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scuncio
06-13-2019, 01:42 AM
Neat car...wish it was a 375hp but a guy can dream....

Link to 1968 Camaro SS396 Original Paint Survivor auction (https://ebay.to/2MKJ3vg)

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124378N480494

1967Z28
06-13-2019, 03:06 AM
This car has been at MCACN previously.

AnthonyS
06-13-2019, 02:39 PM
now, that is a car alarm bell!

lbnaz
06-13-2019, 03:31 PM
Any idea as to what the CA id tag on the door is about. Larry

RSSSfan
06-13-2019, 03:32 PM
Notice the way the factory applied the crossed flag decal crooked on the air breather. goes to show that the object was to get them down the line. My original car has a fender support bolt that was cross threaded from the factory and simply run halfway in, rather than tapping the hole and properly installing a replacement. Also has a Firebird trunk decal sticker.

Mr70
06-13-2019, 03:32 PM
Is it ever,resembles my Gas Station bell.

3lH3On2-GNo

RSSSfan
06-13-2019, 03:39 PM
I guess the original owner drilled those holes in the bottoms of the rockers to promote drainage and prevent rust. Or was that done for some kind of undercoating?

cook_dw
06-13-2019, 04:04 PM
I like that.

L78M22Rag
06-13-2019, 08:26 PM
I like redlines and steelies, but I would be in a hurry to put some vintage torque thrusts or Cragars on that car. Luv everything else about it!! That 325 hp stick would be fine with me.

Dave Rifkin
06-13-2019, 08:39 PM
I know where there are four mint American Racing wheels T70Rs for sale that would look great on that car.

PeteLeathersac
06-14-2019, 12:06 AM
Any idea as to what the CA id tag on the door is about. Larry


Door tag may be part military induced OCD by OO Melvin G. Tennant?:flag:
Sounds like a cool guy who moved to CA in '68 as info below, car to celebrate his new job?:hmmm:
Awesome car, who was the delivering dealer?
:beers:
~ Pete

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Melvin G. Tennant
February 14, 1938 to July 10, 2009 ? (DD unconfirmed)

Melvin G. Tennant, 71, passed away at his home in San Mateo, CA. He previously lived and attended school in Hundred, WV.
He was born February 14, 1938 to Cloman J. Tennant and Frances Loraine (Laura) Tennant in Fairview, WV.
Surviving is one brother, Norman Tennant of Hundred, WV and 27 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, Wilbur, Vern, Kenneth, Noel, Joe and Jack and four sisters, Geraldine Freeland, Irene Freeman, Mary Tennant, and Leona Miller.

Melvin spent four years (1960-1964) in the United States Army. He graduated from Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics after the army and was employed by United Airlines and worked in Washington, DC before moving to San Mateo, CA to continue his employment in 1968 until his retirement.


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Steve Shauger
06-14-2019, 02:14 AM
This car has been at MCACN previously.
Jon you are correct, and we Vintage Certified the car @ MCACN in 2016!

lbnaz
06-14-2019, 04:03 PM
I looked at the link and do not see the car listed under 2016. What are the award classifications in ranking order. Larry

Keith Seymore
06-14-2019, 04:30 PM
My original car has a fender support bolt that was cross threaded from the factory and simply run halfway in, rather than tapping the hole and properly installing a replacement.

I'm surprised.





In the truck plant we would get a bigger gun and run it the rest of the way in (until the weld nut broke loose).

K

Steve Shauger
06-14-2019, 04:33 PM
I looked at the link and do not see the car listed under 2016. What are the award classifications in ranking order. Larry


We did certify the car @MCACN 2016 and it was awarded Heritage. The owner was provided score sheets which he could provide you with specifics. If he is unable to find, I can provide them with his approval. I know he was addressing some things in our report. The owner is a great guy.



Vintage Certification Awards are divided into five divisions:


Vintage Time Capsule - Vehicles that are 95+% unrestored in all reference areas
Vintage Legend - Vehicles that are 85+% unrestored in all reference areas.
Vintage Heritage - Vehicles that are 85+% unrestored in five reference areas.
Vintage Legacy - Vehicles that are 85+% unrestored in four reference areas
Vintage Reference - Vehicles that are 85+% unrestored in at least two reference area.
Link to Mission Statement detailing judging/program criteria:
https://www.vintagecertification.com/services-c158d


Here's a link and 2016 results listed on post #25


https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=138464&page=3

lbnaz
06-14-2019, 05:42 PM
Thank you it must be the car that’s listed as a rs/ss I’ll contact the owner about seeing results. Larry

Chuck_Burg
06-14-2019, 09:46 PM
I have long wondered about the door latch screws. I have an original paint 67 granada gold Camaro and the screws are not painted. My thought process is the doors were painted without the latches in them leaving the latch and screws unpainted. Latch and screws installed after the doors were painted leaving them unpainted.

Lynn
06-14-2019, 11:43 PM
67 the latches were installed after paint.

68 and 69 the latches were installed before paint.

My 69 Z had traces of paint on the latch (most of the paint would have fallen off, because the latch was greasy and oily) but the latch screws were painted body color. My car had never been repainted before I did it. I have had it since 75.

Chuck_Burg
06-15-2019, 12:43 AM
Good to know Lynn! Thank you

wvhylander
06-16-2019, 02:01 AM
Are those heater hose brackets correct, never seen those before?

Hotrodpaul
06-20-2019, 05:42 PM
Finally a 1968 Camaro SS stripe done right! Restorers should use this car to nail down the proper placement and design of the stripe. Almost every SS stripe I see are not correct. To me, it really doesn't take any more effort to do it right.

olredalert
06-21-2019, 02:15 PM
Are those heater hose brackets correct, never seen those before?

----To answer your question,,,NO!...….Bill S

RSSSfan
06-21-2019, 02:47 PM
Finally a 1968 Camaro SS stripe done right! Restorers should use this car to nail down the proper placement and design of the stripe. Almost every SS stripe I see are not correct. To me, it really doesn't take any more effort to do it right.

Not only that, the emblem is in the correct spot!

scuncio
06-23-2019, 02:13 AM
Relisted in the link below.

Link to 1968 Camaro SS396 Survivor auction (https://ebay.to/2RsXin3)

PeteLeathersac
07-02-2019, 04:59 AM
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Hadn't noticed it previously but the Offer to Purchase notes a different VIN than the car.
POP also booklet page look good, salesman mistake or buyer delivered a different BRG L35 car?:hmmm:
Otherwise scrapes and all, I love this car!
:beers:
~ Pete

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PeteLeathersac
07-02-2019, 05:01 AM
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lbnaz
07-04-2019, 09:23 PM
Maybe that's why the car doesn't have styling trim group likes shown on the purchase order. ?

L78M22Rag
07-04-2019, 11:44 PM
I see that the names on the Offer to Purchase and the POP are very similar yet slightly different... M C Tennant vs Melvin S Tennant. Perhaps a parent signed the offer for his son or daughter who’s name is on the POP? They could have written the offer on one car, and then saw another car on the lot that they liked better at the time of delivery, which would account for the discrepancy on the VIN. I’m posting the 124378N479213 VIN from the Offer to Purchase here so it can be searched for future reference. I did a google search on that VIN and no matches came up.

scuncio
07-09-2019, 02:17 AM
I'm surprised this one is still looking for a home....

Link to 1968 Camaro SS396 auction (https://ebay.to/32fVFOB)

scuncio
08-16-2019, 04:22 AM
Relisted with a $40k buy-it-now in the link below.

Link to 1968 Camaro SS396 auction (https://ebay.to/2Z9BJdi)