Zl1 # 27 fyi

[Charley Lillard]

https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1969-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-ZL1-COPO-258575

[Xplantdad]

Yeppers. Was owned by Dick Tutino, then by Chuck (CamarosRUs) here on the Yenko Site. Lots to read about this one!!


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[EZ Nova]

So why is this one SOOOOOO CHEAP?

[Lee Stewart]

So why is this one SOOOOOO CHEAP?

From the B-J write up:

After the 1971 season, Dick took the car to a race shop to have the rear wheel wells slightly enlarged. The shop removed the entire trunk floor in error. Since he could not race the ZL1 in this condition, he found another body and pieced the car back together again. It now features a non-OEM Trim Tag.

[Lynn]

It is a rebody.
According to Chuck the ONLY part of the auction car that really was part of ZL1 #27 is the vin plate (IIRC).

[olredalert]

From the B-J write up:

----Even so,,,that's a huge drop from perceived value! There are a lot of COPO iron block cars for more than that that have sold!.....Bill S

[Charley Lillard]

It is a rebody of a rebody. Vin tag is all that came from the car. Chuck rebodied it and then the next guy that bought it from Chucks buyer simply got the vin tag from the body that Chuck put it on and put it on yet another body.

[JoeC]

Zl-1 #27

[Mr70]

For anyone late to the party too: https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=98327

[EZ Nova]

Thanks for clearing that up.

So where is the original OEM born-with drive line??

[Stefano]

It is a rebody of a rebody. Vin tag is all that came from the car. Chuck rebodied it and then the next guy that bought it from Chucks buyer simply got the vin tag from the body that Chuck put it on and put it on yet another body.

So a Double Rebody COPO ZL1..........

[Bill Pritchard]

So a Double Rebody COPO ZL1..........

So that probably (hopefully...) makes it 'the only one known to exist'. Think of the marketing possibilities :hmmm:

[EZ Nova]

So a Double Rebody COPO ZL1..........

BUT, what happens if the second rebody in the original yet repaired body that was discarded after the lawsuit??????

So it's would be a rebody of a rebody to the original body.....

[William]

Not the only rebodied ZL-1 Camaro out there. Only one that can be safely mentioned is #9 N608879 since it was disclosed as such when auctioned at B-J AZ in 2012. Well, sort of disclosed.

"A GM factory assembled body shell was used to correct the extensive body modifications performed during this cars long term drag race history."

As for the others, do your homework before bidding. Don't want to be caught standing when the music stops.

[daleone3]

So that probably (hopefully...) makes it 'the only one known to exist'. Think of the marketing possibilities :hmmm:

There is irony in the joke. I have always found it interesting how people "create" the lineage of a vehicle by "re-tooling" the history. I remember something about a Motion vette years ago that wasn't a motion vette but the owner had been written up a couple times in the old school rags (Hot Rod, Car Craft) and that became part of the lineage, and it was in long dispute. Thank God there are people tracking these but as PT Barnum said; "there is an ass for every seat" and there will be someone that is four vodka tonics deep that raises his bidders badge.....