black 69 zl1

[black69]

there was a guy that told me about a wrecked black camaro with an aluminum block sitting in a chicago garage, and he mentioned he wanted to get the drivetrain out of it someday, it is in their family and it has been sitting for years. He made it clear the car was totaled but his other family members thought it was worth saving for the drivetain, and there was some paperwork related to the car. Maybe its his cousin's or deceased uncle, who knows, did not pry. he was not thinking or pushing missing zl1 or anything, that was me, thus the reason for the post. I just found it odd talking to a guy from southern-central IL about a wrecked black camaro being saved for some reason in a chicago garage. Yes it could be anything, the black aspect made me think of the zl1 as there were no black yenkos. maybe its a nickey car.
Thus I called up a guy that I know worked at gm on the black zl1's carb at the proving grounds and he does not remember it being detroyed at all, he said there was one car and that was it. I tried to ask a guy with the black zl1 copy at vettefest and he pretty much did not want to talk of the real car possibly existing, and he ended the conversation in 5 seconds.
at this point I will just proceed to find out what that car is.

[Jeff H]

Can't hurt to look into it further.

[Kurt S]

It should have an M-plate if it was a factory car. I'd say that picture is post-GM.

[William]

That photo is on a calendar and all of the photos are credited to "GM Archives."

[PeteLeathersac]

Are those tires radials?.
If so, being Goodyears wouldn't they have to be early 70's or later?.
And what's on the hood...a mini tach made out of a deer whistle?.


~ Pete

[x Baldwin Motion]

Pete, are we still talking about the car in the calendar? That is obviously an early 80's custom. I think the deer whistle tach is just a shadow from the cowl hood opening.

[PeteLeathersac]

Yes the yellow '69...I was responding as I thought you guys were thinking it was an original GM shot w/ '69 Michigan tags etc?.
And are you sure the deer whistle is a shadow...looks like something mounted there to me?.


~ Pete

[Charley Lillard]

Looks like a shadow to me.

[Tracker1]

Just an opinion, but I wouldn't be so quick to discount the calendar car as a non-factory custom. Bill Mitchell was always doctoring up stuff to his own tastes. He liked yellow, he liked that style of wheel (alot) and he liked the '69 Camaro (alot). The 1962 mako Shark vette (see my attachment) has similar wheels and that car is all Mitchell. And that IS definitely a shadow.

[Tracker1]

1975 Camaro Berlinetta show car at the Chicago Auto Show - another Mitchell creation. Check the wheels.