Recent content by toddr

Yeah, the car literally pulled apart (almost in half) during the recovery. 40 years in a lake is going to make the sheet metal as brittle as an egg shell. If you remember the Tulsa Plymouth that was recovered from an underground, concrete vault (time capsule) in 2007 (the vault was compromised...

There was a number of ways you could option a 1969 camaro, including 'hideaway' headlights (all sorts of dealer optioned stripe/cosmetic packages) -- what was known as the hockey stripe down the side, 'sport' stripes down the hood & trunk, the 'mustache' stripe over the nose...The stripe on...

actually, no...you'd have to impact something pretty hard to bust a mount loose (I'm just being realistic)...Now if the weld cracked that secures the mount to the frame? The engine may tilt, but the gas pedal is secured to the carb with a tension cable (it would have to tilt an insane amount to...

okay, as promised...Keep in mind of course, although the general area layout would be the same, the photos are recent as opposed to an accurate depiction of 40 years before. Here's an aerial shot of the lake and ramp, green arrow indicates both cars presumed approach (click each image for full...

As far as that memo goes, I'm pretty sure that's just a matter of form to cover GM from liability. The motor mounts in all of those cars were pretty much similar (olds/buick/pontiac/gmc) I don't even recall stories of that from the 50s era cars... As far as the engine in the car, it was in fact...

we can solve that mystery just by the vin (vehicle idetification) on the Doe network, breaks down as follows -- VIN 124379L517123 '69 camaro v8 coupe (if I'm deciphering it correctly) out of the Van Nuys (California) assembly plant. Most likely the 327 or 350. I say that because of the...

I actually had a defective mount in a '77 chevy short wheel base truck that was lowered. You could visually see it affect the stance of the truck (and feel it give to the forces put upon it while driving) I was barely out of my teens then and instantly had it replaced (it was passenger side) I...

Hi, this is my first post here and I'd have to respectfully disagree in regard to the motor mounts. The Williams kid camaro looks to be an extreme bare bones, no frills coupe. As in, I doubt it was even a v8 car (more likely an in line 250 cubic inch six cylinder), which would make sense...