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Z IN THE FIELD

Every now and again we come across a barn or field find that’s extra special—one that has been carefully tucked away from time and is still in pristine condition. This isn’t that story, but what this car lacks in condition it more than makes up for in rarity and coolness. Meet a 1968 Z/28 Camaro that is currently being saved from the ravages of time. But how did this rare piece of Camaro history come to find itself abandoned in a damp field to be violated by Mother Nature for over four decades?

Well, for that story we need to hit up the car’s current owner, JB Coppedge. As he told us, “The first owner didn’t

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