NO MORE LOOKING! Advise needed rererence purchase Z28

[tstodii]

Congrats to Stan! Also, You are a great friend to put forth so much effort to help him find the perfect Z!

[Deputy347k9]

Originally Posted by tstodii

Congrats to Stan! Also, You are a great friend to put forth so much effort to help him find the perfect Z!

Thank you very much for the kind words. It has been so enjoyable of a journey finding the right Z28. More fun was spending someone else's money, sort of like a game of Monopoly! Spoke with the current owner (Ken) this fore noon, all set on his end as it is our end. I am really looking forward to the road trip. Trips are exciting when you known at the other end of the line is something as beautiful as a Z28. I will post pictures! of vehicle 1039 when we get there.

[tstodii]

Originally Posted by Deputy347k9

Thank you very much for the kind words. It has been so enjoyable of a journey finding the right Z28. More fun was spending someone else's money, sort of like a game of Monopoly! Spoke with the current owner (Ken) this fore noon, all set on his end as it is our end. I am really looking forward to the road trip. Trips are exciting when you known at the other end of the line is something as beautiful as a Z28. I will post pictures! of vehicle 1039 when we get there.

I know what you mean. I drove a rental Jeep Commander pos SUV from Charleston, SC to New Orleans, LA to pick my Z/28 up. It was a horrible uncomfortable 12 hour ride but so worth it once I arrived. Drove it back 11ish hours with Trofeos lol. That was nerve wracking on sketchy roads especially when it started to pour a few times.

[68camaroz28]

Originally Posted by Deputy347k9

Thank you very much for the kind words. It has been so enjoyable of a journey finding the right Z28. More fun was spending someone else's money, sort of like a game of Monopoly! Spoke with the current owner (Ken) this fore noon, all set on his end as it is our end. I am really looking forward to the road trip. Trips are exciting when you known at the other end of the line is something as beautiful as a Z28. I will post pictures! of vehicle 1039 when we get there.

Great story but how about a follow-up as promised?

[Deputy347k9]

Left home (coastal NC) Wednesday May 2nd at 0930 and made it home Saturday May 5th at about 1815 hours. Distance traveled 1,414 miles. Half of that was with the Z28 on the trailer behind us! Was rather nerve wracking going through the Smokey and Blue Ridge Mountains! Loading this jewel was quite the task.

First time sitting in a set of Recaro seats, OMG! First time driving a Z28, OMG

There was one slight problem that caused us some time on the return home. Every darn time we stopped for fuel someone would want to look the car over! Love it.

[4 FN 27]

Awesome!!!

[joelster]

That's a beauty! I'm jealous of that sweet trailer too!

[hollywdv]

looking good! congrats!


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[Deputy347k9]

Originally Posted by joelster

That's a beauty! I'm jealous of that sweet trailer too!

The trailer is sweet and this was its very first trip! With that said, loading the Z28 was nothing but difficult and nerve wracking! With the top back of the trailer at about 12" from the ground and the ramps about 4' long creates way to much incline. We had a set of 7' ramps that we laid on top of the factory 4' ramps, still the front would rub as the ramps would sag some. So.... we put added bracing under the ramps. Finally we were able to load her without dragging anything.

Arriving home in NC we decided to back the trailer up to a narrow ditch and placed the factory 4' ramps across. We actually drove straight off without any difficulty! Why in God's name didn't we do that for loading? Hind sight is 20/20 I guess.

[hkittrell]

Originally Posted by Deputy347k9

The trailer is sweet and this was its very first trip! With that said, loading the Z28 was nothing but difficult and nerve wracking! With the top back of the trailer at about 12" from the ground and the ramps about 4' long creates way to much incline. We had a set of 7' ramps that we laid on top of the factory 4' ramps, still the front would rub as the ramps would sag some. So.... we put added bracing under the ramps. Finally we were able to load her without dragging anything.

Arriving home in NC we decided to back the trailer up to a narrow ditch and placed the factory 4' ramps across. We actually drove straight off without any difficulty! Why in God's name didn't we do that for loading? Hind sight is 20/20 I guess.

Just saw these pictures, beautiful car.