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| 69 Camaro Coupe Project Scrapbook Page 1 |
| As we came to the end of the 32 Ford project we began thinking about our next project. At the same time, unbeknown to us, a very generous member of our community was looking to part with a family heirloom. Back in 1968, Mrs. MacLatchy was out looking for a new car. She happened by the Myers Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac dealership here in Ottawa, Canada, where on their showroom floor was a new 69 Camaro Coupe. Now Mrs. MacLatchy was not looking for a sports car but she could not pass up the Camaro as green was her favourite colour. Years past and unfortunately so does Mrs. MacLatchy, but not before having her favourite car restored by J. Ingram automotive of Embrun. In 1994 she had the floors completely replaced a new trunk lid and door skins. |
After Mrs. MacLatchy's passing, the car was passed down to her son John who kept and maintained the car. He had the rear spings and front coils replaced, new tires, shocks and many other parts replaced to keep the car running well. But after a while, he decided to pass the car on to somebody who could better maintain and appreciate it. He looked to the Science and Tech Museum, Algonquin College and even Myers but nobody had the space or the will to take over the car. |
| One day at the end of 2008, John was shopping at his local Canadian Tire store, and saw our 32 Ford car that we had built to help the Queensway Carleton Hospital. He thought, maybe we could use the Camaro and the rest as they say was history. We sat down with John and talked about the car and its history. We explained to him how we take cars and use them to teach street youth job skills and get them off the street. We explained how the finished cars then go on to be raffled off to raise money for a local hospital or charity. He agreed that this would be a fitting use for his mothers Camaro and donated it to the cause. We can't thank Mr. MacLatchy enough for his generosity and I hope he will happy as we improve the Camaro while keeping as true as possible to its heritage. |