Man buys 'the world's worst 69 Camaro' on Facebook Marketplace and reveals what he finds
- Car enthusiast bought ‘world’s cheapest 69 Camaro’
- He thought he’d bagged a bargain on Facebook Marketplace
- Sadly it also turned out to be ‘the world’s worst’
Published on Nov 20, 2024 at 6:51 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Nov 21, 2024 at 11:29 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This car enthusiast thought he’d been lucky with the ‘world’s cheapest 69 Camaro LS’ on Facebook Marketplace – sadly it also turned out to be ‘the world’s worst’.
While it isn’t specified how much he spent – it seems he thought he’d bagged a bargain.
He’d had the ‘itch’ for a first-generation Camaro for some time.
However, it seems asking ‘how bad can it be’ came back to bite him.
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‘The cheapest’ 69 Camaro…
Having wanted a first-generation Camaro for some time, Thomas Mortske of Mortske Repair was tipped off by a friend about a listing on Facebook Marketplace.
Without seeing the car in person he bit the bullet and made the deal.
It wasn’t until after (metaphorically) shaking on it that Mortske drove down to Oklahoma.
Once there he swapped the rear wheels and took it to Abel Racing to have the ECU dyno-tuned before hauling it home.
A similar Marketplace sale was this street-legal Chevy Camaro golf cart that looks just like the real thing.
Sadly this isn’t the first place Marketplace has misfired with a man purchasing a cheap 200,000-mile Dodge Charger that seriously backfired.
Turned out to be ‘the worst’
Initially, Mortske acknowledges that the LS swap is ‘rough around the edges’, making it ideal for use as a project car.
He’s aware that it isn’t a numbers-matching model, and that there are significant electrical issues to address.
However, when he gets it home to inspect it, he notices bodywork issues including fiberglass repairs and rust in the body.
Its structural problems are largely caused by half-baked fixes in the past.
After tuning the engine and testing its performance, despite several issues and previous modifications surprisingly he describes it as a ‘powerful LS swap’.
With more work required than Mortske had anticipated, the Camaro undergoes mechanical repairs, including fixes to the brakes, transmission, and exhaust.
He also needs to fit brake lines, correct hardware issues, and clean up leaks to prepare it for intensive driving, and against all odds, he’s excited about the car’s potential.
This isn’t the first time a buyer has brought a Camaro back from the brink with a supercharged ZL1 that was cheap due to a bad clutch being fixed in three minutes for next to nothing.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
