Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 350-powered 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 4-speed.
The first-generation Camaro has been cemented in history as one of the muscle cars that marked the early days of high-powered, lightweight, and well-balanced machines that transformed the automotive landscape. The need for speed that this car – and its counterparts – fostered continues even today. This metallic blue Camaro is ready for the street or the strip, complete with a small-block V8, a four-speed manual transmission, and a Positraction rear end. It is being offered by a dealership in Evans City, Pennsylvania, and the auction ends this Friday.
The Camaro first went into production in September 1966 and rode on General Motors’ versatile F-body platform. Even though the base motor at the time was a relatively economical 230cid inline-six, Chevrolet upped the ante by offering higher-output motors including a number of small-block V8s over the early Camaro’s years. Among the available options for buyers to choose was the Z/28 package, which rolled in an upgraded suspension, power brakes (with discs up front), and a Muncie close-ratio four-speed manual transmission.
While reportedly not perfect, the metallic blue respray on this car is said to show well overall. It rides on a set of Rally 15-inch wheels with staggered tires, and it features dual accent striping on the hood and the decklid (this was a visual Z/28 identifier). The car is badged as having a 302cid powerplant, but the car’s original motor has been replaced with a 350cid unit. The odometer on the car shows fewer than 70,000 original miles, and the seller states that this is a true reading. However, with any five-digit mechanical odometer, this is difficult if not impossible to verify. The phrase “caveat emptor” applies here.
All that being said, this Camaro has many great ingredients for a driver-grade muscle car that you won’t feel guilty about actually enjoying. All too frequently, early Camaros and Firebirds end up being garage-kept showpieces, and the real joy of ownership – truly, the reason these cars took off – is the thrill of putting a raw V8 motor and a manual transmission through their paces.
The seller has provided a few short video clips including a drive-by linked above, and the car sounds every bit as great as it looks.
The auction for this 350-powered 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 4-speed ends Friday, October 27, 2023, at 12:15 p.m. (PDT)
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Nice! In 1975 Indianapolis, a highschool friend with well heeled parents had this exact car, save his had the original cowl induction, dealer added 2×4 crossram intake and the ridiculous, muffler less chambered exhaust. Kurt’s had a factory 12bolt with optional 4.56 gears (car was wound tight and angry). Sadly, his sweetie overcooked an off camber corner and backed the Z into a power pole in 1977, completely destroying the car and hospitalizing them both. Sigh. That thing would be worth- what, now? Oh, they’re still married, no permanent human damage. But that gorgeous blue demon…
MY OPINION IS THAT THIS 1969 IS THE BEST YEAR OF THE Z/28 THE 1972 SPLIT BUMPER Z/28 WAS A CLOSE 2nd PLACE IM JUST SAYING my opinion
Why anyone remove a DZ 302 motor from a 69 Z/28 is beyond me worst thing you could do
Because engines blow up and get lost with time….?
A 350 is not an upgrade from the original DZ302. I have both in 2 different 1969 camaros (an SS And a Z), and there is no comparison.
Removed the high performance . 302, oh the humanity.
I have a 327 that the numbers on the block comes back to be. I bought it out of a 70 GMC truck 4×4. I’d like to sell it to a Camaro enthusiast to bring the original back to its rightful home.
They.removed the 302 motor when they blew up in the 1970s….the motors were raced.and used up..thus in late.70s 350 crate motors were bought and used.
Would be nice if the 302 was on a stand with it !