Vehicle Description
They say first impressions are everything. Those are stunning on
this car with its eye popping Yellow paint and bold black stripes.
But when you get to the second and third impressions of this sweet
ride, they will pretty much blow the "everything" part of that
expression out of the water.
This car does look sharp from top to bottom and end to end. It is
obvious that a lot of good preparation went into getting the body
panels straight and the panel gaps consistent before any of that
gorgeous yellow paint was laid down, and then they painted on the
black stripes before clear coating everything. A black grill with
Z/28 badge leads the way up front underlined by a thin chrome
bumper along with fog lights and a deep chin spoiler. A cowl
induction hood hints at the beast within with the black stripes
catching the light and contrasting with the yellow nicely. Thin
chrome piping looks good dressing out the wheel wells and rockers.
A black vinyl roof looks perfect on this car and sharp looking
black and chrome trim finish out the edges nicely. The stripes flow
over the rear spoiler leading to another Z28 emblem and another
pencil thin bumper.
Open the door and you will get the second impression. (or third if
you peeked under the hood first). It also reflects the care that
was taken in restoring this car. The door panel is fresh and clean
with some chrome piping across the top and also surrounding the
center. Pleated black and white houndstooth seating surfaces with
black vinyl panels surrounding them look fantastic. A two spoke
steering wheel with an SS horn button sits on a tilt column in
front of a stock dash that looks like new. That's because there
have been new gauges installed in both the instrument panel and the
center console cluster. A/C controls are just above the radio to
keep you cool on those hot summer nights, and the lower dash is
done in a rich wood tone that carries through to the console and
contains the shifter for the manual transmission. There are nice
Camaro floor mats protecting the carpets, and a grab handle for
your passenger that might come in handy because of what is under
the hood.
And what is under the hood is a healthy 454 cubic inch engine
tucked snuggly into the engine bay. Big block engines are fun. They
make big power and sound good doing it. This one sounds
particularly wicked even at idle. A polished aluminum air topper
sits on a 4-barrel carb and a polished aluminum Pro Comp intake
manifold. Chrome Chevrolet valve covers dress things up nicely with
the heads and block painted orange. New exhaust manifolds get the
gases flowing back through big pipes and Flowmaster mufflers that
give it that awesome sound. A 4-speed manual transmission gets the
power heading toward the rear wheels. Power front disc brakes
handle the job of reeling this car back in when you let it run, and
power steering does a nice job helping you carve up the back roads.
The rubber meets the road through 255/50R17 tires in the rear and
215/50R17s in the front mounted on chrome American Racing Torq
Thrust type wheels.
First, second, and third impressions. All awesome! Come on down and
see for yourself.