About twenty years ago a friend bought a '69 Z/28. I went over to look at it. Walked around it once, looked inside, and asked if he knew it wasn't a Z/28. He asked what made me think that. I explained the single leaf rear springs, no sway bar, no power brakes...and an auto. He said the guy told him he installed the auto. I then asked where the clutch pedal, Z bar, etc went. He was very disappointed.
A customer came in three or four years ago with a '74 Z/28. I went out to look at it and we got to talking. She told me she suspected it wasn't actually a Z. I looked at it and concurred. No gauges, single leaf rear, and no Z/28 stamp on the tag. She said she really didn't care and loved the car because of how it looked and sounded. I told her that was all that mattered. Beautiful car.
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