Vehicle Description
1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Convertible - Extremely Rare Factory
Convertible by NCE - One of 100 Left - True Z28 - White over Red
Interior with White Soft Top - Numbers Matching 350ci V8 - Turbo
350 Automatic Transmission - Factory AC (Please note: If you happen
to be viewing this 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Convertible on a
website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that
you've only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to
third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more
than 155 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around
video, and a link to the Z28's accident-and-damage-free Carfax
history report, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.)
By 1981, the top-of-the-line Z28 was powered by the GM 350 cu in
V-8 engine that allowed it to run with the best from '81. - Heacock
Classic Insurance website The Heacock Classic website writers
continued: Although it was an all-new car, the basic mechanical
layout of the new Camaro was familiar, 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 greatly
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's steering, braking, and balance. Offered
here in white over red is an extremely rare, fully documented, 1981
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 convertible. Quoting the BarnFinds website:
The Camaro would have been sold brand new as a convertible, but the
actual conversion work was completed by an outside contractor
(National Coach Engineering of Michigan). The fact that these cars
were sold directly off the showroom floors of various Chevrolet
dealerships as new cars make them as close to a factory Z28
Convertible as it was possible to get in 1981. As to their rarity,
a post on the camaro.net discussion forum noted: NCE converted
about 400 between 1979-1981 and only about 100 are known to still
exist, and almost all are owned by collectors. (Be sure to check
out the photo gallery and take note of this car's documentation,
including the remnants of the car's build sheet clearly specifying
Z28.) The car is in excellent condition throughout and shows 75,723
miles on its odometer, a very conservative under-1,900 miles
per-year on average. Clearly, prior owners understood how special
and rare this Z28 convertible is. The exterior white paint retains
excellent gloss and a uniform finish across the entire car. The
body panels-including the front and rear spoilers, front grille,
front-side fender vents, fender-flares, and air-induction hood-are
free of dings, dents, or other damage. Decals and striping unique
to the Z28 (on the hood, lower body sides, and below the rear
spoiler) are properly in place and free of damage or fading. The
windshield and cabin glass is clear; lighting lenses are similarly
clear and free of cracks. The factory Z28 emblems in the front
grille and on the rear fascia remain properly mounted.
Original-equipment, 5-spoke alloy wheels, with Z28-logo centercaps
and brushed-metal trim are mounted with GrandAm® Radial GT
outline-white-letter tires. The white fabric convertible top is
free of damage and operates properly. Inside, red is the theme with
three related shades of the color nicely incorporated on leather
upholstery, door trim, dashboard, cabin carpeting, steering wheel,
and convertible boot cover. In particular, the two-tone, lighter
and darker red leather seats feature a particularly handsome
design. The squared-off design dashboard (in darker red) includes
analog instruments arrayed in a driver-focused cluster; all
instrument and gauge markings are sharp and crisp with no fading.
The original factory AM-FM radi