Vintage Certification @ Camaro Nationals- Morgantown, Pa
 

Looking forward to the Camaro Nationals. We have 70 Z28 30k miles, a 67 rs/ss L35 with 19k miles and a 79 Z28 with 25k and perhaps another car.

The 67rs/ss L35 is still owned by original owner and believe this may achieve both Vintage Time Capsule and Legend Survivor -Platinum.

That 67 is nice!

citrus green 70Z looks very nice. my wife has same car with 33k & I have 1 for sale in my driveway. should be a great show again

Very nice cars Steve. Can't wait to see them.

Hope to see lots of photos for those on the other side of the globe who can't make it :biggthumpup:

Camaro Nationals
 

I took a few pictures from the Nationals.

Brett & Forrest Merryman 67 RS/SS was awarded Legend Survivor- Platinum 98.3! Below is original owner of this amazing 67 butternut yellow. Simply put an amazing

Jack DiGangi 79 Z28 was Vintage Certification-Legend

Nelson Lamberson 70 Z28 was awarded Vintage Certification- Heritage

Our own Vintage Certification team member Lloyd Costley was awarded top overall honors with a score of 98.6 and achieved Platinum in the concours restored Legend class.

Please say HI and congratulations to Brett and Forrest for me and I'll see them in November.

Steve how can we find out how the rest of the Camaro's scored at the National's.

Visit the camaro nationals website. https://camaronationals.org/ The results will be listed once updated.

You guys all do a great job Steve. Well run and well judged. Easy Show to navigate too.

Steve enjoyed seeing you and spending some time chatting. Thanks a bunch for a fantastic
show weekend. Thats what the hobby is about, folks like yourself.

Thank Karl Scheffy, his team and the Classic Auto Mall that provided a fantastic venue and were so accommodating!

Curious how you got him to stand still long enough to have a conversation...:laugh:

At MCACN, he seems to be in constant motion.

:haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha:

Was that 70 bought at Mecum this year?

It was purchased at an auction in January.

1967 Camaro RS SS 396
 

Vintage Certification was on-site at the Camaro Nationals in Morgantown PA, where we had the opportunity to re-Certify the first car to have undergone Vintage Certification back in 1999.

- Original Owner

- ~19,460 original miles

- Original Paint, Vinyl Top, Interior and Drivetrain

- 1 of 5,141 Camaro big blocks produced in 1967

Brett Merryman and his 2 fine sons, Forest (left) and Brett and their 1967 Camaro RS SS 396
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Merryman Camaro undergoing Vintage Certification in 1999. The young man in the chair is Brett (Jr)
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Missing Paint (Assembly Line)
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Engine Compartment
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Thanks for posting amazing detailed pictures of assemblyline processes from various sections of Brett's car. I can't get enough of how well preserved that car is and the priceless information that is so vital for enthusiasts/restorers.

Interior

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very nice -

i understand that Lloyd also hit it out of the park for his certification for the first time showing his 69 RS/Z28 - congrats lloyd on an amazing job.

Details off the charts!

Thanks Eddie! I was pleased with the overall result of Legends Concours Platinum and the Best of Show honors was an unexpected surprise.

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Love that duplication of the original overspray on the firewall......masterpiece!!!!!!!

What was your score 98?? or 99 and ...

Beautiful car, Lloyd, with the detail you put into it, you deserve every award you get.
BUT, I don't recall ever having seen a silver firewall and I'm certain it is correct, or you wouldn't have done it, but at what time during production were they painted that color ??

Mitch, it is white consistent with the white stripes.....

Thanks, I was contemplating the color and wasn't sure. It must be a Z thing, cause I don't recall seeing stripe matched firewalls before either. But then, I'm not familiar with the way of '69 Z's at all.

yes, absolutely a Z/28 thing. Lloyd can elaborate the process and why.

Cool, we can talk some at MCACN in November too.

wow that car is gorgeous!!!

Thanks Mitch, the (white) paint on the firewall is stripe color overspray from the under-cowl paint operation which was done so the stripe color was visible with the cowl panel installed when viewed through the vents. Sometimes the firewall received some overspray color which was the case on my car.

Very nice.....Can I have it ?

----Love that you resisted using GM stamped heater hoses. It seems that some of us think the GM stamped hoses came on everything, and that just isn't true!....Bill S