This page will
document my project from beginning to end, with details and
photos.
Click here to see Kristan's '69 Camaro.
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My buddy, Bill, spotted this car
for sale near his work. It had sat there for a few years, but was
someone else's project and couldn't be bought.
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After a divorce,
Ron McGraw, the cousin of Tim McGraw, was forced to get the car
off the ex's property and had no place to move it, so he finally
put it up for sale. I went to look at it and talked him down to
$4,500 cash. It was a done deal and I towed her home.
The body was very straight and had new quarters. The pans were in
very good shape and look original, except for the front, which
look to have been patched at one time, but done fairly well. The
front fenders had some rust creeping in at the lower rear corner
of each, but a perfect replacement RH fender came with the car,
so I only needed to find the LH to have an almost flawless body.
About a week before I bought the car, a kid had thrown a rock at
the windshield and busted it badly, but the windshield was the
only glass I needed.
The interior was only missing 1 door panel, 1 rear panel,
console, carpet & dash pad.
The original motor was missing, but with the purchase, I received a complete, but disassembled '67 327 with the engine stand it was on and a complete 350 from an '82 Vette with the engine hoist Ron had it hanging from.
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He was
apparently getting ready to drop the 350 in the Camaro. Since
this was an original SS with it's original 4 speed and 12 bolt
still in the car, I decided to find a #s matching motor to
complete the package. I stored both the motors in my backyard
with little intention of using them since they were not #s
matching for this car.
1969 Chevrolet
Camaro SS 350
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This was
originally an SS in Glacier Blue with a dark blue vinyl top,
black stripes, a dark blue interior, 300HP 350, 4 speed manual
transmission and 12 bolt posi rear end. It will be going back to
the original specs with the exception of the vinyl top and the
shade of the blue paint.
Original
Sticker Price:
A base 1969 Camaro SS was $3,026.
Production #s:
34,932 SS Camaros were produced in 1969.
Current(June
'07)Average Selling Price:
eBay - $40,000
Barrett-Jackson - $58,080
COMPLETE #s and date
matching motor. (full details coming soon)
Goodmark cowl induction hood.
Console, new carpet & dash pad.
New emblems.
Temporary windshield & exhaust.
LH Fender
New interior panels, headliner.
She's coming together and now has a temporary 350 installed, the one that came with the purchase, mated up to the original 4 speed, so I can drive the car for now, instead of pushing it around. I'm getting ready to finish off the body and get her painted, then drop in the freshly rebuilt complete #s matching motor and new interior package.
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