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01-19-2023, 09:19 AM #281
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Yes it is very rare with only 602 built (4L code) cars. Ours was a well optioned RS Z (Marina Blue over black deluxe interior) Norwood CA build in 4/67 so had a smog 302 ("MP" code) on the Protect-O-Plate. 67 Zs also had an "H" code (Holley carb) on the Protect-O-Plate.
There were also around 1100 high performance big block (396 CU/375 HP) 67 Camaros (also rare, of course) which had the "H" code on the Protect-O-Plate. These were the only 2 engine options with the Holley.
The 67s had 2 bolt main 302s and thus many blew up. Ours was drag raced in CA by the original owner/2nd owner.....I do not recall for sure and the motor had one hole scored.....but not blown up. 350s were just coming into favor on the strip so ours had a 350 when we bought it in 1974. That motor was tired thus the 4 bolt main 302 (not a DZ block but a 327 block with a 69Z crank) was put in by the guy we bought it from as he and his buddies were all about 69Zs.
Thanks, to some of us working together the original motor was found a several years ago at an old speed shop (cool!) and unfortunately the guy (a 67 Z expert from Canada) would not sell it back to me as he had wanted our car for many years. As a result of me not wanting to sell the car (I wanted the motor of course) he sold the motor and it ended up in a red 67 Z in CA some where. My nephew is trying to find that car so we can match the motor to our Z.
IF ANY OF YOU CAR GUYS KNOW OF ANY RED 67 Z/28s IN CA, LET ME KNOW We hope the motor is still in this car and if not we'll keep hunting. There is at least one other 67 RS red Z with black interior (awesome top shelf car well documented and optioned where the owner died a few years ago and I believe his daughter has the car) This is not the car.
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01-19-2023, 09:23 AM #282
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The story that goes with some of these time pieces is as cool as the car. Thanks for sharing Dan.
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01-19-2023, 09:39 AM #283
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01-19-2023, 09:53 AM #284
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What a cool story. And it's still in the family. I was just stupid. Gave away a 57 Chev Bel Air 283 convertible that a friend had given me (frame needed slight straightening which at the time was a bige deal and dad wanted his garage back), my 55 Merc Montclair (that was a trade on my 63 Bonneville which I also did not keep), and my 59 Olds dynamic 88 (my first car). Don't ask me about the 68 and 70 Corvettes, and 87 & 92 Supra Turbo Targas I also parted with. The 70 Vette was as far as I know the only one that ever had an LS7 engine in it - only because the original owner was the parts manager at a huge Chevy dealer and bought all the LS7 parts before Chevy decided never to install the engine and then built the engine (including the correctly coded short-block). And worst, I sold it to a guy that turned out to be sister-in-laws neighbor. Every time we visited he kept thanking me and rubbing it in.
The GTO was a lot of fun - high 13s low 14s at the track. Only lost one race in 4 years (jetted the carb wrong) and put 100K on it. I put in factory front discs (first year they were offered as an option) and added power steering. Stiffer coils in the front so that I'd have better traction off the line. Hooker headers and Thermoquad carb. It was the 360hp HO 400 YZ coded, his/hers shifter, 390 rear - sucker would leave rubber in every gear. I think that's why I had to buy the RAM HO - as close as I'll ever get.Robin & John
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01-19-2023, 09:59 AM #285
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How true your words are. Anywhere we go and we meet car folks and start talking cars......oh my, how fun and the time just flys !
We met up with a GM Power Train Engineer (now retired) at the GDRV rally in 2019 who used be be quite active on this forum. We already knew about each others cars (he has a second generation high performance Chevelle) and had a number of communications over the years via this forum. Now we talk/txt every so often.
Talking car ownership history along with his GM history was really enjoyable and interesting. And then, as other car guys at the rally got involved.......more and more car stories started being shared.......so awesome ! I think Carol rolled her eyes more than once !
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01-19-2023, 10:10 AM #286
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Dan & Carol
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06-20-2023, 11:46 AM #287
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Couple other of my cars over the years ,1977 pro street Trans Am 455 nos motor and my newest one 2016 Hellcat 6 spd. 707 hp and 19 miles to the gallon never would have believed it
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We have owned and built various cars over the decades.
Photo is a 1970 Chevelle we built in the early 1980s. It is front wheel drive via the conversion of a 1966 Toronado front subframe. There is a 6-71 blown Small block Chevy adapted to the T-425 transaxle. It appeared in a few magazines. We sold it 30 years ago at Barrett - Jackson auction. The car was a handful to control under heavy throttle.
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