The quality of the paint job is phenomenal. Whoever had it painted clearly paid top dollar for such a quality paint job. I might be able to detect it in person but from the video it looks flawless.

With all these classics, the exterior is sexy, but the interior is magical.

Registered owner in 1971....PABLO ESCOBAR

Thanks for the video Patrick. That was a nice stroll down memory lane. Great story behind the car, too.

I’m in love 😍 I’ve had this exact Matchbox car (green w/ white stripes) since about 14 years old...always been my dream car! Nice video...Thank you for finding the car and story to share!

I literally cannot believe my eyeballs. This car is too outrageously gorgeous to believe.

I'm in the process of restoring my dad's 69 Z28 with the 302 I love the car it's got 73312 original miles on it i have lots of memories riding in his car when I was a kid I'm bringing her back to her glory days she sat for 23 years in my dad's garage he past away and left me the car I promised him before he past I would restore it and I'm halfway there

There was a lot of different versions of camaros for 69 and this is one of the nicest, absolutely beautiful, great options..cool find..thank you for sharing

Another great presentation of another awesome piece of history. I look at this as art. And the story of it's life is interesting. I'm glad it has a worthy owner now. When it was sold by the government the buyer probably got to see who was the person running the drugs. This car is museum worthy but not to glamorize the drug running but to be seen in it's pristine condition. Many have never seen what we take for granted. Thank you for the presentation.

Ferris Bueller rolled back the mileage.... Nice car

That's a beauty! Thanks for sharing it. I always enjoy seeing '69 Camaro cowl tag and VIN information, as well as original documents. I have been studying these cars for decades and seeing a good one never gets old. By the way, the earliest known (so far) 1969 Z/28 with a cowl induction set-up from the Van Nuys plant was a 12C car (December, third week, 1968). The Camaro Research Group website made mention of the car in one of their articles a while back. They said the car has been documented. So, it is actually possible that the car in your video could have had the cowl induction set-up from the factory especially if it was special ordered.

Very cool,,,,,I got a 37 Buick,,,that ran moon shine,,back in the day...still had the old corn cobs in the trunk,,,,kept the jugs from rattling....

somethings fishy...what idiot runs drugs in a flashy z/28?...the smart ones used a sedan or station wagon passing as a family or businessman

Awesome story. My favorite color for the camaro. I want it. Thanks for the fantastic video!!!

VERY pretty Z/28! Thanks for sharing!

I like the way you don't add in opinion facts like some do and you just stick to the facts. No hot air etc needed, the truth is perfect.

Absolutely gorgeous😍 Wanted to hear her run!!

What a cool story and color of the car. I just watched your red one video but this one takes the trophy for the best story. The old saying goes be smart don't use drugs but the smart one did choose the right car LOL. I'm just glad it didn't get totaled at a high speed chase. Thumbs up on this video also.

I am amazed at the quality and rarity of cars you are able to find Patrick, very cool!!

Absolute beauty. And the green on it looks amazing.

looks like they dis-assembled the front end to paint, but left a rusty firewall ..??

It was parked in a government warehouse for years - right next to Indy's Lost Ark.

what a cool find! thanks for sharing this!

Don't remember ever seeing that shade of green but a lot darker one is what a friend had back then.

I had a family member that painted Camaros from 1967 until 1976 he told me that there was a shortage of spoilers in 69 and 70 NOT THE 70 1/2 but the 70 with the 69 body continuation. Anyway there was a strike that delayed the launch of the entire 1970 gm car lines. So to get back to the point when they painted cars without the spoiler they painted stripes all the way to the edge of the trunk lid and when they painted cars with the spoiler at the same time they used a jig that covered about the last three inches of the trunk lid.

I'm from Europe myself, but am I only one thinking this is cooler then any European classic from this era?

Super Nice ! Thanks for sharing.

Another GREAT find , Patrick .

Seems like a lot of changes for only 19 thousand miles

They probably found a joint on the floor or in the ash tray before they decided it was a drug smuggling car. Hyper paranoia back in those days with drugs.

Thanks for sharing, beautiful FBody. I love everything about it.

Insane story,thnx for sharing

I think alot of us red blooded american guys over the age of 50 had nice collectable cars 35+ years ago that they wish they had today this was a 2500/3000 dollar car in the early 80s i know i had a couple of em.i even had a 3speed pistol grip road runner 383.as clean as this camaro......UNFORTUNATELY i was not intelligent enough to know these cars waould be highly collected and valuable one day...ahh what an idiot i was #%##%

Why would this car be painted one time. That makes the story sound like possible bullshit. It's far to easy to roll those old speedometers.

Awesome car. Thanks for sharing

I remember my '89 T/A 350 T.P.A that I bought for $2100 in '95 with the hypertech performance chip in it and duel exhaust and posy traction and it was quick. When the speedometer said 125 it kept idling past that so I've always had a knack for muscle cars and classics

my dads 1968 z28 same color he is original owner has the window sticker and car has 31k miles

"They got caught because the ran out of gas" God that must have been a great time to be alive.

Thanks, that beings back so many memories. If doctor ever wants to sale it, hit me up. The Z-28 paint stripe did run all the way under the spoiler.

This is one stunning example of a legendary muscle car, to be sure. We were tearing around in a Dark green '69 RS/SS Z-28 in 1972 with my friend Mike S. whom just came home from Vietnam with a pocket full of cash. He got into a lot of trouble with that car, and I can tell you.....that car was incredibly fast ! My Mom hated that he left rubber all the way down the street when I got dropped off.

that color green tho with those white stripes damn

Please excuse my mistake on the diverter valve. It is a 295 instead of 297. 295 is small block and 297 is big block. I do 10 big block documentaries to 1 small block and misspoke.

Love the story,,, wow thanks for sharing

That front stance, hideaway headlight grill, with the enduro bumper is as much badassery as a person can take. 🥰😍

This should be called story tellers.

I tend to believe the spoilers were added later in life on this car. If factory installed, and this early of a build, it would have the shorter 68 spoiler on the rear. Also I don't see the support bars at the corners of the front spoiler. Just clues I see. I'd like to see the torsion rods in the trunk to confirm. Since it appears to me the spoilers were added, it would explain why the rear stripes are incorrect and running completely under the spoiler to the edge of the deck lid. Dealer installed spoilers would have stripes to the edge of the deck lid, but doesn't explain why it has a 69 spoiler that came later in production. Based on the 01B production, the car is late enough to receive the optional ZL2 hood, since the hood was introduced last week of Dec 68. Earliest known Van Nuys build with ZL2 is a 513xxx vin. I'd guess this cars vin to be in the 516xxx range based on the trim tag date. Would need to see other clues. I do see the original white stripe paint coming out from the cowl panel which is correct and nice to see. Amazes me these cool finds are still popping up. Thanks for posting Patrick.

My dad had one almost identical to that & sold it back in '75. Ours had white houndstooth seats, & a white vinyl top

This brings back good memories for me. I had a '69 RS/SS 302 Camero just like this one but mine was Daytona Blue with a black vinyl top. The interior looked just like this one with the Hurst shifter and console. I bought mine right after sepertation from the Army in '69. It definately was a great car and I wish I still had it.

"Parked since 1971" , Shows a restored camaro...

Bet that would bring good money at Barrett Jackson

Really nice camaro thanks for sharing.

Easy way to tell if a Super Scoop hood was factory installed? There should be a flapper door at the back end that is solenoid and throttle controlled opening. Also there should be hood insulation.

Cool. If it was in storage then why repaint it? I hope the car was ordered without a rear spoiler and was dealer installed, otherwise the rear stripe should not have been painted at the bottom of the trunk lid if it was ordered from the factory.

NICE MACHINE,WHAT A FIND.!!!!!!!!!

Such a beautiful piece of history. It doesnt belong on the streets. It belongs in a museum.

The rear spoiler is dealer installed. That's the only explenation and a lot of them were put on. It's been stated that the option was so popular that many dealers would put spoilers on a select few as they came off the truck before they were even seen by potential customers.

It should have never been repainted !

It would be cool if the original owner that was hauling the dope is still alive and see’s the video

New subber, but I’ve been watching a while. I subbed because I saw a video pop in my feed a few days ago but didn’t have time to watch. When I came back later I couldn’t find it and I couldn’t remember the channel name. So I’m searching for 10 minutes and found what I was looking for (the recent 50yr stored video).... I said that’s not happening again! I don’t have an old car, couldn’t swing one if I wanted to, but have fond late 80s memories in high school of seeing the kids in old cars they paid 2-3000$ for and ran em hard. Even then we didn’t know the prices were going to skyrocket to housing prices. And the stories I read from the older guys spitting out memories, excellent.

Great video. I would love to have a Z28 this year. 🏁

Love Patrick’s voice. 100% Wooderson voice over from Dazed n’ Confused! 😃 “Alright, alright, alright! You just gotta keep on livin man. L-I-V-I-N!”

Hope there is still some good reefer left inside the doors.I would roll me one up and stand back and just look at this beauty for hours.

Wow. What a beautiful time capsule piece.

Built in the GM Plant right down the boulevard from my home, which is now long gone, torn down in 1995.

Nice looking car.

Imagine the stories that car could tell.... lol... I'm sure she's been rung out quite a few times.... she got a well deserved retirement!!!... beautiful car!!!

You sound like Matthew McConaughey. Awesome car. I inquired about one with this identical paint scheme and same packages when I was in college. The guy wouldn’t sell. It was at a farm just outside Bemidji MN. These cars are stunning in this green / white!

I'd LOVE to have that car.. It and a 67 RS/SS is on my bucket list..

The exhaust tailpipes aren't original either. Someone replaced them.

Pretty cool but pretty sad too. Why not drive it and enjoy the hell out of it? It's not getting much love sitting in up a garage for all of its life...rotting away.

beautiful car from the year i was born. i really love this car. how bout a 1971 firebird with 455 sd? i think this car and the firebird are my dream cars. you made an excellent find.

Great video thank you

What a sweet ride she is !

would a 19000 mile car have rust on the cowl above the data tag ?

That's a mighty interesting story, Patrick.

Super awesome video!!

It's been parked in storage since 1971. But needed repainted. Sounds funny to me. Enjoy your story.

Awesome car, cool story, but why didnt u start it up? The keys were in it, i would have loved to hear how it sounded.

Wow what a find!

They don’t get much better than that. RS Z28 deluxe interior in rally green. I love it

Wouldnt it be hilarious if it was bought then seized again for the same reason as before😂😂

Would have been cooler to hear the engine run instead of all the talking, cool story though I guess...

I really find it interesting that you failed to talk about the engine in this car. That is a 302 Chevrolet DZ engine factory short stroker the only small block stroker Chevy ever built. Much quicker and higher RPM engine then the other small blocks. But I really enjoy your video. What a beautiful car. Thanks for sharing.

Great story!!love the car !! Great video wish you could have started it though .......

awesome

wow if I known then what I know now I would have a barn full of mussel cars back in the day they went for 3,4,at the most 5 thousand bucks off the show room floor talk about return on your investment dam

Always wanted one exactly like this. Even thinking of having one built from scratch.

That's damn nice!!!!... especially the green with white stripes....

Is it for ssle ?

That is a beautiful machine

Wow! That is a beautiful car!

My dad has two 69 Z-28's, one of which was also made in Cali and was this same green stock with the chrome trim as well. He had it repainted in the 80s the stock color but lightened up slightly with pearl white stripes and dark green pin striping. The car still looks gorgeous but this color is stunning as well. He gets told it's not an original Z car because it's from Cali, haha. Not many people know that lots of Z-28's didn't come with cowl hoods or chin spoilers. Both my dad's cars did not come with cowl hoods but he bought hoods from GM back in the 70's and put them on and kept the original hoods. The other one he has is the burnished brown color with white interior and center consol like this car. Both of his have under 60,000 miles and a few rare options on the brown one. Looks like these guys ran drugs in style!

The rear spoiler was probably dealer installed if you have pictures of it in original paint with the stripes over the back of the deck lid and the spoiler.

Why did it need to be repainted. Not sure I believe the story!

Awesome car. Looks just like the one still sitting in a garage back in my hometown. And it has a kool story too.

I know an old man that bought one new and still has it. It's exactly like this green one. He keeps it in his war bunker, foot and a half thick bomb shelter specially made for his family and this car, well his car. His might have the 302 I can't remember, he has always had lots of money for cool stuff. He is probably passed buy now. And I always loved those cars.

Patrick who? is that you Matthew mcconaughey

WHY WAS IT RE-PAINTED ? 1:40

An absolute beauty of a vehicle!..Whoever did the paint job did a very clean and shiny finish..I know I'm a Body tech /Painter..32 years under the belt...

Aye pat ,that is such a sweet car,where do you find them?,I love green classic muscle cars and that car is definitely in the top 10,it is totally gorges, really like the rosewood steering wheel and the rally sport rims,it’s just a true gem...I’d love to own it...your vids are top notch man,thank you for your love of american muscle for us to view and learn from