Seca last week. I hope you guys enjoy the finished product

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Camaro%20side%20shot_zpsxqqvmo9t.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Camaro%20side%20shot_zpsxqqvmo9t.jpg.html)

Here's Johnny Moore's daughter Kelly. She was born in 1972 and never saw the car but heard stories about it from her dad. She and her siblings grew up with the pedal
car shown which was painted and lettered by the guy who did the car originally. Kelly was kind enough to let me borrow the pedal car for the week.
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Kelly%20Wick%20Johnny%20Moores%20daughter%20pic%20 2_zpsxp29g4ok.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Kelly%20Wick%20Johnny%20Moores%20daughter%20pic%20 2_zpsxp29g4ok.jpg.html)

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Number%204%20with%20pedal%20car_zps9ylbnjyk.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Number%204%20with%20pedal%20car_zps9ylbnjyk.jpg.ht ml)

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Moore%20car%20engine_zpsuuzuebjo.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Moore%20car%20engine_zpsuuzuebjo.jpg.html)

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Moore%20car%20interior%202_zpsfqx7ujaf.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Moore%20car%20interior%202_zpsfqx7ujaf.jpg.html)

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Moore%20car%20interior%201_zpshfbabunh.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Moore%20car%20interior%201_zpshfbabunh.jpg.html)

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Moore%20car%20gauges_zpssi4ynr8w.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Moore%20car%20gauges_zpssi4ynr8w.jpg.html)

Yours truly in the catbird seat.
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Car%20owner%20Jon%20Mello_zps64xu2scl.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Car%20owner%20Jon%20Mello_zps64xu2scl.jpg.html)

Here's Dennis Jones hand lettering the car. He did a great job.
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Dennis%20Jones%20lettering%20car_zpsbmlkfaga.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Dennis%20Jones%20lettering%20car_zpsbmlkfaga.jpg.h tml)

Mike Joy and crew did a nice video on the car which will air on Fox on September 26th.
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Mike%20Joy%20and%20crew_zpsi8qilfd3.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Mike%20Joy%20and%20crew_zpsi8qilfd3.jpg.html)

Many thanks to Matt Medina of Medina Motorsports for rolling out the red carpet for my daughter and me all week. That's Matt with the pedal car.
The Alan Green Camaro and my car have not been together since Sebring on March 31, 1967.
http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Mike%20Joy%20and%20film%20crew_zpsb0g8wjog.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Mike%20Joy%20and%20film%20crew_zpsb0g8wjog.jpg.htm l)

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss309/1967z28/January%202014/Aero%20Z-28%20Display%20Board%207-29-15_zpsjjsoteyu.jpg (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/1967z28/media/January%202014/Aero%20Z-28%20Display%20Board%207-29-15_zpsjjsoteyu.jpg.html)

[scuncio]

Awesome car Jon. Just a beautiful job.

[Xplantdad]

John....cool stuff! BTW, here's the link for you for your Members Ride Click here for Z28 #1! (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/97117/1)

[Astock]

Really nice! Love to have that car.

[iluv69s]

Sweet !!! Congrats Jon...looks great!!

[bkhpah]

Impressive..BKH

[Tenney]

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[brent396]

Sweet Ride <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

[77Z28]

I'm curious why the driver's fender is a different shade of gold in the historic photos? Was that simply a reflection of the quality of factory paint back then. Simply awesome car!! Todd

[1967Z28]

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the nice compliments.

In the vintage photos some of the paint doesn't match well due to some repainting after contact with either a wall or another car. Just one of those cases where I guess they felt close was good enough. I like historical accuracy but wasn't going to go that far. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[Lynn]

Great car. So glad it fell into the right hands.... yours.

All your hard work has paid off.

[RPOLS3]

Just read the original thread - what a story! Great car and beautiful restoration.

This car needs to be at MCACN

[markinnaples]

That is brilliant, congratulations on having such a great piece of history.

[Craig_Maiorana]

This is seriously one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

[LS7454]

Now I know who has all the luck!! Congrats and what a great story and piece of racing history!!

[m22mike]

Way cool, thanks for sharing John... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[BJCHEV396]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: m22mike</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Way cool, thanks for sharing John... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif </div></div>X2!!

[mr.4speed]

love it!

[6t7 camaro]

That turned out awesome!

[Steve Shauger]

Simply put well done, and impressive. John is a great historian &amp; owner!

[1967Z28]

Thanks again for the nice compliments. I would like to also give a huge thanks to &quot;BIG&quot; Steve (68L30) for selling me the Pure decals for the front fenders. Those were the last decals I needed and I had been searching a very long time for them.

[bergy]

WOW - What a great car! Thanks for preserving this piece of Camaro history Jon. Well done!

[DarrenX33]

Looks fantastic Jon. Well done!

[lowmile]

Awesome job Jon!

[firstgenaddict]

The story on how you came to own the car is just one of those occasions where Man &amp; Machine come together at the right moment in time and what in all likely hood would have been lost to history is recovered, documented, and preserved.

Well Done Jon! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[1967Z28]

The local paper did a nice write-up. First-ever Z-28 on display.

http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/lompo...03049abf76.html (http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/lompoc-resident-displaying-restored-first-ever-camaro-z/article_aadd4d53-5be0-5442-b9bd-c003049abf76.html)

http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/galle...8f0dced0.html#0 (http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/gallery-chevy-s-first-z--camaro-restored-in-lompoc/collection_6a12de8f-2e40-5ee4-bf6e-fe198f0dced0.html#0)

[72-SS-L48]

Very well done. Awesome!

[Zedder]

Nice to see the car finally finished Jon. Congratulations!

[mockingbird812]

Wicked!! Love it. Great job!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[1967Z28]

Thanks, Guys.

Mark, I'm happy to see you get back to being a Camaro owner again. That L78 will be a fun cruiser.

[COPO]

Terrific story and the car looks great. Congrats.

[68l30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1967Z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks again for the nice compliments. I would like to also give a huge thanks to &quot;BIG&quot; Steve (68L30) for selling me the Pure decals for the front fenders. Those were the last decals I needed and I had been searching a very long time for them. </div></div>

Your welcome Jon! Very happy to see them on such a historic Camaro. Here's a shot of #1 in action at Daytona....Photos from the Pony Car wars 66-72.

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/08/full-105-30975-image.jpg
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2015/08/full-105-30976-image.jpg

[1967Z28]

Thanks.

Steve, that top photo looks pretty cool with its little bit of distortion going on.

[68l30]

<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif I think its actually shot in the infield (1968) , I had to twist the pic a bit, but the distortion is in the real photo. Pretty good picture book, I'd recommend it !


BIG

[Zedder]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1967Z28</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks, Guys.

Mark, I'm happy to see you get back to being a Camaro owner again. That L78 will be a fun cruiser. </div></div>

Thanks Jon. The thought of being back with a Camaro in the garage is exciting...but the car still isn't there. The seller is really dragging his feet and I am starting to fear that he is going to back out. He has owned the car for 15 years, so I will allow him to back out if that is what he wants - nice guys deserve a chance to correct a mistake - but deep down, I hope his wife forces him to follow through <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[1967Z28]

Steve, I do own the book and it's great. I just didn't remember the distortion in the photo.

Mark, that sucks that you don't have the car yet. I do hope it works out for you. If it turns out you have to move on to a different car, I'm sure you'll still find something cool.

[MosportGreen66]

Hey Jon, see this on ebay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHEVROLET-CAMARO...016.m2518.l4276 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHEVROLET-CAMARO-JOHN-MOORE-MCDANIEL-SEBRING-4-HOURS-1967-PHOTOGRAPH-/252079563044?&amp;_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276)

Dan

[1967Z28]

I had not seen it. Thanks for letting me know, Dan. That's a very nice shot of the car and in color too.

[69hurstSC]

Amazing car with an amazing story.

[68 DANA]

The car looks great....real historical significance.

Congrats Jon. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[cook_dw]

As Ive said before the car looks great. But I have a question.. What are the chrome pieces on the doors that on mounted in the white circles..??..

[Dave Rifkin]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cook_dw</div><div class="ubbcode-body">As Ive said before the car looks great. But I have a question.. What are the chrome pieces on the doors that on mounted in the white circles..??.. </div></div>

I am fairly certain that they are small lights to illuminate the numbers for night races.

[1967Z28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dave Rifkin</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am fairly certain that they are small lights to illuminate the numbers for night races.</div></div>

Thanks. Yes, that's what they're for.

[beater68427]

Very cool car, I vaguely remember a thread when it was found, damn cool car for sure!!

[1967Z28]

Thanks a lot. I'm looking forward to seeing your car get completed.

[1967Z28]

Fox Sports TV did a show which was on Saturday morning (11AM Eastern) all about the Monterey Historic Races in August. They had a nice feature segment on my Camaro. For any of you who missed it and want to see it, I heard they will replay it next Thursday at 11 pm; Saturday, Oct 3 @ 10 am and Thursday the 8th at 10 am. All times indicated are Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

[PeteLeathersac]

Thanks for the heads up Jon, sure hope we can catch it up here in Canada!
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~ Pete

[1967Z28]

For those who may not have seen it elsewhere, they have made a model of my Camaro...

http://www.diecastsociety.com/acme-chevrolets-1st-ever-z28-camaro/

[70 copo]

Good job!!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[Zedder]

Nice! Congrats Jon!

[PeteLeathersac]

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Too Cool Jon!
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~ Pete

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[1967Z28]

Thanks Phil, Mark and Pete. I appreciate it.

It's a neat thing to have somebody make a diecast of a car you own.

[1967Z28]

The car made it onto the MSN webpage today.

MSN article (http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/very-first-1967-chevrolet-camaro-z-28-is-back-on-the-track-after-years-of-research-and-a-meticulous-restoration/ar-BBwHUVn?li=BBnb4R5)

It will be in the December issue of Muscle Car Review magazine.

[68l30]

Congrats Jon..Awesome car, well done!


BIG <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

[BJCHEV396]

WOW..CONGRATS!

[bergy]

Way to go Jon - great car!!!

[m22mike]

Well deserved. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[1967Z28]

Many thanks, guys. I appreciate it.

It's on the HotRod website (http://www.hotrod.com/articles/first-1967-chevrolet-camaro-z-28-back-track-years-research-meticulous-restoration/) also.

[70 copo]

Car has perfect stance. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[Zman1969]

Jon thats awesome
cant beat #1 !

[1967Z28]

Thanks for the compliments. I appreciate it.