Hard To Imagine, Exactly True, In That Place Is Even In Addition To Thus An Master Copy Possessor Driving His Zl1 1969 Camaro, Ken Barnhart. The Master Copy Engine Has 1.7 Miles On It, In Addition To Is Sitting On A Shelf. A Duplicate Has Been Used To Conk On This Camaro Racing Without Worry

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No stranger to the quarter-mile, Barnhart had been racing since the '50s. He almost won the 1959 Nationals at Detroit Dragway, merely his none-too-featherweight '39 Cadillac was edged yesteryear a fleeter Studebaker. He took the G/Stock trophy at Indy inwards 1961, however, inwards a quick '55 Chevy. The ZL-1 brought him dorsum from a curt retirement.

Curiously, equally presently equally the Camaro was inwards Barnhart's garage, the master copy aluminum 427 was removed. It was replaced amongst the duplicate, over-the-counter ZL-1 engine that is silent establish nether the hood today. Except for an old-school Edelbrock Torker intake manifold too replacement 850-cfm carb, the engine is faithful to the master copy ZL-1.

The graphics too lettering that adorn the Camaro's bodywork were done inwards 1969 too haven't been touched since. The solely paintwork that's been applied to the car's flanks occurred when the raise fender openings were slightly stretched to conform larger rubber.

Barnhart's reliable too strong combination made his Camaro the scourge of Super Stock racing for a twain of years. He captured the SS/B championship at Indy inwards 1970, too was runner-up at the Nationals inwards 1971.

Barnhart slogged it out inwards Super Stock through the mid-'70s-recording a best e.t. of 9.92 at 134 mph-with a narrowed Dana rearend too 5.38 gears

Barnhart's been the proprietor of a gas station located on the same Elgin, Illinois, corner since 1959.

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it is pose out xvi of 69 made

Barnhart was recuperating from an accident incurred piece drag racing, flipping through a magazine close cars, when he came across the ZL1. He at i time made upwardly his hear to purchase i of the 69 vehicles if possible, and, although he had retired, to dive dorsum into drag racing.

 “This vehicle has never been street driven,” said Barnhart. “It hasn’t been run inwards a contest inwards twenty years, merely I silent get got it too pose it downwards at the track.

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