69 Z28 RS JL8 Crossram car listed at BJ auction

[Jeff H]

According to their information this is an all original, unrestored, documented JL8. It will be really interesting(at least to me)to see what this car brings.

69 Z28 RS JL8 Crossram car

[wundercluck]

I'm looking forward to seeing this car at Scottsdale also. Sounds like it's probably another Van Nuys JL8 and should run through the auction around mid afternoon Friday? I should be pretty close to the stage then!!
Don

[Jeff H]

Yeah, it will be good to see a real, documented car and what interest it brings. Hey Charley, do you know anything about this car?

[Charley Lillard]

I have never seen it. I heard it painted black for years and has just been painted the correct blue ?

[Jeff H]

Didn't Jim at Heartbeat City have a black RS JL8 car that the tag showed was originally blue? I wonder if it's that car.

[MosportGreen66]

Jeff... My Dad was interested in the JL8 Z28 that Jim at Heartbeat had. After careful analysis with Ed Cuneen's help, it was found that the JL8 option was dealer installed and there was question about the authenticity of the P-o-P. It was painted black but originally Le Mans Blue.

I do believe this to be the same car as advertised in BJ ALTHOUGH, Ed noted in his report that the car appeared to have, "an older restoration." It sold shortly after my Dad and Ed inspected the car.

I quote from Ed's report:
"This axle has a cast date of January 3, 1969 and was stamped on January 9, 1969 with a QX code. The axle was manufactured in Michigan. The owner took possession on the car on January 28, 1969, leaving only 19 days for the axle to be shipped to California and installed on the Camaro. The Camaro body was built during the first week in November, which would mean that the body would have to be stored in Los Angles during November and December awaiting the axle to arrive. This is an unlikey scenario. I know of no other JL8 cars built this early in 1969. However, axle assemblies became available in January 1969."

P-o-P Information:
"Frank DiHartce, a previous owner, believes this car was purchased from FairwayChevrolet in Sacramento, California. The Protect-o-Plate does not show a dealer name. It appears that a dealer rubber stamp impression has been rubbed off the warranty card. The POP shows a sales date of January 28, 1969. The glue was on the card, but the glue attaching the plate was elastic and could be strected when lifting the plate edge away from the card."

[firstgenaddict]

The ad says that it is unrestored.
I guess unrestored means different things to different people?

[Jeff H]

I guess they consider a repaint "cosmetic detailing".