Decoding the Rarest 1969 Camaro Z/28 Documents in the World! 

Great video, and this young guy doesn't even have a trace of arrogance or ego issues either! Very refreshing in today's world!!!

I just discovered your channel. I bought a brand new Z/28 in July of ‘69. I still own it. I therefore know the paint is original,the engine is original and all the history of the car. It is burgundy with white seats and black dash. Lots of people want to buy it but they think they can get it cheap. It has a lot of sentimental value to me also. I was 19 and my dad had to sign the loan for me but I made every payment .

This was one of the most interesting decoding exercises I've ever seen. It's great to get honest opinions. Saying that nobody will ever know for sure if it was an original black car is super honest despite all of the evidence that it probably was. Great car, too!

growing up i loved all 3, worked for a salvage yard from 14-21 and built tons of cars over that time.. but I must say your knowledge of the codes, markings, location is truly amazing especially for a younger man. That kind of knowledge usually comes with decades of experience.. and the fact that you share your knowledge makes you generous as well.. thank you very much for showing all the little things that go into verifying a DZ, RS, SS...

Always impressed with how knowledgeable Parker is. Amazing with all the details.

Once again Parker awesome content, you'll be the Patrick Glenn Nichols of Z28's keep up the great work.

My best friend and I were driving to Austin on I-35. He see's the top of a car in high grass along the highway. Says to me "that's a camaro", I'm like, it's just the top of a car. We go back and sure enough it is a Camaro. A 1969 Z28 (original DZ 302 with 202 heads in the trunk) that had been rolled in a drag race. He bought it, we restored it in his garage. Took us 3 years....that is the most fun car I've ever driven.

The brake valve on the subframe was not installed until January of '69..I have a "12B" Z/28 car, 1st week of X codes...and it does not have the subframe valve...•"For 69, the valve was generally used on 12-bolt axle applications, except for JL8 equipped cars (which had disc brakes in the rear and didn't need the valve). As noted above, the 69 NOR Z28's did not use it until mid-year, in the late January / early February timeframe. Other exceptions in 69 include: some SS's and LM1's have been observed without the valve, and the valve has been observed on some drum brake 10-bolt axle cars."

Amazing that someone knows so much about these cars! It’s like taking a trip back to ‘69. Awesome man!

Great video.. Really good to hear all of the variables that were available back then

Great video from one of the best channels. I have been watching from the beginning and you get better and better. Which says a lot because you did a great job since day 1. You can’t fake the passion and knowledge. And to have that and still be humble says a lot. Great job!!

Balls of steel for an owner to go through such a intense examination of your car. Bravo to owner and the expert.

One of the best channels on the internet Parker, definitely the best Camaro info. Thank you for sharing all your videos.

I find your videos very informing I have a 1969 SS/RS I’m restoring and it’s nice to understand what all them numbers mean. Mines a big block car 396, 325. Tag says it was a Olympic gold car.

Great video. I love the 69 Camaro, my favorite car of all time. I wish I never sold mine, not a Z28. I've never seen broadcast sheets so that was interesting as you walked through all the codes. Very interesting & cool video.

This man is extremely knowledgeable and made this so enjoyable to watch! Thank you.

I love the de coding of the numbers , awesome stuff.

When i first started following you a couple years ago, i thought you were some "know it all, smart ass kid" and im not partial to eating crow but as time has gone by, i have been so educated by you and an soninpressed evertime i see you rubbing ekbows with the big boys sn cant name them all but sooo many look up to you and your knowledge and i must add myself to those names and if you need to ask me any questions.....of course om trying to be a smartass,. You are incredible and im impressed everytime i see you and your dcumentations. Thank you for the knowledge snd now i can make it look like i know something but i couldnt do it without watching your shows. Thank you man and i will always be imoressed with everything you say and unguess while inwas sleeping, you eere studying and it shows . Thank you.

No oil drippers in the valve covers are 1969 only like the ones on the engine you pulled the valve cover off. 😎🏁 Also you can remove a door sill plate and lift the carpet to see if any other color is visible. The wire sill covers usually have over spray on them from GM.

Absolute wealth of knowledge. Wow!

This is fascinating I love info like this -thanks

I have a 69 Z-28 black with white stripes I have owned for 45 years I would like to send you a photo of the cowl plate to confirm a lot of information for me, its been stored inside the 302 is long gone due to a former owner racing the car and blowing up the 302, when I bought the car it had an L-78 in it. Thank You, your videos are very helpful

There's actually one 1969 Z-28 that's a convertible that is probably the rarest but I love the color combo of this Z.

This car seems to be what it's represented as...Standard rear gear for a Z/28 would be 3.73,that's not saying that it couldn't be ordered with 3.31's...Great video!

It just keeps getting better.... The videos that is What an awesome package with the original DZ 302. including the 780 Holley even A very interesting and informative Z-28 build Thanks for breaking it down for us. 👊 😁

Parker you are the best at explaining everything really knowlegable on these Camaros. 😊 subscribed up and have some catching up to do on episodes I haven't watched yet.

Nice info, learned a few things I did not know about my Z

What outstanding knowledge of my most favorite car in the entire world!!!! I owned two 69 Camaro's in the past but never a z28.

good info, the left fender may have been repainted at the factory before it left, i worked at a chevy dealer in '75 and we got a lot of repaired new cars delivered to us, the crazing looks like air dried lacquer would as it aged different from the original sprayed paint, i believe his car was black from the factory.

I'm very lucky I have 2/3 of my build sheet. This video helps me confirm my car. Thank you.

Love all your knowledge!!!

Wow you got yourself a gem of a car....

That 69 in the RS package is my favorite Camaro. I can't believe Chevy didn't try and put more of the look into their modern Camaros. Dodge did it right when they went retro.

The reason it's not white dash and package tray is for reflective reasons. It's for safety to see when driving.

Love your knowledge on 69 Camaros. I have a 1969 resto mod Camaro convertible. It was born as a 396 BB SS. Norwood built. Restored with a Dart 427 SB and upgraded undercarriage. Holly fuel to throttle bodyinjected. I have put Z/28 badges on it due to its pro touring build. So it’s a Z/28 tribute now. Fasted car I’ve ever owned and I’ve had a few. So fun to drive, great SMG…smiles per gallon 8-9 mpg😮.

Great job Parker I would say it's a real black car all its life

Great video! Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge!

My Z/RS was a week two January car. Flat hood, dealer spoilers and deluxe interior. Garnet/black gut.

Excellent. I wish I could watch a decoding of a 68Camaro. Great job.

I also have a 1969 SS 350 Camaro that has front disc brakes and a 12 bolt rear end without the proportioning valve on the subframe under the drivers side door .

Parker you are the king of camaro's period my father and southern indiana had about seventeen camaros at one time one that stood out the most to me is a sixty nine rally sport. With Deluxe interior which had a fold down back seat.How much information can you indulge on that. I do believe it was a rare option

Could you post a video going over the DZ302? How it came to be, what the specs are. Why they moved away from the DZ302 and went to the LT1 and not evolved th DZ. The fact that it was solid lift and an amazing little rever, I got to hear one in person and it was music for sure.

I've learned so much about identification on the 69 Camaro. I'm wondering if you have all the paint markings and colors that were done at factory. Is it available someway? Thanks for your your help and teaching

You could always check the thickness of the paint because the factory could only paint them to a specific thickness that cannot be duplicated

Wow! You'r the King!! I have a 1969 Camaro, please tell me where these sheets are in the car???

I watched a video about a 1 of 1, 1969 Camaro Z28 convertible that was built for a GM executive. I would think 1 of 1 is pretty rare too.

🍀Holy Grail😎✌️

Very cool!

Thank you for the Video Sir, wish I still had mine.

Great info. Thanks.

Nice content...loved the commentary and knowledge

I thought all RS Z28's had cowl hoods..It doesn't make sense that it doesn't ..Learn something everyday

Hi and thanks for all great videos you are making Parker! I have a wish and its if you can make a video about how to decode a 69 Pontiac firebird. Have a great day. 😊

Never knew a 69 Z28 came with 3.31 gears or even available. Always thought it was 3.73 and numerically higher, with 4.88s being Dealer installed. Is this perhaps an Employee speced car? I know some non SS Chevelles left the Kansas City plant with some "extras".

My z28 had a exhaust system was basically straight thru with a crimp every 6 inches and crossed over in the rear. Is that another option ?

Hey guys, Amazing video and an Amazing car tbh!😎👍Thank you for your expertise and for sharing Happy new year to you!🦄🤠✌️🕊🦋🕊🙏🥳☮️🇺🇸

Dude I like watching your videos you're good at what you do keep it up man

When you have multiple option codes such as RS, SS, Z/28… sometimes it’s hard to determine which option takes precedent. When all three are combined, I’ve always understood that RS takes precedent. That being said, I believe the black grill for the rally sport option is proper. If you are a Camaro enthusiast or owner, get yourself a Camaro white book. It’s invaluable. Lots of deception out there. I’m concerned that there’s no Xcode on the trim tag. Trim tags have been replaced, they have been bought and sold over the years. Buyer beware! There’s just something about this car. Hopefully, I’ll see it someday, I live in the Toledo area. I did get to see the only convertible 1968 Z/28 ever made. That’s an interesting story. They lost… ( more likely they were stolen ) the keys when they were trying to sell it. The briefcase with all the paperwork, all the original documents and keys in it came up missing. I don’t know how that ever turned out. I did enjoy the video, so thank you very much.

When I was a kid 1960's neighbor had a 69 Z/28 4 sp Black white stripes spoiler delete.

I thought all '69 Z28's had a 3:73 rear gear. Is this not the case? Yhis car has a 3:31 rear gear?

Awsome video and car, very informative 👍

Awesome video… thanks buddy…

Wow that was awesome wish i found mine in my 68 nova ,took the interior out for the first time that ive owned it for 20+ years but didn't find it,would of been like finding gold for me lol

Awesome video

Great knowledge! Keep up the Good Work!

How does the amount of information on the Protect-O-Plate compare with the amount of information on the Body Build Broadcast Sheet that you covered here?

Great video keep em coming

All GM replacement panels (nos) have stickers on them as well so might be that it had a little damage back in the day and GM parts were used. Definitely an old repair on the fender if the paint has crows feet ( old laquer paint)

In 69 a guy I worked with at JFK airport ordered a black Z-28 with stripe delete it was a beautiful car

Under the chasing its not a portion valve the valve in the chasing is a delay valve so the front brakes allay before the rear .

The only way to confirm the true identity of a car

Impressive!!!

Never the less , nice car dude

Parker could you do a video of your personal cars?

Great video !!

I read that the rarest Z-28 is the convertible made for a GM employee . 1 of a kind .

Awesome

Since that broadcast sheet is so rare and the black paint is a special paint order. Do you think that's why the broadcast Sheet was Still with the car because of a special order paint. You said that They used to throw them away

Great Video

It is black where the X 3 is behind the seat.

On R/Schererville were no silver grill. Only on the standard grill.

Rely enjoyed this Tony, thank you. But hey, Falcons happened all over the place, ie outside of USA and in the Australian experience included the GT and GTHO cars - would've be great if you'd looked wider when reviewing these cars. In not a Ford fan but reportedly the 1971 XY Phase III GTHO Falcon was the fastest 4 door in the world when released/raced and from XA (1972) saw Falcon continue in markets outside USA until about 2015. Please Tony, the world's a big place and in this case, Falcon was bigger, better and faster elsewhere - look up brother - so much more to this story.

I do the same kind of thing I'm not as good as you but yeah I can pick a car apart pretty good looks like that was lacquer on that front driver's fender I'm not really sure but you you see that it was starting to crack probably a older paint job keep it up bro you're doing great

Wow that car is cool Peace out

the 1st hot rod i ever rode in was a 69z28. Lead me to get my own, a 69 SS Pace Car

I have a 69 SS/RS 350 and I’m never selling it!

Can you do a video on the 1967 Camaro Documents and factory info? Love the 69 DZ302 Engine, but hate the 69 Camaro Body. I think 1967 is the best year Camaro. Not RS,SS just the classic eggcrate grill with exposed headlights base body.

The “N” in the vin stands for Norwood. It would be an “L” if it were built in Los Angeles (Van Nuys).

I inherited a green 1969 Z/28. The engine and wheels need cleaning and inspecting, but it's all original. I need to sandblast a lot of parts, which sucks for the skin.

I would throw that fram oil filter in the trash. Use only AC Delco oil filter.

A Z28 RS came with a Black gril. All RS grils on all cares in 69 had black grills. All reguler grils were black except light culered cars COPO and Z28 were silver. RS. All black.

Does the 69 z28 c/w the larger hood springs

I seen 2 in line 6 cyl 69 camaro w/bench seat, shifter on column , i had a x55 ss vergin need more info a x55 type car😊

Invest in a flashlight. 🔦

Mine is just a coupe but I wish I had the documentation for it

The '69 RS/Z-28 is of great interest to me. I was glued through this whole video. We cruised around in one in 1972. It had 28K miles on it. I was only 16. The owner just got back from a tour in Viet Nam. To this day, that car still blows my mind how fast it got up to 145 mph. We got a ticket doing 90 in a 25. Driver was nuts. Did I mention the burnouts ? Mom was not impressed by my friends' departure when I got dropped back off at home.

Awesome

I recall that for whatever reason GM did not want to build black Z28's. My Dad had a friend who was a GM mechanic at the time and when he ordered his 69 Z28 GM internally did not want to sell him a black one. They finally told him it was possible and took his order. they then told him they couldn't do it, but they would ship the car in primer and the dealer would paint it. He told them he didn't want that and for them to cancel his order. They finally told him they would build it and I remember he had ordered this car in January, and it took a LONG time to get and was almost Halloween buy the time it arrived. It was an all-black 4 speed car and pretty sharp.

I still remember, back in the early '90s, I got a set of 1970 Chevelle buckets for my car at the time from a Chevelle "bone yard". Some time later, I decided to replace the seat covers, so I removed the plastic rear covers from the buckets. One of them still had the broadcast sheet under the seat springs. I removed it and was amazed that my seats were originally from a 1970 Chevelle SS 454 convertible. Blue with white interior, LS5 motor, M22 4 speed that was originally sold through Roger Penske Chevrolet. I kept the build sheet, and still have it as a keepsake.

The valve covers are correct for both the Corvette and Z28; however, the have been over polished.