My first fun car was a 1973 Camaro LT but it was not as nice as this one! Tony Primo always finds great listings and we appreciate him sending this one our way. Most 1973 Camaros were driven hard, rusted out or modified long ago, which makes a car like this one hard to find. This 1973 Chevrolet Camaro Type LT shows just 12,000 original miles and still wears its original yellow paint. It is offered by Montreal West Motors and listed in Toronto, Ontario, with an asking price of $64,995 Canadian plus taxes. You can find it here on Kijiji, where it has already been viewed more than 1,100 times.
The dealer says this LT is completely original, including the paint and the 350 V8 and automatic transmission, and that the drivetrain has never been touched. It is an air conditioned car, and the dealer says it drives like new. The odometer reading of 19,544 kilometers on the listing works out to about 12,100 miles, which lines up with the claimed mileage. A few non original items have been added, including a front air dam, rear spoiler, exhaust system and wheels and tires. All of those would be easy to swap back if a buyer wants the car fully stock. The listing includes 41 photos and a walkaround video.
The base Camaro engine for 1973 was a 250 cubic inch six rated at just 100 horsepower, and only 3,614 six cylinder cars were built. The base V8 was a 307 rated at 115 horsepower. The LT came standard with a 350 two barrel rated at 145 horsepower, and buyers could step up to the L48 350 with a four barrel at 175 horsepower. The Z28 got hydraulic lifters for 1973 and was rated at 245 horsepower, and it could be ordered with air conditioning for the first time. Chevrolet built 11,574 Z28s that year. The 1973 paint chart had 16 colors, including Antique White, Light Blue, Midnight Blue, Green Gold, Light Yellow, Chamois, Light Copper, Silver and Medium Orange.
The second generation Camaro debuted in early 1970 with a longer, lower and wider body inspired by European grand touring cars. By 1973, emissions rules and insurance costs were squeezing performance, and Chevrolet dropped the SS. In its place came the new Type LT, which stood for Luxury Touring. The LT added upgraded trim and sound insulation, variable ratio power steering, LT emblems inside and out and a sport mirror on the driver’s side. It could also be combined with the Rally Sport and Z28 packages. Camaro production rebounded to 96,751 cars in 1973 after a strike shortened the 1972 model year, and 32,327 of them were Type LTs.
That’s spectacular. Very clean even underneath. Not certain about the price, but what a stunning car.