“For Cryin’ Out Loud!”

John Schnatter reunites with his beloved Z28 Camaro.

Papa John Pizza magnate John Schnatter has reunited with his beloved 1971&1/2 Z28 Camaro from his youth.
The ABC Evening News made it their concluding feel-good story.
But 250,000 smackaroos? For cryin’ out loud! That is just insane.
Granted, the ‘71&1/2 Z28 Camaro is probably the best Camaro, but $75,000 woulda been my limit.
$250,000 is just plain ridiculous.
Prices of all the great old cars are rocketing clear outta sight. $100,000 or more for a ‘57 Chevy convertible.
Gotta be a C.E.O., or perhaps a pizza magnate.
Schnatter had to sell in 1983 when his father’s tavern almost went defunct. He began selling pizzas outta the back. —He couldn’t even look as his car drove away.

As original.

The car still exists, although it’s been tampered with.
That massive power-bulge on the hood is not original (see picture of Schnatter’s original car at left).
And one wonders if it’s the original motor.....
Perhaps. The Z28 was pretty strong, but that motor may have been swapped for a Big-Block.
I wonder if the numbers match?
If not, for $250,000 he got hornswoggled.
In my humble opinion, $250,000 is already a hornswoggle, even if the numbers match.
Only a pizza magnate with stars in his eyes would fork over that much money.







• The Chevrolet “Big-Block” V8 was introduced in the 1965 model-year at 396 cubic-inches. It was made in various displacements: 402, 427 and 454 cubic inches. It’s still made as a truck-motor, but not installed in cars any more; although you can get it as a crate-motor, for self-installation. The Chevrolet “Small-Block” V8 was introduced at 265 cubic-inches displacement in the 1955 model-year. It continued production for years, first at 283 cubic inches, then 327, then 350. Other displacements were also manufactured.
• RE: “Numbers match......” —All the parts of a car (engine, transmission, body, etc.) have matching serial numbers on an original (factory) car. If the engine has been swapped, or the transmission, it won’t have a serial number that matches the rest of the car.