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Ok as the story goes, my neighboro friend (Rick Arnold)calls me 4 weeks ago and
tells me he found a 69 Big Block Pace Car in a field about an hour from my house
while he was out bidding and remodel job.

I told him if you really found a BB Pace Car go morgage your house and buy it,
after checking with his wife she told him I don't think so no matter how good a barn
find it was so he past the info onto me.

I didn't beleive it was going to be for real so I blew him off for a good week and 1/2
before he convienced me to go out with him and look at it.

So we get out to where the cars located in the middle of no where and ask him
why are we stopping here, he said to look at the Pace Car-

(I'm still in disbelief) The owner comes out and shows us his 69 Cortes Silver Z/28
in the garage which is a very nice car and then we walk out back and in the back
of his property covered with a white car cover and an owl statue for a scare crow sitting on it,

grass growing up around it was what resembled a camaro.

I thought to myself ok maybe atleast it is a Camaro but still in disbeleif of what it
really could be and then the cover comes off........OH MY GOD!! I first realize,
hole crap it is an original paint pace car and then my eyes go right to the front
of the front fender and it says "396" I'm in shock to say the least!

But I had no idea the good stuff was still yet to come, we pop the hood and in all
original form sits a totally unmolested ALL numbers matching 396/325 motor
with the smog pump still hooked up and totally wired ZL-2 cowl induction flapper works,

I mean everything as it should be totally amazing!! Ok but now I'm ready poop my pants
and loose all bodily functions, so I start quizing the guy how long has it been sitting here??

He replies I bought the car from the original owner whom were a local family whom
just drove the car as a daily driver and then parked it here after I bought it in 1987 because

I didn't have room in my garage for both the Z/28 and the Pace car. The car has
some minor dents and dings he says oh the grass grows pretty high and I might have just
bumped into it with my riding lawn mower.

He claimed the original owner went to the dealership to buy a new 69 Camaro coupe
and all they had was this convertible on the back of the lot covered in dust because no one
wanted to buy it, so when they new he wanted a 69 Camaro they made him a sweet deal
to take the Pace Car instead of waiting for the coupe he really wanted.

I asked what he wanted for the car and had to clean my pants again with the big price
he asked for it, so I told him I'd get back to him.

So I get on camaros.net and PM "Charley" and bounce it off him looking for advise
which he hit right on the head (of course) so back I go and after some more negotiating
here is my car find of my life time as i bought it today-Enjoy and thanks for the great website!

keep the faith-there still some cools cars to find out there!