Jon Mello:

Jon Mello is from California, and is a historian of first gen road and racing Camaros. He runs the Trans-Am Camaro section of the Camaro Research Group website and forum, which provides an enormously detailed reference for all aspects of first gen Camaros and the various parts homologated for them. He is also the go-to guy for first gen Camaros in the Historic Trans-Am group.

Jon has an incredible knowledge of the first generation Camaros that contested the Trans-Am series, including the homologated parts, and everything else associated with them. He has amassed a huge amount of historical material over the years, and even owns and restored the very first Z28 Camaro to roll of the assembly line, which was immediately converted for racing duties in the Trans-Am series. Be sure to get a copy of the December 2016 issue of Muscle Car Review, in which there is a fantastic 6 page article on Jon’s Camaro. The article can be viewed online also: http://www.hotrod.com/articles/first...s-restoration/ The attention to detail, and total commitment to period correctness has really raised the bar.

I wrote a story on Jon's Camaro here: http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...-28-Number-One

I’ve found Jon’s material, which is available for anyone to view on the CRG, to be incredibly helpful in researching my car. Its an amazing resource, and as my car is essentially a Camaro with different sheet-metal, this all relates directly to my project. Likewise, Jon himself is always happy to answer my questions, and has encouraged me throughout this project.

Please be sure to visit the Trans-Am section of the CRG: http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?board=19.0

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Rich Truesdell photo from Hot Rod magazine.