A handbook gearbox Camaro like at this time’s Good Value or No Cube RS is uncommon to search out, one thing the vendor says as “practically unattainable.” Let’s see if this survivor Chevy has a number of extra surprising pleasures up its sleeve and whether or not these may embrace its worth.
Volkswagen’s camper vans, whether or not Eurovan, earlier T2, or present California, have an keen and strong following. That’s been the case for thus lengthy that, over time, different automobile makers have tried to get in on the sport with camper clones just like the 19998 Honda Stepwgn Area Deck we checked out yesterday. Sadly for each Honda and the seller that went via all the difficulty of importing the van, imitation is just flattery, and at $9,950, the Honda didn’t discover many pals. In the end, that resulted in a 56 % No Cube loss.
When Chevrolet launched the third-generation Camaro in 1982, Highway & Observe journal anointed it as one of the lovely vehicles available on the market, evaluating it favorably with the Ferrari 308 GTB, which, arguably, was and is without doubt one of the greatest designs of that period.
This 1992 Chevy Camaro RS is from a decade later, on the different finish of the third era’s mannequin run. In its base V8/handbook kind, it affords extra horses and gears than the highest Z28 version that Rodent Entice examined and fawned over ten years earlier.
That’s to not say there couldn’t be extra. This RS sports activities the 305 CID LB9 V8, which affords 170 horsepower and 255 lb-ft of torque. That’s 5 extra horses than Chevy managed to therapeutic massage out of the ’82 Z28’s 350, however it’s properly shy of the 245 horses and 300 lb-ft made by the ’92 Z28’s 5.7 liter L98.
There’s nonetheless rather a lot to love about this RS Camaro. It does have the rocker and valance extensions that give it a little bit of a Z28 vibe. Above that may be a T-top roof for hair-tussling enjoyable when desired. Maybe most significantly, it sports activities a five-speed handbook to take advantage of out of the 305’s output.
Not solely that, the vendor says the transmission has been rebuilt and is paired with a brand new clutch and flywheel. Different updates embrace a alternative ignition lock and key, a brand new battery, and 4 new tires on its chromed manufacturing facility alloys. The vendor even claims to have the receipts for all these repairs and replacements. This work was clearly needed because the automobile has amassed a exceptional 238,000 miles on the clock.
So far as aesthetics go, these miles don’t appear to indicate. The Medium Quasar Blue paint seems to be to be authentic, and whereas it suffers some peppering on the nostril and some scrapes on the again, it seems strong general. The identical could be stated of the inside, which whereas exhibiting some put on on the motive force’s seat and a splash cap that’s cracked in a number of locations, is in any other case clear and in respectable form. An aftermarket stereo sits within the sprint however may very well be simply changed with a manufacturing facility unit if originality is crucial to a brand new proprietor.
And who may that new proprietor be? In keeping with the vendor, that’s a particular particular person, as they advise considerably mystically within the advert that “This automobile is for somebody on the lookout for this explicit automobile.” This explicit automobile comes with a clear title and a $6,000 price ticket for that specific individual.
Would you pull the set off on this seemingly well-kept however not kid-gloved Camaro at that worth? Or do the downsides of the damage and tear—and that tepid 305—make it a tough capsule to swallow?
You determine!
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H/T to Mitch Dryden for the hookup!
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