69 Z/28 in memory of Dad.
I'm not usually an auto builder, but I recently lost my Dad, and feel the need to build a replica of my 69 Z/28 Camaro that he gave me 10 years ago.
Bit of back story. My Dad purchased the car on August 21st, 1981 when he was 26 yrs old. I was only 7 months old at the time. Now when I was being a pain, crying and not going to sleep my Mom would take me for a ride around the block a few times in the Camaro, and I would fall right asleep. Hence the reason I grew up loving the car, and it was my dream car. Long story short my Dad landed up having strokes, and not being able to take care of things like he used to. The car landed up sitting in his garage for 8 years from 1999-2007. He called me one day in the Begining of August 2007, and told me I could have the Camaro. There was quite a bit of work to be done to get her running again, me and my husband spent a few hours a day working on getting her going. She threw a lot of things at us, seized up water pump, hole in the radiator, etc. but we fought and eventually won. Dad always said she didn't ask for attention, she demanded it. He was right. So on August 21st, 2007 at the age of 26, 26 years after my Dad bought the car I drove her home. My Dad passed away on August 21st, 2017 at the age of 62, exactly 10 years after he gave me his beloved Camaro. I still have the car. She's not anywhere until I pass her on to my daughter.
My question is other than eBay, where could I purchase upgrades, or say different rims/tires/other parts that might more closely resemble what my car has? She is not all original, and has a 350SBC from a 74 Nova, and a Muncie 4 spd trans.
A few pics.
Forgot to mention I have the 1/12 scale, and 1/25 to do. Sorry my brain is still like a pin ball machine.