1969 ZL1 going to Barrett-Jackson 2012

[Charley Lillard]

And that is where George and I disagree on what is right and wrong.

[EZ Nova]

Originally Posted by Charley Lillard

And that is where George and I disagree on what is right and wrong.

Charlie, I agree. I looked this up on the Bj site and said it's sold for close to 1/2 a million dollars. And I seen a later auction with a green ca for more then 1/2 that price off. Then the orange one went over a million! (Those price are the published pricing with buyers premium I gather).

But your last picture on the previous page, it clearly states "a GM factory assembled body shell was used to correct extensive modifications"! So yes it was disclosed as a rebody.

My thoughts are, why REBODY one of the most expensive 1969 Camaro's ever? I know my thoughts don't mean anything to anyone, but to me, I see this car as a TRIBUTE! It's a tribute that a guy owned who was lucky enough to have the original VIN to swap over? Sorry if that upsets people, but IF this is acceptable on a car of this value, then any SS car can be rebodied? Why restore a '69 RS Z28, just rebody with a clean shell, save the 1000's of hours on labour?

I have heard the Mopar stories where EVERYTHING has been swapped out or changed repaired except the VIN.

I see it like this:

I can buy a condemned old house of a famous person, say Elvis's house he was born in. I buy it, replace the roof, original structure, plumbing and maybe even an addition. It's STILL THE SAME HOUSE! But if I tear it down, build a new designed house, it's NOT THE SAME HOUSE! Yet the address is the same?

John

[Charley Lillard]

"But your last picture on the previous page, it clearly states "a GM factory assembled body shell was used to correct extensive modifications"! So yes it was disclosed as a rebody."


My problem was the disclosure was too small to read unless you broke the rules and went over the ropes to get close enough to actually read it. Or found a employee to take you over the ropes. 99% of the people don't do that and one would think no need because of the very well done story boards that were up close to read.

[purple panther]

its a colorfull way of saying its a rebody

[Mr70]

And a quiet way too.

[ChimChim]

I'm very sorry for what happened to George when he purchased this car. But very much appreciate what Charley is doing here (Yenko.net) and agree with him 100%. It goes to show you, you are never too old to learn...George thought he had all his bases covered and spent a big wad of cash. He learn some new stuff from this website (thanks guys!) which got him more documentation and we all found out the truth. However, the way the disclosure of the re-body was presented was shameful. C'mon on the windshield behind closed off ropes...ridiculous. BJ should know better. I'm 60 years old looking for my first 60's muscle car and I am very disappointed in what I've seen/read. But what keeps me motivated and still willing to put up my hard earned cash is the values and integrity of people like Charley and the folks on this site that help people like me research and hopefully find their dream car.
Thanks guys and keep up the good work!
C

[Steve Shauger]

I think we have gotten everyone's opinion on this subject, which took place 9 years ago!. This horse had been dead, lets move forward.