Vehicle Description
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
The Sports Car Club of America, (SCCA), is a non-profit American
automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing,
rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it
runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers. The
SCCA traces its roots to the Automobile Racing Club of America,
(not to be confused with the current stock car series of the same
name). ARCA was founded in 1933 by brothers Miles and Sam Collier,
and dissolved in 1941 at the outbreak of World War II. The SCCA was
formed in 1944 as an enthusiast group. The SCCA began sanctioning
road racing in 1948 with the inaugural Watkins Glen Grand Prix.
Cameron Argetsinger, an SCCA member and local enthusiast who would
later become Director of Pro Racing and Executive Director of the
SCCA, helped organize the event for the SCCA. In 1951, the SCCA
National Sports Car Championship was formed from existing marquee
events around the nation, including Watkins Glen, Pebble Beach, and
Elkhart Lake. Many early SCCA events were held on disused air force
bases, organized with the help of Air Force General Curtis LeMay, a
renowned enthusiast of sports car racing. LeMay loaned out
facilities of Strategic Air Command bases for the SCCA's use; the
SCCA relied heavily on these venues during the early and mid-1950s
during the transition from street racing to permanent circuits.
For consignment, a rare piece of SCCA racing history now gracing
our ever changing Hallowed Hall inventory. This 1982 Camaro Z28 was
initially raced under the Guildstrand Engineering banner in 1982
having finished 2nd in the prototype class at the Longest Day Of
Nelson in 1982, then following up that podium the next year with a
full on win at the same race. From there it waspassed onto Square A
Automobile Sales & Service of Bethlehem, PA where it wasraced in a
SS/GT class by Bertil Roos, a former Formula One driver, at the
Pocono Double National race. This race caused some issues for Roos
and the car owners as the car was found to not be legal for its'
class due to being updated with a 1983 5-speed manual transmission
as well as a dual snorkel air cleaner and some illegal gauges. This
matter was protested and the car was allowed to race, but to no
avail Paul Tosi pulled off the win. From there the car competed in
a host of other races and even has had some celebrity drivers
including James Brolin, Rick Mancuso and John Greenwood just to
name a few. A mere 10,133original documented miles are on the
clock, and this car looks and feels all the part. 1982 was the only
3rd generation year offering a black interior option, and this car
took it! A slightly worked engine, a roll cage and some suspension
upgrades are all on, however the looks remain, and for the taking,
and your storing, showing or driving around it is like new in all
aspects.
Exterior
NIcely aligned body panels bathed in Bright Red still retaining its
shine show off for the eye all around this car. Just above the
rockers, a dual red striped band encircling the entire car and
accentuating it perfectly. And for more highlighting just below
this red is some silver not to be out done, it is wider and wraps
the entire bottom of this car. Within this strip are some red 3D
Z28 badges in the front quarter just in case you forgot what you
are driving! Neoprene front crash bumpers are nearly perfect and
have dual rectangular headlights deeply inserted within. The door
handles, sport mirrors on either side, and black trimmings for the
window surrounds denote the impending doom about to befall any
challenger. Race livery is noted throughout the body along with
driver names and the car number. A nicely and gracefully sloping
rear greenhouse glass takes our eye to the rear spoiler and
taillight section, which is mounted in an inverted V and iconic
look for the Z28's. 15-inch 5 spoke wheels are all around and
wrapped in deeply treaded blackwall rubber.
Interior
Black vinyl perfectly aligned covers the door panels with a swing
of them. Inside gray tweed broadcloth inserts yield to black smooth
velour surrounds and create the classy yet sporty look for these
front buckets sans headrests in this model's interior. Dueling
buckets you may say, as these are also in the back of the car, in
low back form, offering up plenty of room if you can manage to
climb past the multi-point roll cage. Black carpeting is flooding
the floors and is pristine. Above floats the dash with its simple
design and round black bezel gauges in front of the original
steering wheel. The center and passenger side is all smooth, clean
black molded vinyl and plastic. Just below the dash in the car
center, is the beginnings of the console with temp sliders, a radio
delete panel and an ashtray, (hey a fella has to smoke while
slicing and dicing around the track). Moving further down we meet
the console that is holding the shifter for the 5-speed manual
transmission, storage compartmentand a quartz clock, all very clean
with not even a hint of dust. A tight black headliner is above and
is heavily sagged but held in place by the top bars of the roll
cage.
Drivetrain
A shiny, nicely presenting and condition 305ci V8 fits snugly into
the engine bay. According to the Guildstrand preparation list this
mill retains the factory bore and stroke with a 9.0-1 compression
ratio, low friction oil pump, windage tray baffle, and makes an
estimated 225hp. A single 4-barrel carburetor is atop of the blue
block feeding just the right amount of air and fossils. A 1983 spec
T5 5-speed manual transmission is on back. For the rear gears we
note a 10-bolt pumpkin, with a 3.08 ratio and Positraction.
Undercarriage
You can say a thing of beauty with a light spattering of historical
patina and road/track dirt. I can see a mix of black paint, some
surface rust on the untreated components anda few spots of the
factory Bright Red peeking through. All remains structurally solid
includingthe tubs, rockers, fuel tank and other underpinnings. All
factory pressed steel and all very clean. Independent coil springs
for the front, and a torque arm for the rear with Delco shocks all
the way around and a stiffened torque arm mount. Power disc brakes
are noted all around as well and 1983 high flow Z28 exhaust is on
for the big racy exhale.
Drive-Ability
Due to the low mileage and wanting to keep it that way, we limited
our drive to just the basics, Yes it started right up, idled
smoothly and drove very nicely. All functions were working
perfectly, and on my single trip around our well hidden test track
I had visions of SVO Mustangs and Porsche 944s hunting me down.
Low Low mileage is always a good thing on a classic car such as
this 1982 Z28 and some serious history in the racing department
make for a real investment grade shower and goer. All is well in
bowtie land, and we have a must see classic in our halls that
harkens right back to 1982.
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1-USA
G-General Motors
1-Chevrolet
A-Manual Belts
P-Camaro Sport Coupe
87-2 Door Coupe
H-305ci V8 4bbl 145hp
7-Check Digit
C-1982
L-Los Angeles, CA Assy Plant
150435-Sequential Unit Number
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