'68 Camaro SS396/4-sp California Survivor, Orig Paint, Wow.

**scuncio** · #1 06-13-2019, 01:42 AM

Neat car...wish it was a 375hp but a guy can dream....

Link to 1968 Camaro SS396 Original Paint Survivor auction

124378N480494

**1967Z28** · #2 06-13-2019, 03:06 AM

This car has been at MCACN previously.

**Steve Shauger** · #3 06-14-2019, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 1967Z28

This car has been at MCACN previously.

Jon you are correct, and we Vintage Certified the car @ MCACN in 2016!

**AnthonyS** · #4 06-13-2019, 02:39 PM

now, that is a car alarm bell!

**lbnaz** · #5 06-13-2019, 03:31 PM

Any idea as to what the CA id tag on the door is about. Larry

**PeteLeathersac** · #6 06-14-2019, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by lbnaz

Any idea as to what the CA id tag on the door is about. Larry

Door tag may be part military induced OCD by OO Melvin G. Tennant?

Sounds like a cool guy who moved to CA in '68 as info below, car to celebrate his new job?

Awesome car, who was the delivering dealer?

~ Pete

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Melvin G. Tennant
February 14, 1938 to July 10, 2009 ? (DD unconfirmed)

Melvin G. Tennant, 71, passed away at his home in San Mateo, CA. He previously lived and attended school in Hundred, WV.
He was born February 14, 1938 to Cloman J. Tennant and Frances Loraine (Laura) Tennant in Fairview, WV.
Surviving is one brother, Norman Tennant of Hundred, WV and 27 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, Wilbur, Vern, Kenneth, Noel, Joe and Jack and four sisters, Geraldine Freeland, Irene Freeman, Mary Tennant, and Leona Miller.

Melvin spent four years (1960-1964) in the United States Army. He graduated from Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics after the army and was employed by United Airlines and worked in Washington, DC before moving to San Mateo, CA to continue his employment in 1968 until his retirement.

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**RSSSfan** · #7 06-13-2019, 03:32 PM

Notice the way the factory applied the crossed flag decal crooked on the air breather. goes to show that the object was to get them down the line. My original car has a fender support bolt that was cross threaded from the factory and simply run halfway in, rather than tapping the hole and properly installing a replacement. Also has a Firebird trunk decal sticker.

**Keith Seymore** · #8 06-14-2019, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RSSSfan

My original car has a fender support bolt that was cross threaded from the factory and simply run halfway in, rather than tapping the hole and properly installing a replacement.

I'm surprised.

In the truck plant we would get a bigger gun and run it the rest of the way in (until the weld nut broke loose).

K

**Mr70** · #9 06-13-2019, 03:32 PM

Is it ever,resembles my Gas Station bell.

**RSSSfan** · #10 06-13-2019, 03:39 PM

I guess the original owner drilled those holes in the bottoms of the rockers to promote drainage and prevent rust. Or was that done for some kind of undercoating?

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