1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Barn Find in Orange & 302 Engine Sound - My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

Tried out one exactly the same as this one orange with the white stripes and hounds tooth interior and chambered exhaust from Carter Chev Olds in Hamilton Ontario back in 1969. I stalled it 2 times and the salesman who was riding with me told me to give it more gas, I looked at him and said OK! When the tack hit 3500 rpm the 302 took off to 6000 in a HELL OF A HURRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I grabbed 2 the salesman said that's fast enough for a city street!!!!!!

I love it! With the chambered exhaust & those unique interior options, you can see why someone put this one away for all those years.

I love barn finds just as much as I like a perfectly restored car. Its really fun to have Restored cars, barn finds, and survivors ALL at car shows together. I wish there were more barn finds showing up at car shows.

Lou I really love your chanel. My Uncle purchased a 1969 Z-28 4spd solid lift cam 4bbl. It was awesome! He bought it in Sarnia , Ont at Parklane Motors. I was 6. I will never forget it. I do have pics with me beside it at our family cottage in Hope Bay , Ont. It was blue with white stripes. Lou everytime you put a muscle car on I always have the greatest memories. Thanks again Lou.

Lou ... you could have made this a 1 minute video of just the exhaust note coming out of this DZ302 and it would been a big hit ! This kind of find , story and car make the normal people have hope of finding 1 like this someday Thanks for sharing Lou 👍👍

Love barn finds, especially when they're brought back and driven. That chambered exhaust might be my new ringtone. Lol. Thanks Lou. Have a blessed day.

I love those first gen Z28s. That 302 was criminally underrated and I believe some of them had a factory dual quad setup that came in the trunk and was installed by the dealership

Love it. So cool to see these barn find cars still in barn find condition and RUNNING! thanks for sharing.

Great video, thanks for the story, Lou!

Hi Lou, another great car story. I am glad this car was rescued. Take care

Awesome video Lou! I love to see these barn finds that are brought back to running condition and actually driven. What a tough looking Camaro! The Torque Thrust wheels are the cherry on top!

Great find! I’ve owned two Cameros, a 67 and a 71, and almost bought a 69. I sometimes have found cars that are neat, but when I do, no money or space to buy, restore, or keep the car. I found a 67 Camero convertible three blocks from my house, mint sitting high and dry in a garage. I found a pair o Ford Mustangs in a barn, a 66 and 67. Both needed a lot of work. I paid $100 each for them and sold them for $300 each a few months later. Grocery money!! I never found something as significant as a Z28. This Z28 has a lot of rare options and should be restored. Great story! Thanks Lou

Massive Mopar fan I may by be....but I love those early Camaros plus the '70-71....and the Mustang! Awesome find Lou! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻😍

Love the sound of the 302. Sure miss mine with the ‘140 optional cam in it

So I had this exact car with 30K miles and it set me back 1,000. Original motor was in the truck in pieces.

I remember seeing a white on orange 302 when i was kid thinking how can it rev that high. That car and a seeing a new silver 69 GTO hooked me on GM cars.

Lou, your getting better and better every week, love barn finds, love to see things come back from the dead, great story great car, thanks again for the great videos

The circle track racers were building this engine before the factory did. It's a 327 with a 283 crank. They called it a 301. It was a quick revving engine that would crank 8000 rpm's with no problems. It wasn't no torque monster but in a light body it would scream. I think it's power band was from 5000 to 8000 rpm if I remember right. It was a screamer with a low gear and you could shift fast enough to keep up with it. At the time driver's preferred the Hurst competition plus over the Muncie.

A friend and his brother both had a RS/Z28 in high school cars were unreal

fantastic barn find, amazing just as it is. Good find Lou !

What an awesome patina! Full of character and heritage - love it. Thanks for sharing!

Neat find!

Being at the right place at the right time Lou...can`t imagine someone said "hey I know where a real dz-302 is"..yeah run don`t walk..another good one Lou as always..Bob in Pgh.

Need more of these barn finds Lou.... Excellent video.

After 3k they sound like a beast, My first car was a DZ 69'er

Awhile back there was a Model Kit of a 69 Z-28 in Orange which made it easy to assemble with a few spots to paint for the Trunk , engine bay and interior.

Great find

Super sweet Lou . A friend of mine bought one of these brand new , burgundy with black interior . I love big block cars but there's nothing like a 302 ! [Note] Lou if you ever come across a 71 riviera for sale , maybe you could let me know ? Thanks , Rudy

Nice car. I like it. I also have a 69 Z28 but mine is in three piles.

just WOW, that is great. Lou, you know I like original..

That is a Sweeeeeet Barn Find! Even with the custom cracked windshield - lol. Seriously - yeah for a barn find, I'd say its in relatively good shape! I'd love to see it restored to the nines. This little darlin' has had a hard life and earned a respectful Double Wow! Awesome capture on video Lou!

Way back in 1984 I wanted to trade my '69 GTO for a silver '69 Z28. It was all original except for one nice repaint. The guy let me start it up and rev it up a little. I was only 16 at the time. His asking price was $6500 but he said my GTO and $2000 and it was mine. That was a great trade because my 65k mile GTO was only $3500 less than a year before, but the guy really liked it. At the time I was really mad when my dad said no. He said I would always regret getting rid of my first car. Today I am thankful as I still have the GTO. But so far I haven't ever purchased an original '69 Z28. I really should stop waiting, they don't seem to be getting any cheaper.

Great story! If you watch the Jay Leno's Garage episode with his 1957 Corvette you'll hear a V-8 rumble as sweet as this Camaro's!

Awesome Lou《☆》Very rare indeed ☻

Wow it even has the optional rare cracked tinted windshield!

My moms boss has a 1957 Ferrari Testarossa, and a 1953 jaguar CType n more. It’s crazy

TImes have changed! Years ago, Z28 or not, a car that was stomped into the ground like this and thrashed--a care that was raced!- especially with the wheel wells cut in back, would not be worth much. Today, even an example like this is highly desirable.

What a glorious sound! And now we are stuck with the soulless silence of EVs thanks to the climate alarmists and the radical left in our government. Enjoy your incredible barn find. I would be very tempted to do a full restoration on this gem. What an awesome car!

Wow that's a nice find sounds real good too that will look great if they decide to restore it.

sorry but thats not a barn find if its been in a barn since 1975 it was driven only six years and should be near mint .This thing is ragged out driven hard

There are More Camaro "Barn Find" videos than Camaros Produced in that time Period. There are SO MANY Videos, It's as if NO OTHER CAR (Other than a Chevelle) was EVER Produced in that time era.

Great video again

I'd drive it just like it sits

How cool!

Imagine the wife/partner’s reaction when dumping this car on the drive and exclaiming, “Look what I’ve just bought, Darling ! Isn’t it beautiful ?”

Lou, like this "barn find" video. You should do more.

The only 4 bolt main 302 1969 do i remember that correctly

Hi Lou! How are you? Wow! Wow! This Camaro urgently show the doctor! I am afraid of the patient's condition. Camaro needs to be treat, we lose it!(this is a joke) I like this car, and your awesome video review! Thank you Lou!

My favorite part of the videos is listening to the idle

Nice find! I've never found anything like this in a barn..... what do you feed it? Love the orange. That's some cool snappin n poppin in the grumbly rev! Bet that hound's tooth looked awesome in it all new. I like it. Great car, great vid. Thanks

Best of the Muscle Rims, Eng.Sounds Like It Still Has SOLID LIFTERS, Houndstooth Seats Will Prob.Clean Up,Being Cloth,& Chambered Exhaust,MOST ALL THE OPTIONS,A REAL KEEPER!!!!

My first car in 79 was a Z with the 302 n a 456 gear. I tore everyone ass up with it..usually not even using 4th gear.I never really knew how bad that little motor really was. My son and I are having a killer small blocl built n dynoed now.equal to the 302 but more torque.less RPM..I told my son imagin having this new motor in 79 or 80.lol he just shakes his head..And says id be draggin some ass with it..lol

I'd put a very nice drivers seat in it . Restore the safety equipment and call it good. Cruise it

I have the same car with orange hounds tooth interior , hugger orange paint , also fold down back seat. Original motor (rebuilt) . Only paid $4500 for my z/28 69 back in 2004 ....what's it worth?

Nice. But did you know that chambered exhaust gave you less HP. True.

Nice car

i never knew '69 chevys could come equipped with astro ventilation! (as well as rosewood steering wheels.) i'm guessing no backwoods gnarl heads got a hold of it since '75- ...no hurst pistol-grip inside!! just a chambered exhaust extremely capable american motor car. my compliments to the chef, Lou! do MORE authentic finds [when possible,] and avoid resto-mods and over restorations. (ho-hum)

True American iron to me 80s and down is American classic

Is the owner planning on restoring it or leaving it alone?

Will this be restored? GMMG used to sell that kind of exhaust

That’s hot lou

My Norwood Z28 said Z28 on the Trim Tag (70 1/2) I thought only the Los Angeles Z28's used the X codes. Am I wrong about that. I raced mine for a decade.

I am chain results on my car 69Z and they said the outlaw them wouldn’t go through inspectionIn Virginia it was a beautiful silence that’s expensive and it

What happened to the cowl hood?

Now cowl induction hood?

Man, you're gonna have to break down and get some proper mics at some point. At times I cant even hear the info when too far from the camers.

I just uncovered and purchased a 69 z28 rs with the same story in better condition with 23k original miles I have a video up aswell pulling it from the barn check it out.

I dont understand these " barn finds " who would let a beautiful Z28 just rust and rot away . What's wrong with these people ???

nice but i prefer the Boss 302 with solid lifters.

they made 20,000 of these in 69,and now there are 100,000 of them. not a really big deal.

No cowl hood??

Mine has a 8K RPM tach.

Love it Lou great car but I am kinda bias because I have a 1969 Z28 survivor also. You are all welcome to check it out on my channel.

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60 grand and it's a fixer

Sounds crappy