L78 10/10 718 red interior W/ redline tires

[firstgenaddict]

Check out what showed up at the shop today... IT's real with factory shipper and quite well equipped, 05A X22 L78 M21 3.73 with HD cooling, PS PB, exterior trim, interior decor, floor mats, door edge guards, rallys, redlines, gauges, console, 12.65 black paint charge, he bought the car in the early 80's.
I should have taken more pictures... he is restoring a 69 350 4 spd pacer and we talked about it for ever.

[Charley Lillard]

That is probably the perfect Camaro and those are the only pics ? I'm thinkin we should ban you until you come up with more pics and info..........

[Tracker1]

What a beauty! Anything on the docs about the red hockey stick stripe? Anybody know if that was automatically applied with a black/red car?

[92646]

Great question. Many years ago I had a 1969 SS 396 350hp Camaro with original Black paint and Black Hounds tooth interior that had a factory Red stripe. The car was nothing special and I assumed the Red SS stripe came with the Black exterior as a default.

[Mr70]

Where are the redline tires?

[Flying Undertaker]

Awesome color combo, especially with the red line tires as original docs show. I really favor the stripe matching interior color choice, as well as the tire choice, it kind of ties it all together. A local girl in Lakewood had an original black '69 Camaro SS 350 car with Red hockey stripe & Ivory interior back in the '70's!

[jerry455]

I love the silver grill- really pops with black car too.

[m22mike]

My favorite 69 Camaro color/stripe combo.:worship:
Here is my old Camaro, X66 Custom guts L78 M22 4.10 05A BDY 322433

[Tracker1]

I ask because...

[m22mike]

What a beauty! Anything on the docs about the red hockey stick stripe? Anybody know if that was automatically applied with a black/red car?


This from the CRG


http://www.camaros.org/numbers.shtml#ExteriorColors




Table Footnotes:

1969: Tuxedo Black coupes with Black interior and D90, DX1, or D96 stripe (not Z28) and without* vinyl top received a Red stripe. (* Note: Original paint black cars with black vinyl tops have a red stripe, so GM documentation appears to be in error on this detail).

[firstgenaddict]

I should be shot for not taking more photos, like I said we were busy talking about the pacer he is restoring PLUS :wink: we were in the shop looking at the 9561 I am painting.
He drives it to cars and coffee a few times a year so I will get more. He is on the crg board hasn't posted photos...
I said you should post photos no one cares exactly how correct, the car is real with paper.
FWIW white and Silver with red interior got a red stripe (MONZA RED) - another local guy has a 69 cortez over red he is restoring it now.

[firstgenaddict]

I ask because...


That's correct and appears to be Monza Red...

[Lee Stewart]

https://i.postimg.cc/prThWmv0/screenshot-7438.png (https://postimages.org/)

[RichSS2006]

That is probably the perfect Camaro and those are the only pics ? I'm thinkin we should ban you until you come up with more pics and info..........

Charlie, it’s my car. Went to see James yesterday. And yes I have Better pics. I’ve owned it 36+years.
Rich

[RichSS2006]

Where are the redline tires?

Long gone my friend. I did have Coker redline radials on it for years, but recently decided to go back to white letters for a while. These may go on my z11 when I’m done with it. Then I’ll get another set of redlines for the L78.

[Charley Lillard]

Pics please :cool2:

[Mr70]

Is your L-78 Camaro from Marion Motor Company in Marion Virginia?

[RichSS2006]

Is your L-78 Camaro from Marion Motor Company in Marion Virginia?
Yes, What do you know about it?

[ruralrte66]

What a beautiful L- 78 Rich, glad you kept it 36 years. Cant wait to see pictures.

Thanks Gregg

[firstgenaddict]

GLAD to see you here Rich, welcome aboard.

[Mr70]

I just remember you were looking for a Dealer emblem from there is all.

[RichSS2006]

GLAD to see you here Rich, welcome aboard.

Been here for quite a while. Been on CRG a lot longer.
To those waiting for pictures or a back story about this car, I spend most of my time in the garage, I’m welding a rust bucket of a Pacecar back together. Curing cancer one panel at a time...
Rich

[GearheadSS]

That's beautiful. One of my top 3 color combos for sure.

[RichSS2006]

I just remember you were looking for a Dealer emblem from there is all.
I may have to drive up there and scour some wreaking yards. Or are they all recycling centers these days? I’m from west of Chicago too!

[Mr70]

Most of our yards are long gone and sold out when the price of scrap metal rose in the late 2000's.Except for Victory Auto of course,but they have nothing older than 1995 and are 1/3rd the size they used to be,but they poured a concrete foundation so no more mud.
The southside Gold mine yards....Don's Towing,Cal Sag,Bob Billys and Canal Auto are all history.Globe Auto,(now in a different location) & O'Hare are still here but not at all as we used to know them from just a few years ago.It's all about the environment and moving cars out quicker than ever.They don't get the older 1960's-70's-80's cars coming in anymore & plus they don't really want them as they take up space and just sit & sit.

[RPOLS3]

The southside Gold mine yards....Don's Towing,Cal Sag,Bob Billys and Canal Auto are all history.


Spent a lot of time at Cal Sag back in the mid 80's. Had many intact 50's, 60's and 70's Chevrolets. Pulled tons of small parts like window cranks, headlights, hardware, etc.