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Spiff · 03-11-2020, 12:58 PM

I have been on a slow daunting search for my dads 69 Camaro for a while and have come up short so thought I'd do a bit of a start-over to see if any new info could be obtained. So if you are on a few sites..you may see this same thread but hope to "flood the net" and maybe catch a clue?!?! A little on the car in case it has been restored it back to original..Its was bought new and originally a SS 350, 4sp Glacier Blue w/Blue Int, center console w/o gauges, Blue Vinyl Top, No spoilers, steel wheels and the hockey stripes. Sold at Katina Chevy in Belair Ohio where it was purchased with cash. Shortly after he got it he added some 70s style Paint(hoping this sparks a memory with someone!?), A bunch of engine chrome(best friend had a re-chrome business), Front and rear spoilers, Crager SS's, Line lock and it may have had a built 327/375 engine transferred into it(his memory of what car that went into is fuzzy).
My father sold his car in Columbus Ohio back in 1973 to a guy he worked with at Worthington Industries named Bill Royster. Bill made no changes to the car from the custom stuff my pops added as he moved to Cincinnati and sold it around 1983. About 6 months ago, I tracked down Bill and he said he had some more pics and maybe some more information for me and he would get back in touch with me after the holidays...Well Bill went AWOL, I've mailed him letters, sent messages to every person on FaceBook with that last name and left so may messages to the phone number he called and left that it no longer accepts messages!
Before you ask..I dont have the vin. I have called the old insurance company, called Ohio DOT as I have a plate number(327SN) from 73, they dont have those records and even checked my parents old home loan tax info to see if it was ever claimed and cant find it!!

If anyone has some outside the box hints to help track one down..Im all ears!
Thanks

RyangAsh · 03-23-2020, 10:45 AM

Did you see if the DMV could pull records on the plate? They would have the vin...but since its been so long ago, I am unsure what would be on file.

POWERFREAK · 03-23-2020, 01:51 PM

There's a facebook group called "Lost Muscle Cars"...dedicated to helping previous owners locate their old car.

Worth a try...good luck.

Spiff · 03-24-2020, 07:05 AM

Thanks! Just added my info and pics to it...

Spiff · 03-24-2020, 07:06 AM

Tried that, no longer records avail for that plate #..Thanks

Spiff · 01-12-2021, 08:01 AM

New Year and the search continues!!!

TTT

03-11-2020, 12:58 PM	#1
Spiff Drives: 1969 Camaro SS Convertable Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 4	Searching for my dads 69?!?! I have been on a slow daunting search for my dads 69 Camaro for a while and have come up short so thought I'd do a bit of a start-over to see if any new info could be obtained. So if you are on a few sites..you may see this same thread but hope to "flood the net" and maybe catch a clue?!?! A little on the car in case it has been restored it back to original..Its was bought new and originally a SS 350, 4sp Glacier Blue w/Blue Int, center console w/o gauges, Blue Vinyl Top, No spoilers, steel wheels and the hockey stripes. Sold at Katina Chevy in Belair Ohio where it was purchased with cash. Shortly after he got it he added some 70s style Paint(hoping this sparks a memory with someone!?), A bunch of engine chrome(best friend had a re-chrome business), Front and rear spoilers, Crager SS's, Line lock and it may have had a built 327/375 engine transferred into it(his memory of what car that went into is fuzzy). My father sold his car in Columbus Ohio back in 1973 to a guy he worked with at Worthington Industries named Bill Royster. Bill made no changes to the car from the custom stuff my pops added as he moved to Cincinnati and sold it around 1983. About 6 months ago, I tracked down Bill and he said he had some more pics and maybe some more information for me and he would get back in touch with me after the holidays...Well Bill went AWOL, I've mailed him letters, sent messages to every person on FaceBook with that last name and left so may messages to the phone number he called and left that it no longer accepts messages! Before you ask..I dont have the vin. I have called the old insurance company, called Ohio DOT as I have a plate number(327SN) from 73, they dont have those records and even checked my parents old home loan tax info to see if it was ever claimed and cant find it!! If anyone has some outside the box hints to help track one down..Im all ears! Thanks Attached Images

03-23-2020, 01:51 PM	#3
POWERFREAK I.AM. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS/A6 cammed-n-whippled Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 2,638	There's a facebook group called "Lost Muscle Cars"...dedicated to helping previous owners locate their old car. Worth a try...good luck. __________________ NY5thgen.com

03-23-2020, 10:45 AM	#2
RyangAsh Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: KCMO Posts: 180	Did you see if the DMV could pull records on the plate? They would have the vin...but since its been so long ago, I am unsure what would be on file.

03-24-2020, 07:05 AM	#4
Spiff Drives: 1969 Camaro SS Convertable Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 4	Thanks! Just added my info and pics to it...

03-24-2020, 07:06 AM	#5
Spiff Drives: 1969 Camaro SS Convertable Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 4	Tried that, no longer records avail for that plate #..Thanks

01-12-2021, 08:01 AM	#6
Spiff Drives: 1969 Camaro SS Convertable Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 4	New Year and the search continues!!! TTT