That's the same car that was at a SSC from last month's
issue and they promised an article. Of course now there seems to be,
(Quote) "216 SS models in 1965 with the Z/16 option..." according to the
owner. In the last issue they reported that the owner did extensive
research on the Internet on the one (reportedly) convertible made. I've
done extensive searching on the Internet and I've yet to find anything about
it. One gentleman at TC claims to have owned it and another says he rode
in it. It was reported to be a triple gold - and a gold color that
wasn't offered on 65 Chevelles at that.
I particularly like the last sentence of the article,
"There is no pretense made that this car is the original..." I'm sure the
license plate ~1965Z16~ doesn't add to the pretense. Some young enthusiast
will see it and in 5 or 10 years will swear he saw the one and only Z16
convertible. It is a gorgeous car with attention to detail well carried
out.
By "brackets" do you mean the Bumper Guards? I'm sure
those were an option on all 65 Chevelles as they were in later years. The
rear panel (as stated in the article) was done that way to make way for the 396
emblem and was unique to the Z16.
Dale McIntosh
ACES #1709/TC #92 Gold
67 SS/67 Elky
http://www.dalesplace.com
http://www.team67.com
http://www.midwestchevelles.com
-----Original Message-----Howdy guys (and Larry Z in particular)
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Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 9:58 PM
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Subject: [Chevelle-List] 65 Z-16 Conv.
In the new issue of Super Chevy, on pages 152-153, there is an article on a 65 Z-16 clone. I thought everyone might want to check it out. This article also leaves me wondering about a couple things. First, were the brackets on the bumper a Z-16 only option, and what are they called, as I'm sure "bumper brackets" is not correct. Second, what's the deal with the rear trim panel? Was that a 396 only option? Looks interesting, almost reminds me of a Roadrunner. Take it easy.
Dan McIntosh
65 Malibu
