1969 Camaro ZL-1 #51

[Charley Lillard]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: al8apex</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot; With the real original block now back in the Camaro after almost forty years&quot;

&quot;...and now, of course, the real original ZL1 engine.&quot;

before it only had the ORIGINAL engine, now that ORIGINAL engine is <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="text-decoration: underline">REAL</span></span></span>

so, the story tellers before were lying? </div></div>

They believed they had the orig block when it was selling at Barrett-Jackson. A SYC member had a block that was acquired from Lamar and were told it was from # 51. I put Reggie and the member together, the block was bought and repaired. At Barrett-Jackson a attorney called and said he had a client that had the orig block and that he had bought it from Lamar in the 1970's. Reggie then stopped the sale of the car to sort it out. He called Lamar and Lamar said he had several blocks for the car that GM had given him. He also said he still had the orig. one in his shop. Reggie then bought and repaired that one. He as spent a ton of dough trying to do the right thing. If there is any fault it is with Lamar..

[sYc]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Charley Lillard</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: al8apex</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot; With the real original block now back in the Camaro after almost forty years&quot;

&quot;...and now, of course, the real original ZL1 engine.&quot;

before it only had the ORIGINAL engine, now that ORIGINAL engine is <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="text-decoration: underline">REAL</span></span></span>

so, the story tellers before were lying? </div></div>

They believed they had the orig block when it was selling at Barrett-Jackson.<span style="color: #FF6666"> A SYC member had a block that was acquired from Lamar and were told it was from # 51. </span>I put Reggie and the member together, the block was bought and repaired. At Barrett-Jackson <span style="color: #FF6666">a attorney called and said he had a client that had the orig block and that he had bought it from Lamar in the 1970's.</span> Reggie then stopped the sale of the car to sort it out. <span style="color: #FF0000">He called Lamar and Lamar said he had several blocks for the car that GM had given him. He also said he still had the orig. one in his shop.</span> Reggie then bought and repaired that one. He as spent a ton of dough trying to do the right thing. If there is any fault it is with Lamar.. </div></div>

Wow...so who's on first? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[396L35]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sYc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wow...so who's on first? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] </div></div>

Albert Pujols!!!!

[Salvatore]

Ryan Howard!!

[StealthBird]

Charley, let me recap your information....

- Reggie had #51 since the mid 1990's. He buys what he thinks is the original block from an SYC member, who says it was bought from Lamar. Then he puts the car up on the B-J block in 2004.

- An attorney calls and says Reggie's car does not have the original block. The true original block is still in Lamar's shop, but it is seriously damaged.

- Reggie pulls the car from the B-J auction as bidding stalls at $600K.

- Reggie buys the original damaged block from Lamar, spends a ton of money repairing it, and that's what we see today going to 2010 Mecum.

- Reggie holds the all-time strike out record at 2,597 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

[Canuck]

&quot;Reggie pulls the car from the B-J auction as bidding stalls at $600K&quot;

I think the car was pushed off stage,Reggie didn't touch it!


Does Lamar have two sons, Ron and Robbie, or is ther just one block or are thre two Reggie Jacksons's?

Stay tuned for the tent to collapse at Mecum.

Paul

[StealthBird]

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

[JIM]

Too Be Continued Same Bat time same Bat Channel [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smirk.gif[/img]

[iluv69s]

This story might be better than the green 270k cowl tag sale that Reggie was involved with at BJ a few years ago.

It seems simple to me. Which block has the original VIN???

so this car now has undisputable provenance as an 'original motor' ZL-1 ???

[olredalert]

------This is just me sayin, but, Im thinkin there arent #s on either block. Just Lamars say so. Lot of money spent just on someones recollections. Hope that doesnt sound like Im impuning his rep, but I know how bad my memory is about stuff from back then, and Im willing to bet that I have a bunch less to remember than Lamar.......Bill S