In our never ending pursuit to find interesting and incredible finds, I recently stumbled across a rather amazing find that was posted a few years back here on camaros.net. Dennis, aka new2camaro, discovered the kind of find we all dream of! A high performance and highly desirable 1969 Camaro Z/28. It wasn’t found in a barn, but parked in a field. Even though it was left out in the elements, it is surprisingly solid. The windows were broken out at some point, the paint is worn thin, but it is all original and quite complete. It turned out that Dennis purchased the car from the original owner not being sure if it really was a Z/28, but with the help of a lot of Camaro fans he was able to determine that it is the real deal!

The thread that Dennis started was simply asking for help determining if the paint on the car was original, as he noticed the rear stripes weren’t the same as the front. From there he got all kinds of input and information about the Z/28. Eventually the thread turns into a bit of a build thread, with Dennis fixing some issues, finding some replacement parts and even building a new garage and a makeshift paint booth just for the Camaro. It really is an interesting story to read and watch unfold, it’s something like 70 pages long so we won’t cover all the details here. If you have the time, I’d highly recommend scanning over the complete thread, as there is a lot of interesting Z/28 facts in there!

Sadly, progress on the car seems to have come to a halt, but the car already looks significantly better than it did when it was parked in the field. Lacquer paint sure polishes up nice, doesn’t it? If anyone happens to know Dennis, we sure would love to hear from him and if he’s made any more progress!