Vehicle Description
To answer your first question, yes, this is a real-deal RS Camaro.
So, if you're looking for an incredibly clean early 2nd-generation
Camaro with arguably the best front end option ever made, and you
also have a love for a powerful small blocks and high-quality
restorations, well then you're search is finally over. Finished in
eye-popping Mulsanne Blue paint over a slick black interior, this
awesome 1971 Chevrolet Camaro RS was treated to a thorough
restoration that included some choice upgrades, and it now presents
one of the cleanest, meanest second-generation we've had the
pleasure of featuring in our inventory.
The body was professionally refinished - stripped bare and
disassembled to pieces and then brought back to life with an
upgraded shade of Mulsanne Blue. Starting with an ultra-clean car
that was rarely driven and only required minimal bodywork is always
a great start, and it certainly makes a high-quality restoration a
whole heck of a lot easier. The quality shows everywhere you look,
and we absolutely love the blue upgrade over the car's original
color, which was a rather dated Code 42 Cottonwood Green. When the
new Sherwin Williams basecoat/clearcoat paint was dry, accurate
black Z/28 stripes were added atop the clearcoat for a stark
contrast, along with a blacked-out, SS-style rear panel and rear
spoiler to make it look right. And we can't blame the restoration
choices, as it's really brilliant to combine the best-of-the-best
Camaro had to offer all in one slick package. Without a lot of
miles on the restoration, it still looks extremely fresh and clean,
and shows better body gaps than most second-gen F-bodies. Don't get
us wrong, this isn't some show car that you'll be worried to take
out of the garage, but rather a dailed-in driver that's ready to
make the neighbors jealous upon every pass. And yes, it's a real
RS, so up front you'll find a correct blacked-out grille above the
chin spoiler that's also flanked by stylish bumperettes, while out
back four round taillights make the second-generation Camaro
instantly recognizable from a distance. A cowl induction hood let
everyone know what time it is under the hood, and all the chrome
was beautifully finished to add a little bling to the
presentation.
The interior is every bit as beautifully restored and quite
accurate throughout, featuring new-for-1971 high-back front buckets
and a highly desirable horseshoe shifter inside the middle console.
The early second-generation cars got a nice boost in the quality of
materials and the handsomely textured black bucket seats look a lot
more expensive than you'd expect in a Camaro. They've been fully
restored with new covers, which match the door panels perfectly and
there are new carpets and a new headliner to make it look showroom
fresh. The handsome wrap-around instrument panel is a correct piece
and we love that there's no dated faux-burled walnut inside, and
the full set of gauges is all factory spec, including the
tachometer and clock. There are no major deviations from stock,
although you do get an upgraded Kenwood AM/FM/CD head unit and new
controls for the Vintage A/C unit that was added during the
restoration. An original RS steering wheel anchors the cabin, and
it's installed atop a tilt column that gives the driver a lot more
room behind the wheel. The center console's horseshoe shifter
manages the automatic below, and under that cool deck lid spoiler
out back is a correctly detailed trunk complete with a factory
plaid mat.
The engine pulling this muscle car is a 350 crate V8 that was bored
.30 over, decked and lined honed, and augmented with angle valve
heads, TRW pistons, Z/28 springs, and a lopey Comp cam that all
work together to put out about 360 horses. It's plenty powerful and
with the help of an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, an Edelbrock
aluminum intake, and long-tube headers, it definitely pulls the
relatively lightweight F-body around with authority. The engine bay
is detailed to look mostly stock, including Chevy Orange paint on
the engine, a chrome air cleaner with reproduction decals, and a
set of finned valve covers. It starts quickly and runs beautifully,
which shouldn't be a surprise and you'll never get tired of the way
this high-revving small block sounds at full song. A dual exhaust
system with chambered mufflers sounds just right, and the TH350
3-speed automatic transmission has a 2400 stall converter while the
10-bolt rear end was filled with 4.11 gears on a Posi limited slip.
Finally, it rolls on a set of shiny American Racing Torque Thrust
wheels wrapped in 235/60/15 front and 255/60/15 rear BFGoodrich T/A
white-letter radials.
There's a lot of time and money wrapped up in this restoration
(complete with restoration photos and receipts), endowing it with a
highly authentic look and feel. Add in the dazzling bodywork and
handsome interior, and it makes this F-body worth considerably more
than the sum of its parts. Call now!