Does this make sense?

[Fast68back]

I was reading the story about the camaro stolen in '75 that turned up in CA recently,

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookou ... california

Janice Maffucci had given up on ever seeing her 1969 Chevy Camaro SS again. After all, it was stolen back in 1975.

Keith Williams, a car enthusiast from Santa Maria, Calif., bought the classic muscle car on eBay from a Tennessee seller for $28,000. But he soon noticed some features that he knew were inconsistent with the original model. For instance, the original six-cylinder engine had been replaced with a 427 V-8, and other parts seem to come from different sources.

Was a six cylinder an option with the SS package?

 

[Anonymous]

Found this:

If the complete VIN says it was originally a 6 cylinder Camaro then you can guarantee it was not an SS so be sure to check the VIN. Unfortunately, these days it is so easy to fake almost everything on a Camaro - the more you know the better off you will be. Here is a good old saying that is never more true than for this ... if we had a nickel for every time someone said they had an SS Camaro (but did not) we would be filthy rich by now.

Identifying a First Generation SS:
From the looks of the emails we get on this subject we can sum it up by saying the best place to start to try to verify a first gen SS is by checking the engine codes and dates. We hope more people read this before buying a Camaro not after buying that so called SS. The standard engine in a '67 to '69 SS was a 350/295hp (300hp in '69). A big block 396 with either 325hp ('67-'69), 350hp ('68-'69) and 375hp ('67-'69). A first gen. SS either had a 350 or a 396 engine. Required power front disc brakes starting in '69. A 10 or a 12 bolt could be ordered with an SS. A/C was available on SS's unless the engine was 396/375hp. All first gen SS's could be ordered as a convertible.


So, no way it was an SS with a 6 banger.

 

[KBMWRS]

My guess is that its the reporter's mistake. Most never check the facts just skim the top of the story. The car has a 'SS' on the grill so to the reporter its an 'SS' and since the owner said he found that it was originally a 6 cylinder, of course the reporter reports its a 1969 Camaro SS 6 cylinder. :rant

 

[Horseplay]

I think you are all missing the real story here.

An ugly yellow six-banger camaro was thankfully stolen back in 1975. Today, the owner is going to be receiving a 427 BB black one back in its place. Free. Not a bad trade I'd say.

 

[dodgestang]

Read more closely. He 'thought' he bought a 6 banger that had been upgraded.....then had the police check all the vins and one of the hidden vins matched a stolen ss from 1975.

So the lesson learned is.......

never ask the police to check your car's hidden vins :sarc

 

[AzPete]

What if......the one part that had the stolen VIN was used from a wreck to replace a bad section of whatever piece it was attached to on a six cyl. converted to a V8......? The entire car could be legal with only a small section from the original stolen car. With the way parts are replaced and such today, seems like it would take more than one VIN sighting to prove the other VIN's on the car wrong. The drive train is one of the least of the proving points.

 

[Kats66Pny]

So I guess the original owner, Janice Maffucci, didn't have insurance? Because if she did, and they paid her for her stolen camaro... then legally, wouldn't the car belong to the insurance company? :confu
Of course we are talking about way back in '75.. and hell I wasn't even born yet so maybe insurance wasn't 'required' like today. :shrug

 

[Horseplay]

No, insurance was not "required" in 1975. Intelligent, responsible people had it though unlike today when it takes threat of punishment to get people to do the responsible thing.