1973 Motion Z30 Phase III Camaro

[JoeC]

Motion triva.....
Car and Driver mag built a 69 Camaro with a LT1 that they called a Z/29 Blue Maxi. Joel said he could do better and built the Z/30 he called the Green Meani. This was a SB 69 Camaro with L88 style hood. In some Motion ads this hood was called "the Green Meani hood" but later was called L88 hood.
Roger, off topic but I saw a old picture of a Shelby American sponsored Top Fuel dragster from late 60s. I never knew of it before. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[copo9566aa]

Yes Joec
I have the magazine for the Shelby Super Snake Dragster
Driver Don Prudhomme(one year contract).Owner Lou baney. Sponsor Carrol Shelby.
Pic Magazine American Rodding Sept 1968.
And I have the C&D with the blue Maxi 69 Z/29
Carroll named this SB Shelby GT 350 Joel Camaro SB Z/30
Carroll BB GT 500 Joel Z/50 Camaro. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
Thanks for the info. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[Stefano]

I thought the "Green Meanie" hood was Joel's snorkel style hood.

[JoeG]

Stefano,
The Green Meanie hood is the one on the Green/Otis Chandler '69 Camaro.--JoeG

[JoeC]

According to the article on the Green Meanie, this was the first car to get the L88 style hood and the Motion rear wing. It says Joel had to order 50 hoods to absorb the cost of the mold. The Green Meanie had 1969 Corvette sidepipes, rear wing, L88 hood, LT1 with edelbrock 2x4 crossram, cable driven rev limiter, hooker headers, and Lakewood scattershield. It says "sprint type wheels" which may mean Ansen Sprints. They said the engine would rev very high with no problem. When the magazine picked up the car for a road test it had a note on the dash reading "He who blows it, buys it". [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Born30YrsLate]

Is this car still around or is it MIA?...sounds like a sweet ride.....did it have the RS option too???
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[JChlupsa]

From High Performace CARS/May1973
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[JChlupsa]

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[JChlupsa]

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kind of like the black and white esp the black boarder of the pages gives Joel and company the guy in <font color="black"> BLACK</font> status [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[copo9566aa]

Jeff
Thanks for posting [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]
The hood look bigger on this one ....
And a secret message on the right front light [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
Or this is my eyes [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]