Vehicle Description
The second-generation Camaros earned a reputation as a driver's
car. They benefitted from the success of the first-gen cars because
the best engineers were assigned to further its development. The
result was a car that was substantially lower and wider. Then for
the Z28s, they loaded it up with the best performance goodies and
the styling crew dressed it out nicely.
Long, low and wide cars are going to look good in a glossy black
paint job all day, every day. This Camaro more-so than most,
because it leads with a body colored front bumper and blacked out
grill. A chin spoiler reaches for the ground and wraps around to
the front wheel wells. That long black hood has a functional Air
Induction scoop on it that opens to allow cold air in to the engine
under full throttle acceleration, and for 1980, the extraction
scoops on the sides of the fenders also became functional allowing
hot air to escape. Tinted T-tops are the best of all worlds,
hardtop, sunroof, no roof. A steeply sloping wraparound rear window
continues the sleek body lines nicely, gives great visibility, and
provides plenty of room to mount killer speakers in the back shelf.
The trunk has a that killer Z28 spoiler and the body colored back
bumper has a couple chrome exhaust tips peeking out from
underneath.
This sharp looking silver interior is one of the reasons this is
known as a driver's car in addition to the improvements to the
chassis. There is a long comfortable armrest on the door panel that
compliments the one on the center console for those long cruises
you will be want to take in this car. High back bucket seats are
comfortable but also supportive for spirited driving. A four-spoke
steering wheel is mounted on a tilt column and feels good in your
hands with its unique wound grip. New for 1980 was a federally
mandated 85 MPH speedometer that is kind of funny given the
performance capabilities of this car, along with the other gauges
that let you keep tabs on engine functions. A Pioneer head unit
pumps sound out through those speakers in the back shelf for your
listening pleasure and the shifter for the automatic is in the
console just below it.
Pop the hood on this Z and you will find a powerful and reliable
350 V8. It is helped along with the cold air intake system in the
hood and filters that air through an Edelbrock air filter assembly.
The rest of the engine compartment is neat and clean and stock with
signs of regular maintenance. The power it makes is sent back
through a 3-speed automatic to a solid rear end that is sitting on
new multi-leaf springs along with a sway bar to help keep the car
flat during hard cornering. Up front, control arms with coil
springs along with heavy duty shocks handle the bumps, and another
beefy sway bar keeps the handling balanced with the back on the
twisty roads. Power front disc brakes provide great stopping power,
and the rubber meets the road through Z28 Rally wheels with
225/60R15 tires all around.
Come on down and check out this great looking Z28. It's a driver's
car. And you might just decide that you need to drive it home.