ISO Burnished Brown 69 Z from Xenia-Dayton Ohio area
 

Looking for a Burnished Brown 69 Z that a friend had in the 1980's. Lloyd Stauffer (spelling?) was his name and he was killed in a dealership service department fire when the trouble light bulb broke when he was pulling a gas tank. Always wondered what happened to his car.

Dave

There is/was a burnished brown Z in the town next to me. The guy rarely takes it out and has had it since the 1980's or '90's. About 50 miles north of Dayton. I'll see if I can find out if he's still got it.

Ew, this is getting interesting!!! Terrible tragedy by the way and a good reminder to the rest of us!

No kidding...I've had a run on replacing fuel pumps lately on my newer stuff. I won't be doing it at night anymore. What a bad way to go.

That's just terrible. I remember looking at a 63 Vette with my dad when I was a teenager. The price was really good. The wife ordered the husband to sell it because the same kind of accident occurred. He survived the fire but was badly burned. As a result she wanted the "cursed" car gone.

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What a sad situation for everyone and sorry you lost your friend.
Was the car maybe an RS w/ 54,000 miles?
Here's a newspaper article about the fire also an ad for a 69 RS Z-28 that closely fits the timeline.
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~ Pete

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~ Pete

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It’s a bit fuzzy, but pretty sure not an RS. I remember it having Super Tricks or Centerlines on it. He loved that car and can’t recall him ever running it hard. Always at the cruise nights. A real nice guy. Whoever got that car got a real plum. To this day when I work on my car I am always looking at flammables and moving them away.

Thanks Pete for the postings. I had that same article clipped but can't find it.

Such a tragic story.....

Same thing happened back when I worked at dealerships as a kid. Gasoline on a trouble light started a large fire. Luckily he only suffered minor burns as other mechanics quickly jumped in to help. So no one seriously injured. For years after I never understood why they continued to use those incandescent trouble lights when the fluorescents hit the market. After that I quickly took all my incandescent trouble lights in my shop and hung them on the wall as antiques and replaced with fluorescents.

Good luck in your search.