1967 Camaro Pace Car L-78
 

Purchased an interesting car a while back, not sure it would be considered a "Super Car" however, it is a 1967 Camaro Pace Car L-78,4speed. From what I have read it is the last pace car built with a build date of 05D. It is registered with The Official Pace Car Registry and the VIN is documented in John R Hoopers book. The car is one of seven cars to be produced from the Van Nuys plant with a 396 and out of that seven and three were built with the 375 hp or L78 with 4 speed. The pace car has a special code on the trim tag and this car does have that code. The car needs complete restoration which we have begun. When I bought the car it had a six cylinder in it and the big block and heads were rusting in the back yard. Crank,rods and pistons, 4speed transmission were up in the garage rafters leaking oil and trans fluid everywhere. Some pullys and other parts were there but it was missing some items such as exhaust manifolds etc...When we began to sand the car we found the thin blue pinstripe down the side and the blue bumble bee stripe around the nose. So, that is my big find!!!

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Cool find....darn you guys with all these hidden treasures ! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Ok... I'm jealous! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

Let's see some pics when its all put back together.

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AGREE - what a terrific find, and an L78 to boot https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Cool car. Congrats. That will be a fun car to do. Please fill out your Profile or I will have to come and confiscate the car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Sounds Very https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif
I would think Charley would be interested in this too.

Seeing as Bob didn't,I will.
Please Fill out your Profile,Thank You. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...elairSucks.gif

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From what I have read it is the last pace car built with a build date of 05D. It is registered with The Official Pace Car Registry and the VIN is documented in John R Hoopers book. The car is one of seven cars to be produced from the Van Nuys plant with a 396 and out of that seven and three were built with the 375 hp or L78 with 4 speed.

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Welcome! With that screen name, is this Sal?

I take it you mean Crispino's Pace Car book (I believe Hooper's name was only on early printings of it)?
Only 7 BB LA IPC's is an incorrect #. I know of 18, 4 (including yours) of those being L78's.
Yup, yours is the last one out of LA that I know of. I'd say it was a late order that got pushed thru. Do you know any early history on the car?

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I have some before pictures if you are interested?

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Yes it is. Have we met?

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OK I will fill out the profile page.