Vehicle Description
This Chevrolet Z/28 is a one-owner car with 3,028 original miles. A
time capsule from the second-generation Camaro world, it shows as
it did when delivered new. The underside and engine compartment are
outstanding. The Z/28 was a complete package that included engine,
exhaust, wheels, suspension, driveline and cosmetic changes. When
other manufacturers were dropping horsepower, Chevrolet managed to
increase the output of the LM1 350ci engine by 15hp, for a total of
190hp. In the 1981 model, they lost this same 15hp. The
quarter-mile times were in the low 16-second range. Car and Driver
magazine managed a 16.0 with the automatic version; this car is
equipped with automatic transmission. That may seem a little slow
by today's standards, but not for 1980. It was only few tenths off
the best time recorded for a Corvette of the same era. At several
thousands less, this was the Bowtie to consider if the pricy
Corvette was out of reach. Production was 45,137 units in 1980. Of
those, only 18,196 were optioned, as is this example, with the
AM/FM/8-track player stereo. Finished in the unique code-80
brilliant metallic Bronze, it is still rolling on its
factory-installed tires; nothing has been modified on this car. It
is optioned with several desirable features, including air
conditioning, tilt steering column, interval wiper system and Soft
Ray glass. This is a nice example.
