While we were cruising around eBay Motors this afternoon we came across a listing for a 1969 Camaro where the buy now price was $2695.

Now obviously, when there is a ’69 Camaro for sale that cheap, one has to know without seeing the pictures what it’s going to look like. But my mind can’t help jump to the Joe Dirt transaction where he purchases a mint ’69 Plymouth HEMI GTX convertible for $10.

But as the page opened I was brought back to reality and saw this 69 Camaro that needs a complete restoration. This got me wondering how many times this car had just simply been passed over because of the way it sits right now? How many times would this listing get passed over because it looks beyond repair?

But, wouldn’t you rather find one like this, that needs a ton of work, than purchase a clone? Google “69 Camaro clone for sale” and see what type of results you get. You will see results that range anywhere between $25,000 – $70,000 for a clone!

Now, don’t get us wrong, they serve their purpose. But if you had that type of money to invest in a clone, why not invest it into a car like this and fix up a 69 Camaro back to its glory days!

Sure it will take time, but by doing just a little bit of research on the VIN and the cowl tag number that the seller provided. We were able to see almost the exact way this car left the assembly plant. In the ad the seller gives the information on the cowl tag that tells us that the car’s assembly started the first week of October in 69, it left the plant with frost green exterior paint, black standard bucket seats, It has a X11 stamp which means it came with the Z21 style trim option, and was originally equipped with a V8, the seller has said it originally came with a 307.

The point is, wouldn’t you rather restore/rebuild this car for the same price as purchasing a clone? You could very easily use companies like Goodmark to get the hard to find parts needed for the restorations. It obviously needs a nose, so for $3k you could purchase a front nose kit from Auto Metal Direct. If the shell is beyond repair you could always lean on Dynacorn Classic bodies.

Then on top of all that Classic Industries is a great resource for anyone who is restoring a Camaro. They have a proven history of being able to restore cars that look beyond restoration. Infact they just recently released their new Camaro catalog that is over 800 pages long! I have no doubt in my mind that this car in the right hands could be restored and turn some heads. Who knows you might even be able to get that ’69 for a lot cheaper then you thought!