To all debating over the “70 vs. 70 1/2” debate: I HAVE ONE! I didn’t read about it. Or see it on a website. I grew up in this era. My Z/28 looks like a ’69 but it’s marked as a ’70. It’s the real deal! I believe they made that bodystyle through the end of the year. The data plate on the firewall says it’s a ’70. The factory sticker on the driver’s side doorjam says it’s a ’70. It came from the factory with a side-terminal battery. Correct date-coding everywhere. That’s good enough for me. BTW I bought this car in 1976, I’m no newcomer to this. I’m not trying to be a d**k about this but there are first-generation ’70s! Second-generation 1970s are referred to as 70 1/2s.
JC
John Cozzi
I don’t own one but I too grew up in this era and we did have a ’69 convertible which was the last of the previous body style with the least chrome. Then late ’69 the new Camaros and Firebirds came out they were ’70 models. Growing up in Los Angeles then we all looked forward to September – that is when all the new cars hit the showrooms and we had a Chevy, Pontiac and Chrysler dealership within four blocks of each other. They were also, and help me here Don, the beginning of I think three years with no convertibles in the range. After or by ’73 the next gen had the worst low impact bumpers and really the model as anyone growing up then would attest went to hell…as with the mustang. Just my view.
MV
Michael Vent
I thought the camaro that is referred as the 70/1/2 was the split bumper not the full bumper one
RS
Rodney Solano
It was considered a 1970 late model production SS Camaro.
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Don Loughridge
Bruce Carson Look at my post please.
Don Loughridge
Bryan Smith- Please see my post.
Don Loughridge
To all debating over the “70 vs. 70 1/2” debate: I HAVE ONE! I didn’t read about it. Or see it on a website. I grew up in this era. My Z/28 looks like a ’69 but it’s marked as a ’70. It’s the real deal! I believe they made that bodystyle through the end of the year. The data plate on the firewall says it’s a ’70. The factory sticker on the driver’s side doorjam says it’s a ’70. It came from the factory with a side-terminal battery. Correct date-coding everywhere. That’s good enough for me. BTW I bought this car in 1976, I’m no newcomer to this. I’m not trying to be a d**k about this but there are first-generation ’70s! Second-generation 1970s are referred to as 70 1/2s.
John Cozzi
I don’t own one but I too grew up in this era and we did have a ’69 convertible which was the last of the previous body style with the least chrome. Then late ’69 the new Camaros and Firebirds came out they were ’70 models. Growing up in Los Angeles then we all looked forward to September – that is when all the new cars hit the showrooms and we had a Chevy, Pontiac and Chrysler dealership within four blocks of each other. They were also, and help me here Don, the beginning of I think three years with no convertibles in the range. After or by ’73 the next gen had the worst low impact bumpers and really the model as anyone growing up then would attest went to hell…as with the mustang. Just my view.
Michael Vent
I thought the camaro that is referred as the 70/1/2 was the split bumper not the full bumper one
Rodney Solano
It was considered a 1970 late model production SS Camaro.