This is something my wife asked me tonight.

There are a few reasons:

Between family, work, and 3 first gen cars I am getting disorganized and forgetful. Mike Labrecque sometimes asks me to look for info or for replacement parts and a few times I have forgotten about stuff.

I would like to keep a record of information that I find out. Little things regarding what is correct on a 69Z can drive me in circles for a long time until I figure them out. For example, the silk-screening on the underside of the air cleaner cover. For a 69Z is it supposed to be curved or straight text. Weird and unimportant question? Maybe, but for a judged car, maybe not. On my rusted out 69Z cover that I believe is original, the text is straight. A bunch of guys on the CRG say it should be curved. I found out from a trusted source that he has seen these covers both ways on a 69Z. For now I can stop going in circles.

The car has a lot of history to it. When I talked to the former owners, I can tell that the car meant a lot to them and played a big part in their lives. That alone makes me want to document and keep the history on this car.

That is all I can think of for now but I am sure there are additional reasons.

After the car was media blasted, Andrew at Labrecque found a spark plug in the rear trunk area wedged in the body. The spark plug looks brand new, but 1/2 of the spark plug got media blasted.

Here are two pictures of the spark plug:

3 thoughts on this spark plug:

1) It’s a AC R43. With a few searches at the CRG, this appears correct for a 69Z.

2) It says “AC SPARK PLUG FLINT MICH. MADE IN U.S.A.”. I wonder how many spark plugs are still made in the USA.

3) I bought an set of NOS AC R43 spark plugs on EBay. However, the top green stripe is fat. All the green stripes on this spark plug are uniform. I am guessing the fat stripe is a later version. I am not sure if it matters for a judged car. It would be an odd deduction for having a fat green stripe, but it still might be a deduction.