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'68 Z28
I was in a dealer Friday and they had a car that they took in on trade . A '68 Z28 . I know there are some experts on here and need some info . The car was beautiful . But had 1 ,4 barrel . I thought they all had 2. It was not an SS . everyone I have seen was . It had a smog pump ,I know they all pretty much were removed but I didnt think '68 had one . Help !
I also was thinking how hard people try now to get these late 60's cars to look factory . In reality NO ONE had a car that was like it was just made . We all changed everything we could . |
08-13-2012, 12:27 PM | #2 |
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no the 68's didn't have two 4 barrels. i believe that became an option on the 69s.
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08-13-2012, 12:46 PM | #4 |
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Should have a 302, holley 4brl, 4 spd, 12 bolt, multi leaf rear springs...
See if you can get a good pic of the cowl plate. All the codes on that plate will tell the real story. |
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It has all of the above . A friend had a ' 69 , Z28 .I had a Hugger orange RS . His had 2-4barrels ,and cowl induction .It didnt slam you back in the seat like a real muscle car but was actually pretty darn fast . It also had a state of the art, high tech 8-track . We liked listening to Zepplin bounce around the speakers .
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2 4's was a common mod back in the day. I had a 69 Z28 back in the 80s that we put 2 4's and headers on. All else stock. I won a $100 bet once at a car show that it would rev to 10 grand. Those 302s would scream! No power down low, but if you geared it low and made it breathe, the top end was rediculous. With 4.88s you could wipe big blocks off the track.
Only way to know for sure if it's a Z28 is by the cowl plate. If it is real, it is worth a fortune if in showroom stock numbers matching condition. |
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Can you give some more info about this '68 Z? Are you gonna buy it? Dealer's name/location? Pictures? Color?
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68's are very hard to document. If you're seriously considering it, it would be wise to have it inspected by someone like Jerry McNeish.
To answer your question though, it would have come with a single holley 4bbl. A crossram was available as a dealer option.
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Unfortunately the '68s don't have the option letter codes that the '67s had, and also don't have the Z/X codes they used in '69. So '68 cowl tag won't tell you if it's a Z/28.
They also should have the very-hard-to-find "DF" 15 X 6 Rally wheels and disc brake option. In '67 and '68 only the Z/28s came from the factory on 15 inch wheels. Should also have the 3/8" fuel line as well I believe. |
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I'd start here:
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I spoke with the dealer today and was told they had experts check the car and all is right. It is a dealer though . They are asking 39,000 for it . If interested ask for Shane 1-800-388-2897 . You can tell them you spoke with Jim who ordered the Shelby (662 HP )
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