Short of Paying Joel for confirmation....

[Yellow 69 z28]

I have researched all that I can...

I bought the car in the late eighties from a local girl who is still around. She has all kinds of memories of the car but wants to forget the history prior to that because it was her late boyfriend who bought the car new.

The car always had a 427 and it came with a ton of parts and a lot of owner history. The car has no X codes but has always been a Z/28 Daytona yellow with a black vinyl top. (Paint 76 B). The car has been painted a few other shades including white, red, blue (the color it was when I found it) which are evident on the car and in owner history.

The car always had a L88 fiberglass hood until someone forgot to pin it and it flew off like a kite on a stormy night . And if you notice what's up with the ford dual mirrors.

The parts that were on the car, in the trunk, and in the back of my pickup (Had to bring a pick-up to pick up the rest of the parts that came with the car) all point to a B/M or Motion Performance creation. It has had side pipes, ansons, cragers, rear window louvers, chrome traction bars, shock extenders, and mallory ignition to name a few parts in the collection.

The problem was / is that I want to restore it back to GM specs but get stuck on the 427 parts.

I'll post some pics.

Rich

[Yellow 69 z28]

Second shot behind the ss427. No front bumber L88 hood.

[Yellow 69 z28]

Out front of house L88 hood. Ford mirrors.

[Yellow 69 z28]

Picking up from body shop after the kite incident. Need steel hood for clearance, Clarence.

[Yellow 69 z28]

Second shot at body shop, still has Ford mirrors.

[Yellow 69 z28]

Third shot at body shop new bumber, steel hood and Ford mirrors.

[Yellow 69 z28]

Shot interior with funky diamond pleaded dash and door panels. Hurst T handle guages barely visible under dash.

[Pantera]

Joel did like to use the ford mirrors probably because they were pretty modern looking for 1969. He also used the "GT" letters from ford mustangs on the back of the GT vettes he sold and mine has ford mirrors on it too.

You should look for build sheets under the seats and or dash. Try to locate a detective that could run a NCIC trace to see who the originating dealer was that sold it and any previous owners names.

Lastly beg and plead with the girl to just one time give you what she knows.

You should post the trim plate info on here and the vin as someone just may help you.

I know what you are going through as I am doing the same thing on a '69 vette myself.

[427TJ]

If you really wanna' know, you gotta' pay the dough.

If it's a real Motion car verified by Joel Rosen, the $1500 fee will be pocket change in comparison to what the car would be worth.

Just my .02

[skierkaj]

And if it's not a real Motion car, you just wasted your $1500 that could have been used to better your car. Sometimes you just have to look at, "what you have", not "what it could be". Either way, it's a nice car in my book, and would be glad to have it anyday. Do as much scrounging as you can, then when you're almost positive it's a Motion car, pay for the certification. Good luck