1969 Z/28 Hugger Orange for sale

[6667ss138]

I have decided to relist my X77 69 Hugger Orange Z/28 for sale here on Yenko. The car had a black vinyl top and standard black vinyl interior from the factory. It is a JM certified total born with driveline car. I listed it approximately three years ago, the local sale did not go through, and I still own it. I am offering it for sale and have reached out to Bruce with a PM to ask for his help in adding many photos and Jerry MacNeish's full report. I have not heard back from him yet. I'm just not computer savvy enough to do it myself. The car will still run and drive actually pretty well, but I rarely start it. I just don't want to run the tired original born with engine. The born with Muncie needs rebuilt as well.
My car is a 4-owner car. I purchased it from owner #3 ten years ago in 2012. It will need a total and complete frame off restoration! Owner #3 did the metal work and was going to change the color to Daytona yellow which explains the yellow door jambs and he was not going to install the black vinyl top. Other than remnants of the original HO paint in areas on the body, the original hood and rear spoiler, the car is otherwise mostly in primer. He replaced the quarters and fenders and tacked a new trunk floor in and replaced 3 of the 4 floor pans. The dash, firewall, rear shock towers, rear seat area, passenger floor pan, rockers are all solid. I was planning to go back and redo and change some of his work and do a concours, every nut and bolt restoration. In my opinion the car deserves that, but it will just depend on how extensive of a restoration a person will want. I am offering the car as is and what you will see in the pictures with only the extra items that Jerry mentions in his inspection which were, the 5 correct dated YH wheels, the 9E dated voltage regulator and the original DZ May dated carb. These are currently not on the car but are included in the sale. I also purchased a correct dated with original red paint OE deck lid and reinstalled the original rear spoiler after Jerry's inspection that is also included in the sale. The original distributor, alternator, starter, heads and 772 fan blade and much more are still on the car as Jerry mentions. It still has most of its original exhaust still on the car and original shifter and ball. I corrected the headrest issue that Jerry mentioned with correct May dates. I've decided to keep all the extra parts that I have purchased over the years. Hopefully between the photos and Jerry's report most questions will be answered, but I will answer any additional questions that anyone might have. I will accommodate anyone wanting to come in to inspect. I have a lift. $52,500. or serious offers will be considered. Serious inquiries only please! I am including the link from my for-sale post three years ago. Hopefully I can get the pictures and full JM report up pretty quick. Thank you!

https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=157217

[Xplantdad]

Hi I replied to your private message!:beers:

[COPO]

Probably would be helpful to let prospective purchasers know the city / state where the car is located. A hugger orange Z-28 with a born with engine is certainly a worthy restoration candidate. GLWS

[6667ss138]

Yes, you are right, Wichita Kansas. Thank you!

[Xplantdad]

Here are all of the pics and Jerry's report :biggthumpup:


Let me know if there are any more pics you'd like me add!


Outside:


222887

222888

222889

222890

222891

222892

222893

[Xplantdad]

Engine engine stamp


222894

222895

222896

222897

222898




engine stamp


222923


222924

[Xplantdad]

Misc part stamps


222900

222901

222902

222903

222904

222905

[Xplantdad]

Tach and interior pics


222906

222907

222908

222909

222910

222911

[Xplantdad]

Jerry!


222912

222913





And the trim tag pic!


222925

[Xplantdad]

And Jerry's report...




222915

222916

222917

222918

[Xplantdad]

Len, Updated! :beers:

[Xplantdad]

rear axle pics


222919

222920




Firewall stamp




222921



Radiator tag

222922

[Xplantdad]

Pic from the original owner... :biggthumpup:




222926

[6667ss138]

Bruce, I can't thank you enough for all your work this evening. Yor are a great car guy. Thank you, Sir!!

[Xplantdad]

Len, you are welcome. Have a great evening.:headbang:

[Xplantdad]

Len asked me to post some more pics...:biggthumpup:




Shot of the side of the hood with a "20" which represents the 20th week of 1969


223084








And a shot of the rear


223085

[Xplantdad]

A few of the trunk area




223086

223087

223088

[Xplantdad]

A couple of rocker shots


223089

223090

[Xplantdad]

A close up of the VIN at the bottom of the engine. You can see the last four numbers of the VIN are 8736



223091

[Xplantdad]

And the NCRS paperwork


223092

[Xplantdad]

And a copy of an old title




223093

[6667ss138]

Thank you, Bruce, for adding more pictures to my post!! I have had some requests for some additional pictures, so I have added these. I have the car on my lift for the first time in years. I was able to get a good shot of the rough area by the oil filter. These new cell phones take some great pictures. You can see the last four digits of the VIN (8736) very well in my opinion. I also added the week stamp on the original hood. A 20 for the 20th week (May 12th to the 18th) of 1969. I also added by request some pictures of the trunk and rockers. A copy of the NCRS report from 2014 that confirms what the North Carolina DMV sent me in 2012. It includes a copy of the Virginia title when it came to NC showing the original owner and selling dealership which was Wilkins Chevrolet, Norfolk Va. It will be on the lift for a while so I will take any pictures of any areas that are requested. Complete VIN 124379N668736

[6667ss138]

I thought I would add the history that my research found when I first purchased the car in 2012. I thought some here might enjoy the story even though not interested in purchasing the car.
Owner #3 whom I purchased the car from said he was the 2nd owner and that he bought it from the original owner. Little did he know there was another owner who actually purchased it new
This is the cars history and story from owner #1.
Right after purchasing the car, I did some checking and found out that like Kansas, North Carolina DMV offered a complete title history back to new. I filled out the form and I think it cost $20 and after a few weeks it came. I could see from the copy of the Virginia title that the car was still titled in the original owner's name and also showed the original selling dealership when it came to NC in 1971 through a used car dealership. I could see on the title the original owner was stationed on a ship called the USS Muliphen (LKA-61). My wife (she might be reading this) is very smart! She did some checking online for information of this ship. She found that it had been taken out of commission in August of 1971 and eventually was sunk in 1989 off the coast of Florida as an artificial reef. She noticed in her research that there was a USS Muliphen reunion site online. She posted to the site asking if anyone that had been stationed on the ship in 1969 and 1970 might remember and know the original owner Joe and hopefully remember his new 1969 Hugger Orange Z/28. Lo and behold she got a response from Don, he said that it was his buddy that owned the car and that he got to drive it on occasion as they went back and forth to Philly to firefighting school after getting home from Vietnam. He said they definitely did some street racing, but that he had lost track of Joe through the years. He told us the city and state that his buddy Joe was from originally. It is a very large city and state, and we thought finding him with such a common name was going to be like finding a needle in a haystack. My wife looked up the online directory in this city and there were many! She decided to call the first name and number that she came across and again lo and behold it was him. She left him a message saying if you were stationed on the USS Muliphen and owned a HO 69 Z/28 to please call. He called right back, and he confirmed that he was the original owner. He said that he had just returned from a tour in Vietnam and the first thing he did was go buy a Z/28. He said that he was under 21 and had to have a cosigner. He got married shortly thereafter and said that the car was in his wedding and that they drove off in it and that there are many pictures of the car from the wedding but unfortunately, he later went through a very bitter divorce, and she kept all the pictures. He said he only had the one and contacting her for anymore was impossible. He was kind enough to send us the one and only Polaroid that he still had from shortly after purchasing the car brand new, which I posted here. He said that while he was on a cruise for his honeymoon, he let his buddy keep and drive his Z while he was gone. He came back to the bad news that his buddy had wrecked it. That is the damage that Jerry found in his report. It was hit on the passenger side and the door and fender were replaced. He sold it to a used car dealership in Virginia called Modern Motors, they re-assigned the title to Johnsons Used cars in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Joe said he purchased the car new for $3200. After selling his Z/28 he went to the other dealership in Norfolk VA which was a super car dealership and is still well known today and purchased a brand new 1970 Yenko Hugger Orange Deuce. He purchased his Yenko from Colonial Chevrolet in Norfolk. The only other picture he had from back in the day he also sent us showing him standing by his new Yenko. I found out through more research that it was totaled in the late 70's and parted out. I talked to the last owner of the Yenko Deuce and he said that he hit a tree and was lucky to be alive and the car was wrecked beyond repair and scrapped. Boy ole Joe sure had a great taste for muscle cars once getting home from Vietnam! That is where the Virginia story ends, and the North Carolina history and owner #2 story begins.

[6667ss138]

I've decided to keep my 69 HO Z/28 for now. I want to thank all that messaged and expressed interest, but I want to especially thank Bruce for all of his help!