1969 ZL-1 Camaro - Barrett-Jackson 2009

Auction of the Fathom Green 1969 ZL-1 Camaro at the Scottsdale 2009 Barrett-Jackson Auction.

[@bobsilver3983]

1969 Fathom Green is still my favorite color ever to be put on a Muscle Car!

[@jimjenkins3313]

Love these auctions! And what a car!

[@tremendoustomato]

IT'S A RECESSION! Seriously though unbelievable price for such great history.

[@PeterPorsche1]

This Camaro looks better than all Cars made this year together

[@davidmandziuk8493]

All these PROFESSIONAL BARN FIND HUNTERS, get these cars by low balling people, fixing it cheaply, then dumping it on these big auctions...Just effectively killing it for the average shadetree restorer

[@jeeper0253]

The reason it sold low is because it was 2009 we were coming out of a semi great depresssion

[@boostjunkie2320]

Everybody in that crowd today now is kicking themselves in the ass everyday in shame

[@joshuanthomas6832]

Damn Reggie bidded on his own car lmao! Well played 👌🏾

[@mikeh.753]

If I had the money that Mr. H has I would be buying up these cars every chance I got. This is a very rare factory car and there is not many of them left in existence.

[@brandonjanuhowskimusic3034]

1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO ZL1 in Tuxedo Black is my dream car.

[@JohnW1711stock]

I had my hands on one just like this at Jerry's Govans Chevrolet in October 1970. It did not sell until mid 71. The sticker price was $7,777.77. They said they would let it go for $3800! Since then, it was restored.

[@bannanazz]

This car was one of them. It was returned then resent in late 69 to seattle, The car was eventually raced by my father in law. Big story behind it.

[@Navdan87]

Another great car that will never be driven....

[@kidddogbites]

i would love to see a 1969 zl1 vs a 2012 zl1

[@eyestungdustnblind]

the guy that can afford this car already has a couple lambos in the living room

[@victorialouden1912]

done at the Norwood Assembly plant my dad worked there till the plant closed in 1987

[@captainjimusa]

They were fast ran in the 11 second range from the factory but no way that car was under 500 HP that was for insurance reasons only. The car had to be closer to 600 than 500. I ran one with only two mods and not even sure if one was a mod but it was a quick disconnect of mufflers from headers for racing only took a minute or so the owner did it so not sure how it worked or if it was a modification. The other I know was a Mod it was racing slicks which got us in the 10 second range. I hear 69 were made but not sure how many were sold as the COPO option alone was $4000 or about same as a Camaro with a regular 427. You could buy a Vette for $5500 back then. I think some of the engines were parted out to racers which is why I am not sure 69 actually sold. Dodge also made a lightweight Dart in 62 I think 4 of them with a huge big block only for racing but came from factory. They are so rare not sure if any still exist as they all raced.

[@talkingvegetable3538]

interesting

[@markstanton6461]

Purely an investment now, these cars go through owner after owner without so much as a mile or two added to the odometer....no way you could drive it anywhere, can't risk it, ....I love these cars, but for my money, I'd have to have a clone to flog the snot out of it!

[@rubyred93chev]

_Throwback to '09 for sure.(Side note: this ZL Camaro was so under the money because the country was facing a recession, and the bottom fell out of the collector car market). When you see Ron Pratt sitting next to Rick Hendrick, you know big money was in the room that day there at _*_Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale._*

[@bandguy5810]

100%. Fair enough.

[@leadsologtoctsv]

I just love Ron Pratt's "what a moron, you just got took " look on his face at the end. Amazing that Mr. Pratt didn't bid......Isn't it?

[@crownman1]

U SO RIGHT I CAN'T EVEn FIND A JOB

[@mrChevyJones63]

Just difference in opinions man, I like driving my cars no matter what they are. Although I've never owned anything as rare as this I just feel cars are meant to be driven. But to each his own. But if someone ever hits mine, I'll come buy yours cause I know it would be safe and sound in your garage. lol

[@UsernamesAreOver]

Thanks for putting this clip on KZbin, Macca. You have lots of cool vids, but this is the most important.

[@foof505]

that makes me mad. worth way more than that

[@2000ULTRA]

I'm surprised "Mr. Octdumber" didn't have 24's, Lambo doors and 9 TV's in it.

[@quagmiredavis4117]

Russ lambert I agree 100 % the ghetto look is still in 2021

[@gill9228]

I hear that!!!

[@jrftworth]

Rick Hendrick in the front row, surprised he didn't scoop it up

[@stevenbrown4735]

Rick has 2 ZL1

[@stevenbrown4735]

I think he has 2 I know #63 for sure

[@xcelerator67]

I would find it hard to believe this car isn't the real deal.... Those guys at barret jackson really know there shit! ..... Otherwise they would be picking it apart.

[@hottdylan1993]

@wildbloodydragon It's not all about the power but the rarity of it. there were only 69 of those made.

[@johnsimun6533]

So this is not the one Bill showed, on Curious Cars. Sorry, they just done a close up. Similar tho.

[@MazzaFiveOneFour]

:O There was one near my house for sale for 100,000$!!!!! It was number 26/69.

[@user-wq3wy6db3o]

Jay M. son that nasty pissed off 427 would murder Any 440 or 426Hemi stock vs stock right off the lot no bull shit done to neither car that COPO would run down your dodge no questions asked the race would be done before it started. But I do like my old dodge muscle cars to but the 427COPO is still my favorite.

[@laurelthoma7287]

Whether it's your favorite or not is irrelevant. This isn't the "fastest" car of the late 60's-Early 70's just because it's your favorite.

[@mikeh.753]

The can-am teams took this motor out to a little over 500 cubes and made over 800 naturally aspirated horse power. That aluminum 427 was a beast even when comparing it to a LS6 454. Light weight and one hell of a revving big block. Never been anything like it made by Ford or Dodge. When new in a Corvette if the cam was at the correct degree and a tank of good fuel that car was really hard to beat by ANY car on the Blvd. I grew up watching these cars on the streets of southern California (Westminster, in Orange county) and I saw lots of hemi Cuda's get gapped from a street light. The only version of the Cuda that I personally stay up with a ZL1 Vette was a 440 with the three carburetors and a 4speed. These were high 10 low 11 second cars with the right tires and back in the early 70's there weren't much of any good tires yet. I saw a 1970 Chevelle 454 LS6 turbo 400 automatic literally spinn both rear tires all the way through a 1/4 mile. But it had polyglass nylon belted tires and we all know how much traction the old polyglass nylon tires got, NONE not even when properly warmed up. Hell I think they got less traction if you got them too hot.

[@80v8camaro]

@will8power you lucky! that a great car take car of it

[@ecosby100]

i know the vet zl 1 was a 10 sec stock car thast nuts in 1969

[@liamtz]

With just a bit of tweaking, the car pushed out 500 HP. At that level, a spoiler wasn't necessarily useless.

[@WilliamStewart1]

They made 550 from the factory.

[@boostjunkie2320]

Actually it would put down over 550rwhp from the factory....Put slicks on it from today and it runs 10s in the 1/4 mile, easy.

[@benjaminbritt7862]

The ZL1 was the second most powerful 427. Third would have been the L88 427, and the SOHC 427 at number one.

[@SuperMETAZ]

@MazzaFiveOneFour thats sweet

[@jim295]

@sixtiesforever1966 Might be worth noting that the guy begging people to bid is not the owner of the car, that's the CEO of Barrett Jackson - Craig Jackson.

[@kanervatie]

These cost some serious money.

[@HardRock2Day]

@cagonesss keep in mind, people at this auction are people who have a lot of money, or are big collecters, they're not going to drive this on the street i doubt.

[@funtyes1970]

why would they it a $300k car i know i wouldn't car would lose in value big time someone draft that car daily driver .and I'm not saying i never would drive on the road but i sure wouldn't drive it every day or once a month maybe 3-4 times a year . buy a car like that is a investment.

[@HooyahPeacock]

Met a guy at hot August nights in Reno, owned his since he bought it in 69. Just a zl1 not this copo one but damn he said he wouldn't even sell it for a half million

[@1000machz]

A ZL1 is a copo lmao

[@CamaroLover99]

This rare Camaro should go more then lamborghini

[@305pride]

i work at pizza hut :( what ever, atleast i have a little camaro

[@305pride]

mhm, keep looking man

[@alloyrat]

X11 exterior trim on a 9560 car? The 9561 had some X11s and even some early cars had the X66 trim with blacked out rear panel. Remember Reggie had a wearhouse fire and lost several cars...

[@jamesdalton7191]

The trim could have been added for the buyer by the dealer.

[@jared062398]

It really should

[@alloyrat]

The 50 cars that Fred Gibb ordered, only 1 was ordered with spoilers. That would be car #3 which is Daytona Yellow. The 2 Fathom Green cars not ordered by Gibb came with 4 speeds and spoilers, this car is an automatic. Why no interior shot? Looks like Reggie bid 285K on his own car, the barker was looking right at him. Dog and pony show for the guy in the red shirt.

[@zxtenn]

I read that they couldn't even sell them so some were returned to GM by Gibbs Chevy, 7200.00 was too much then, amazing. I cannot believe that such a deep breathing car didn't come with headers, how can you equip such a car without?

[@jeffcampbell2710]

Couldn't you order them, but they came in the trunk for you or dealer to install. I know they did that. Can't remember the car.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@jeffcampbell2710 either '67 or '68 was the last year Chevrolet did that .

[@fiendwithout]

I'll drive it.

[@markcook3570]

The people who conceived, engineered and built this car came from an era that if something was made it was used.Unfortunately it was passed on to a world for it to look at....SMH

[@1blindmarc]

Craig cant understand why the price is struggling because he has money running out his ass. I rather watch Mecum nowadays.

[@Jgeneraledger23]

My 1966 Mustang was that color. Did I repaint it that color? You bet I did ;)

[@Jgeneraledger23]

***** THAT'S RIGHT...Plus, as long as you replace the pitted chrome and worn seats, most factory colors WILL look good--there are too many Red cars out there today that are not original.

[@ZerG713]

@sixtiesforever1966 Feels sorry for you. I used to be Illegal Alien now i own my own Body Shop in America :)

[@LaRusso]

Auctioneer sounds like Donnie from Wild Thornberrys

[@kidddogbites]

@E1N9A8N0DA yeah thats really low

[@sciteach51651]

When I was in High School my friend had a 69 Z-28 which had a 302 small block that put out about 400 horses. He beat the shit out of that car and then his dad bought him a ZL-1. He turned that into a car only for the strip. His brother had an LT-1 Vega while dad drove an Isso Griffo; an Italian sports car with a 327/350 Chevy engine. It had a 200 mph speedo but it would only do 150. It sold for $15500 which was a small fortune back then.

[@sd455pontiac]

Somebody got a bargain.

[@coreys9434]

where is my time machine?

[@DGKall2010]

@babypfat99 ha yeah probably his little honda prelude with that little V-TEC SI (virtuouslly-torqeless economy car with the special Shit Injection)

[@mercmarc]

Is there anyone on the planet who doesnt find a auctioneer annoying as fcking hell?

[@im4our312]

I rode in a Nicky Camaro and it was very fast .Pretty hairy ride on polyglass tires .

[@robertbuchanan9978]

IM4 OUR way back from your own heart

[@robertbuchanan9978]

IM4 OUR yeah

[@robertbuchanan9978]

IM4 OUR way back from your toes to your nose

[@robertbuchanan9978]

IM4 OUR yeah feeling

[@MrMisanthrope1RBjr]

my sisters uncles brother cousin had two of them parked in his barn , there still there only got 10 miles on them, one of them was owned by Elvis presleys uncles sister mother.

[@blackXSpr]

@will8power Why do I doubt you bought this car a year ago and you still havent told your wife about it? if its yours post a vid of it

[@crownman1]

@305pride WELL AT LEAST U GOT A JOB

[@Martin750hp]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[@bobsilver3983]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/laW7pIiYiL6flbs

[@jared062398]

Ok that makes total sense. Why would you not want it to stay somewhere safe and know that nothing bad could happen to it? But you would rather drive it around alot and take a risk on some dipshit that will come along and hit your expensive camaro... But you could keep it in a nice garage and drive it every now and again to put some miles on it...

[@mrChevyJones63]

And what makes it even worse is these guys are gonna pay all this money and put the car in a heated garage somewhere and never drive em. Makes me sick to my stomach.

[@talha93taj]

Ugghh never put a spoiler on a muscle car unless if its a daytona

[@Eddiemotor]

How'd you know it's a fake car? I'am asking those who says the buyer is stupid, how can you know it's a fake car.

[@mercmarc]

@kidddogbites I would guess because its not a very desireable color.

[@bannanazz]

This car was raced by my wifes father, There is a big story behind it and this car gave barrett auction there black eyes lol

[@taylorh3930]

If I was Ritch I'd easily give a million dollars cash for that Camaro

[@fangcheck9141]

a little low ?

[@robertbuchanan9978]

fang check it

[@PooManchoo2]

Who said anything about trailer queens? ..and what's wrong with preserving a desirable and rare car? Isn't it nice that 40 years later these examples still exist? Build your fake for the drag strip. Keep the real one in the garage for Sunday.

[@leadsologtoctsv]

I just get a kick from the winning bidder...............He's just so proud of himself!

[@Dabber422]

I own one can somebody give me the money to restore it? :)

[@juliansandoval4001]

Heads Up if u restore it restore it as original as u can dont resto mod it dont rod it. Keep it simple

[@bowtie-man]

Julian Sandoval I absolutely and totally agree with you✌✌

[@zxtenn]

Don't forget all the rust free bodies are all gone, i had 3 1st generation Camaros, 2 67 RS, one was a Yenko clone, 427/425 with 456 and a 4 speed, i bought the body that previously had a built BB, it had 456 gears, traction bars, etc. I found the engine-- i paid about 400.00 for the body WITH headers-- Not too many rust free, i lived in MA then and in 3-4 years the Camaro was a rust bucket. If you look u can find nice cars MUCH cheaper-- I also had a 69 Z RUST FREE , i should have kept all 3

[@leadsologtoctsv]

The car has a well known rep in the Yenko/Copo world...........Do your research, or you'll get burned every time!

[@djtj1216]

@kidddogbites lol me too...im sure that 69 boy would get it tho

[@METALMAN4Wii]

Well it was 2009 alot of people lost everything in the crash!

[@bobsilver3983]

except the elite, they bought stuff for dimes on the dollar...banksters always win

[@bagrat22]

Barrett Jackson has ruined the classic car hobby for the average joe. Who would buy a trailer queen for the price of house? Millionaires.

[@RobertSuperSport]

This acution has so many issues its not funny 5.45 Craig Jackson tells Spanky Assiter not to hammer it, At about the 8 min mark Reggie jackson is bidding on it which is strange because he owned it one time why would he want it back? Plus it took almost 10 min to auction it off the longest of whole week........Barrett jackson has turned into a horse and pony show

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

Just more shady shit by BJ

[@PooManchoo2]

loldecepticonlol: The difference is, a fake ZL1 would not appreciate in value anywhere like the real deal.

[@scbnrh]

Barrett-Jackson Has Managed to Destroy What was Once A Enjoyable Hobby! I will Never Watch This BS Again!

[@PeterPorsche1]

@DGKall2010 wtf have all ppl against Hondas ? they are a totally diffrent thing than Musclecars .... they should take u cheap from A to B .... some ppl mod em nice = JDM some ppl mod em bad = Rice ...

[@Thumper68]

Wow that guy just made 700k

[@edcain10]

Would Have Went For A Lot More if it Had Been Some Other Color Than ARMY O. D. GREEN

[@cagonesss]

id never buy a car for that amount even if i did have the money it isnt worth it ,even tho the car is great but its just a car .guess some people try to fill in the depression they have.

[@gill9228]

Hell NO! Non of those camaros had anywhere near the motor of the ZL1. At best, they had iron big blocks! ZL1 is the BEST!!!!

[@pepperkitty]

this particular car is now know to be a cobbed together, vin swap car. so its a fake

[@jamesdalton7191]

What # was it? Just found it. Car #27

[@captainbuttnuggets4786]

Sickening just drive it stop putting these beauties in a stupid room with other trophies to show off how much money u have im proud to say I still have my first car it’s nothing special but it’s mine and I don’t plan on selling for the oh mighty dollar

[@mothertree]

goes to show ya that barrett Jackson isn`t a straight up auction...they can really prod the sale of the car...when it is sooooooooooo special what a hoot er gag

[@mukkasaurus]

That thing should have sold for at least another $100K.

[@E1N9A8N0DA]

290000$ for a ZL-1 ??... SACRILEGE ~ ~

[@slacadjuster237]

LOL, and while you're at it Robert, either change your meds, or cut the dose

[@GNXperimental]

Looks like the same car that sold for $750,000 years later at Mecum.

[@rob99rst]

car wasnt the real thing at 290k no way. i smell a rat

[@kidddogbites]

wow, thats cheap, really cheap for a zl1 they usealy go for between 750,000-1,250,000

[@eddieb35]

Hard work? Lol

[@Blackscorpion1963]

#27, VIN# 124379N609965

[@CamaroLover99]

i have respect for ford guys but this car is so hot people dont even realize it im a gm guy but i can tell there were some ford pricks there