1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 for Sale
Monday, August 22nd, 2005
I guess it’s true you can find almost anything on eBay. In 1969, a Chevrolet dealer named Fred Gibb worked a deal with GM to produce 50 Camaros with special high-performance upgrades, mainly an all-aluminum 427 engine (COPO 9560). By the time the extra performance upgrades were added up they would total over $4,000, more than the cost of the base Camaro itself. Obviously the 1969 ZL1 Camaro was not a hot seller with a window sticker price of $7,200. Gibb sold only 13 and the rest were sent back to GM to be redistributed to other high-performance Chevrolet dealerships. In addition to the first 50 built, a few other dealerships placed orders for the ZL1 and the final production total for the 1969 ZL1 Camaro ended ironically at 69. Most of the ZL1s were used for racing and many were wrecked or highly modified. While the original ZL1 Camaro is an incredibly collectible car, the $830,000US price tag is staggering. As to why this car is listed on eBay and not on the Barret-Jackson block is puzzling.