ROAD TO REDEMPTION
Lee Storch finally had a second chance with his 1969 Camaro Z/28, but it took him a long time to get it. Saying that Storch, a resident of Neenah, Wis., had seller’s remorse after he sold his Hugger Orange Z/28 back in 1972 would be a bit of an understatement. He beat himself up pretty good for that decision over the years. More than that, it drove him through a dogged pursuit for more than three decades to try to get the car back.
Luckily for Storch, the Camaro never left Wisconsin, and through plenty of gumshoe detective work, a lot determination and some helpful fellow car enthusiasts, he was able to buy back the car he wishes he never parted with.
“I was the second owner of the car, and I’m the ninth owner of the car,” jokes Storch, who was able to buy the Camaro for a second time back in 2004. “I got it back about 32 years after I got rid of it. I think I paid about 20 times what I sold it for, but I got the car back!”
Storch will admit that having a sweet ’69 Z/28 with the Rally Sport package as a 19-year-old was a pretty sweet deal. He had a lot of fun with the car for a year, and the early fling made him a Camaro fan for life.
“In 1971 I saw the car at a local dealership and
