Vehicle Description
1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Tribute
Dubbed "Super Hugger", the second-generation Camaro was an all-new
car with its basic mechanical layout familiar and engineered much
like its predecessor with a unibody structure utilizing a front
subframe, A-arm and coil spring front suspension, and rear leaf
springs. The chassis and suspension of the second generation were
refined in both performance and comfort; base models offered
significant advances in sound-proofing, ride isolation, and
road-holding. Extensive experience Chevrolet engineers had gained
racing the first-generation led directly to advances in
second-generation Camaro steering, braking, and balance.
High-performance configurations were initially available, but the
marketplace changed as the 1970's progressed with fuel crisis,
higher insurance rates, and tightening emissions regulations.
For consignment, a very nicely restored 1971 Camaro Z28 tribute in
stunning Dark Blue Metallic, some snappy white stripes, a cozy and
clean black interior, and upsized 17-inch Z28 wheels. Add in all
the fact this is a factory AC car, it is sporting the Rally Sport
split bumper front end, and it has a powerful 327ci V8 courtesy of
a Corvette and we have a sure-fire winner.
Exterior
With all its steel panels bathed in a deep end of the pool
applications of Dark Blue Metallic, there is nary a dent or ding to
be seen. Throw on the Rally Sport front end with pencil thin chrome
split bumpers, oval shaped Ferrari-esque egg crate grille, Z28
badge and single headlight flanking on either side, it is as spot
on to the real deal as they come, even down to the gunsight
equipped chrome trimmed inboard marker lights. The long undulating
hood backs up to a windshield trimmed in bright stainless. Moving
to the back, long wide doors have nicely minded gaps, a thin chrome
trim strip and more chrome trimmings for the glass. The long
gracefully sloping rear glass and deck has a correct 3-piece rear
spoiler attached, and the round taillights framed by a nearly
perfect condition bumper below. Dual wide white painted stripes are
racing rearward from the hood, skip the roof, then continue on over
the trunk lid and rear spoiler, ending at the rear panel where the
round tail lighting is. 17-inch Z28 wheels with charcoal inserts
and polished lips, courtesy of Year One, hold the car off the
ground and are wrapped in 275/40ZR17 General GMax blackwall rubber
from the 10th week of 2021. Lest we forget the trunk with its
green/gray plaid mat, jack bag, and spare tire cover.
Interior
Black plastic and vinyl shows nicely covering the door panels, and
all is looking very good with nary a mark to be seen, with shiny
handles and a bar actuator buried in the door. Slipping inside we
note an original canted toward the driver dash with all factory
gauges mounted within a black textured panel. All knobs, pulls and
slides are original as is the padded black dash top and lower black
plastic section of the dash. A shiny chrome Camaro emblem in your
grandmother's script resides on the glove box door and is looking
just fab. In the center is an aftermarket Pioneer AM/FM/Cassette
radio and just below is the airplane throttle style horseshoe
shifter handle which grows from the black plastic center console.
Black vinyl buckets, nice and clean are now in front, and in back a
2 plus 2 bench with a black carpeted hump running through the seat
portion of this bench. More black carpeting is flooding all the
floor space, and up top is a slightly wrinkled headliner in black.
A black 4 spoke steering wheel and a black and silver Z28 badge in
the horn area shows off nicely.
Drivetrain
A lift of the long hood and we are met with a better than stock
327ci V8. This mill is courtesy of a 1966/67 Corvette and carries
the HT stamping code, letting us know this is of the350hp variety.
On top is a single 4-barrel carburetor mounted to an Edelbrock
aluminum intake and a pair of aluminum ribbed valve covers give us
some bling as does the chrome air cleaner lid. Attached to the back
of this mill is a TH350 3-speed automatic transmission while a GZ
coded 2.73 10-bolt rear axle puts the power to the ground. All
nice, tidy, and buttoned up.
Undercarriage
Up in the air we see a well preserved undercarriage. Only minor
surface rust on the usual suspects: suspension components and
around a few of the spot welds. No invasive rust is seen and the
floors are finished in nicely applied black paint. A dual exhaust
system with headers and Flowmaster mufflers runs to the rear of the
car for the exhale. Leaf springs on the rear and an independent
coil spring set up gives the ride while power disc brakes are seen
on the front and power drums for the rear. We do note power
steering is optioned on tohelp with those low speed tight
turns.
Drivability
My crack decoder and I agreed to a foot race to see who got to
wheel this original muscle car. Luckily for me I tied his bootlaces
together under the guise of picking up change in the parking lot.
The mill in this Super Hugger fired right up and I was off to the
test track while leaving my decoder in a cloud of dust and gravel.
On the track this car performed well with good acceleration, nice
handling, a comfortable ride, and excellent bias free braking. A
great test drive with only the heater blower not working on the
high fan speed position, the reverse lights not illuminating and
the AC, while blowing cold, was not as chilly as it could have
been. Overall I'm in love with the abundance of clean black styling
in the interior.
A great example of the 1971 Camaro version, now labeled Z28. Nice
job on the mill, black vinyl interior, upsized wheel and clean
black carpeting all work together to bring you one hell of a driver
and one serious looker. Drive this one without fear, only you'll
know it's not a "real" Z.
124871N584731
1-Chevrolet
24-Camaro V8
87-2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
1-1971
N-Norwood, OH Assy Plant
584731-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
ST 71 12487-1971 Camaro 2 Door Hardtop Sport Coupe
BDY NOR167860-Norwood Body #
TR 775-Black Standard Vinyl Buckets
PNT 62B-Burnt Orange, Black Vinyl Top
06B-2nd Week June
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
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