Z/28s and vinyl roof option

[abiddle]

I miss this group, the amount of misinformation spread in the camaro forums on facebook drives me nuts. I just saw a poster state that he knew a Z/28 was not real because the car for sale had a vinyl top, and most Z/28s did not have vinyl. Is there any evidence to support this? Other than a weight conscious buyer that wants to spare those few lbs on the roof for performance?

I'll be visiting more often, for my sanity. Picture, finished project, unrelated to this post.

[maroman]

His statement that most Z-28s did not come with a vinyl top is probably correct. But plenty of them did.

[william]

44.6% of 1969 Camaro coupes were ordered with a vinyl roof. 25.9% of Z/28s in our db with a known trim code had vinyl tops.

Most coupes [55.4%] did not have a vinyl roof; the install rate on Z/28s appears much lower than average. But, hardly rare.

[abiddle]

Is this anecdotal, or is there any evidence of options paired with Z28? I know it was a popular appearance option in the late 60s.

[william]

Chevrolet did not track combinations of options. We have a rough estimate of Z/28s ordered with vinyl roofs from our database.

Later in the model year at Norwood, both Z/28 and vinyl roof options were coded on the body tag.

[abiddle]

Thank you William for the excellent information. The sharing of knowledge in this forum is how I learned everything factual about first gens, far better than the half dozen camaro books in my house. Facebook has become such a crazy pool of misinformation, I wish folks would do their research here.

[william]

You're welcome!

Sooner or later you will hear the same misinformation about power steering on Z/28s. While fairly rare in '67 & '68, it was available all three years. Penske even tried it on their '69 T/A race cars.

[maroman]

Fold down back seat is another. I rode in a '69 Z the day it was picked up from the dealer that had one.

[x66 714]

Another one you will hear is that Z/28 could've been ordered with different engines or the 302 was a Ford engine.

I love the vinyl tops on 1969 Camaros. Only year like that..Joe

[firstgenaddict]

I love the "302 is a FORD engine comments" those are priceless.

[ko-lek-tor]

I love the "302 is a FORD engine comments" those are priceless.

That’s why that Ford “Caution Fan” decal persists...as a Chevy deteriorates it turns into a Ford just prior to a scoop of rust😂