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Camaros by Train
« on: April 29, 2022, 05:23:34 AM »
Dec 1968 Photo Credit Dan Perkins

Location Spokane Wa.

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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2022, 11:58:51 AM »
Rallye Green stands out.  Great photo.

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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2022, 01:59:35 PM »
Two things catch my attention - the DX1 striping on the green Camaro in the middle row at the right and the D96 “pin striping” on the green Camaro below it - the D96 pin striping looks to me to be much wider than what you normally see.  A factory (LOS) anomaly?

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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2022, 03:14:17 PM »
Several observations for me would be white wall tires. Car on the bottom appears to be a RS with the lights open. That car has poverty caps waiting. The car in the middle has wheel covers waiting. I enlarged the picture some...Joe
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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2022, 07:33:10 AM »
Brings back memories riding with Dad in "our"68. :) His friend/co-worker had ordered a '70 and we would always stop by the train yard when a load of cars came in, waiting on the new Camaros. :)
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« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2022, 04:24:56 PM »
The first car on the top row looks like a Firebird.  What color was that orange called?  It doesn't look the same as Camaro's Hugger Orange. 

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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2022, 05:45:28 PM »
Carousel Red was Pontiacs version of Hugger Orange. Lotta factors could contribute to color variations in a 54 yr old photo. The 4th car back looks the same...
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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2022, 06:19:04 PM »
They didn’t have to enclose the car carriers back then and there is no spray paint on any of the cars. When the trains go by now, you can’t tell if the car carriers are full or empty, but most of them have graffiti on them.

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« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2022, 07:13:39 PM »
But there is a reason why there wasn't any hubcaps on those cars. lol ;)
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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2022, 08:07:06 PM »
Here's couple vintage shots maybe some haven't seen? Not by train, but still a LOAD of some very special Chevrolets....

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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2022, 08:08:28 PM »
Some color...
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« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2022, 09:56:05 PM »
Some color...

That one looks like it’s strapped down tight. Look how low it’s sitting.

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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2022, 11:23:05 PM »
The Yenko Truck must be a REALLY rare find (LOL).  Hard to tell if 2 different trucks? ...or same truck with different lettering on the door?
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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2022, 01:25:20 AM »
After studying the photos going back and forth I am going to say the trucks are probably the same, IMHO there are too many similarities in the car hauling ramps and support. Even if they are different they are at different time periods for Yenko orders.

The first photo B&W includes one of each color from the first 50 X66 coded cars 10 each DY HO LB FG OG. PLUS a Garet Red or Fathom Green Yenko Nova. The one on the truck is a Daytona Yellow X66 - yellow rockers and gill trim. I have wondered aloud in Dave Beem's presence if this may be his car, which is one of the first 10 DY cars plus his was transferred by truck in the winter to Gates, Indiana and his also has yellow rockers, one of the other X66 DY yenkos has black rockers (the yet to be found much photographed drag car) 

The 2nd photo has the DY chevelle and a couple of X11 cars (gill trim and wheel opening moldings are visible on the Fathom green and hugger orange cars plus the HO car has blacked out rockers.)
On the bottom row looks like a Lemans Blue Yenko Nova with dog dishes & redlines.

Does anyone know when the orders for the first Chevelles were placed?
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Re: Camaros by Train
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2022, 02:35:23 AM »
The Yenko Truck must be a REALLY rare find (LOL).  Hard to tell if 2 different trucks? ...or same truck with different lettering on the door?

I thought it was the same truck as well. Wonder what became of it...bet it'd be worth about as much as one of those 69's it's hauling, today. :) Wonder if it was a V6 or could've been a 427 ?!?  :D
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