THUNDER BAY – Nineteen-sixty-nine has been called the Camaro’s finest year.
One lucky ticket-buyer will get a chance to see it for themselves by winning the Thunder Bay Museum’s 2018 Classic Car Raffle, the top prize a yellow and black 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS valued at $42,000.
“They’re not common, particularly in the RS configuration,” said the museum’s Tory Tronrud, calling the raffle the facility’s largest fundraiser.
“Getting a ’69 at a price we could afford was pretty amazing, because most of them go for pretty hefty sums.”
This particular vehicle has been fully restored with plenty of new parts, including a new engine, Tronrud said.
“It’s comparable to the original engine. It’s a 355-cubic inch General Motors engine. It’s got a fair number of modifications, so it’s got a lot of power, but it’s not so overpowered that people can’t drive it as an everyday vehicle,” he said.
“And it certainly turns heads, particularly in that colour.”
Tronrud said they’re hoping to raise at least $60,000 through the raffle, which will be drawn for on Sept. 4 at the museum’s Donald Street location.
The money will be used to cover a portion of the museum’s operating expenses over the next two years.
Tickets are $15 apiece, two for $20, five for $40, 15 for $100 and 80 for $500. They are available at the museum, at Crystal Beach Variety, Wal-Mart’s lottery booth, DC Automotive, Fat Guys Auto Parts, Thunder Bay Harley Davidson or wherever the car is on display, which this week will be at Intercity Shopping Centre adjacent to the food court.
For more information, visit www.thunderbaymuseum.com.
