1969 ZL-1 Camaro

    This ZL-1 Camaro, # 35, was sold new by Sutliff Chevrolet in Harrisburg, PA, on September 19, 1970, to Douglas Leesman, of Pulaski, IL.  It was 1 of 37 ZL-1s returned to Chevrolet by Gibb Chevrolet. Out of 69 ZL-1 Camaros built, this car is 1 of 8 Fathom green, 4 speed Zl-1s (1 of 6 Fathom green ZL-1s in the Gibb order).  Mr. Rusty Symmes restored it . The car now has 8,130 miles on the odometer."

   Mark found out about the car at the Supercar Reunion, as he was joking around with some guys about his next car being a ZL-1.  Well, sure enough, someone new a guy, who new a guy, who had one for sale.  Mark's friend, Phil, tracked the owner down, and the two of them went to look at it.  Three offers were made (by Mark) on the ZL-1, and Mark even went as far as to sell 2 of his Corvettes, before the owner finally came down to a figure Mark could agree on.  When Mark's wife went to the bank to get the cashier's check, they thought the Hassett's were buying a house!

    When the car was new, Sutliff Chevrolet had a difficult time selling it. They had Funny Car driver Bruce Larson race the car to try to promote a sale. Sutliff is still in business today, and the owners son remembers the car. The car was raced at two recent pure stock drag events, and at the supercar reunion (Gateway St. Louis).