Wow, this is the second 4 speed, Code 64 silver with black vinyl top 1973 Camaro Z28 that we have covered this week! This car is located near Green Bay, Wisconsin and can be seen here on craigslist. While the seller is asking a high price of $55,000, it is probably in even better condition than that other car we just featured.
All Z28’s in 1973 left the factory with a 350 cubic inch V8 engine. Due to increased emissions standards, the 350 cubic inch V8 engine delivered 245 horsepower. The seller states that in 2015, the engine was rebuilt to produce 300 horsepower. This car does not have the Rally Sport package and so it has the full front bumper. The odometer only shows 30,000 miles and looks to be equipped with the standard interior and crank windows. As shown below, the interior looks as it did in 1973.
The sale of the car includes quite a bit of documentation from its sale at J.E. Engles Chevrolet in Mineral Point, Wisconsin including the window sticker, financing documents, GM tags and inspection sheet. Even the original keys come with the car. With the GM strike in 1972, sales of the Camaro rebounded nicely to 96,751 units sold in 1973.
While I prefer the split bumper Z28, this car appears to be a time capsule that has been well maintained. The seller is exiting the car hobby and selling all his cars. The ad states that the $55,000 price is firm “and yes firm means firm.” I don’t think he is going to get that but I have been wrong many times before. What do you think of this Z28?
Another pristine and clean machine-nice find, Bruce! You and Jim knocked it out of the park in spotting some sweet turnkey rides today. I’m pretty much a Mopar guy but I’d drive this with my head held high in a hot second-but only in my imagination at these prices anymore.
Can’t stop a gearhead from dreaming though…
This is a VERY nice example and as original as you mi9ght find these days. The motor rebuild (to 300 HP) doesn’t bother me one bit…
These trade regularly at BJ in the mid-40’s, and with taxes and fees close to this one’s ask.
I see someone paying him his $$
Beautiful car and absolutely unable to justify that price with the type of performance cars available today. It’s sad to see the cars of my youth being outclassed by today’s technology but progress ain’t for the faint-hearted. I think Darwin may have said that one night after a few beers with the chimps.
I thought the phrase was “CHIPS and beer”..
Live and learn.
Yeah, you could buy a brand new Challenger Scat Pack, beat this by a couple seconds at least in the quarter, and have money left over for a lifetime supply of those beers!
Still very nice. Not 55k nice, to me, but probably one of the best ones around.
And you could also keep the chimps well-stocked with bananas. Win-win!
73 Z had a 245 hp 350, and the Corvette called it L82 with 250 hp because GM never wanted any other car in their line to have more horsepower than the Corvette. Well, in 1970, the LS6 Chevelle had 450 hp. That aside, the seller is right on with his description. These cars were beat to death 40 years ago. While a 70 LT1 is more valuable, you could not use it with today’s crap gasoline, unless you spring for VP. I love silver, I have a silver 73 Corvette. The only thing to make this better would be an RS front end. Love it. $55,000. He is dreaming.
245 NET hp 350 in ’73.
450 GROSS hp 454 in ’70 – more like 375 NET hp in ’70, if that.
& a heavier car for the 454(heavier engine too) to propel vs the camaro’s 350 – also depends on options or lack of them in each car.
& i guess you could run a ’70 on today’s “gas” but u would have to retard timing(reducing hp) & possibly try full time vacuum advance to slighly reduce idling temp & FULL TIME cold air induction to reduce ping.
Easy to unsmog a small block Chevy and boost power if it does not have enough. Remove smog pump, headers and good true dual exhaust.
And put some air shocks on it with some sweet 50’s. Put some tunes in it too. Oh, I forgot, lose the intake and carb and put a Holley/ Edelbrock set up on it also.
Every Camaro also needs fuzzy dice and dingo balls.
Uhmmmmmm I’ll keep my Gen 4 Z28 convertible. I can tell you that my Z28 will absolutely wax this 73 Z28 in a stop light to stop light race. Nice 73 but over priced not to mention it will even coming close to any of the cars being produced today. He can keep it for 55k.
Beware the sister car from the other GM division with you know what motor for ’73.
Keith, just as this 73 Z28 doesn’t match well to your 4th generation Z28, your Z matches up even worse ahead to head against today’s crop of factory Muscle cars.
People don’t generally buy old muscle cars for their outright performance, they buy them for the memories of their youth. The newer cars don’t hold a candle, including 4th gen F-bodies, compared to the style and presence of those produced in the 60’s and early-70’s.
Steve R
Well said, Steve R.
Keith, you might be very embarrassed to run up against a mundane looking Tesla SUV that would WAX your Camaro with a 0-60 time of 2.6 seconds and a 1/4 mile time/speed of 10.6/127.55..the advantage you would have is in knowing that with the current battery technologies you’d see that glorified golf cart spending at least an hour to get back on the road after it starts running out of electrons, neutrons and protons! (About 300 miles later).
It’s all about what you want the machine to be for YOU.
@Steve R,
Well spoken…👌
Well Steve R, there is always a car better than others depending on ones opinion. With that said I paid 9k for my beautiful Gen 4 convertible Z28 with only 12k original miles and in pristine original condition. Not only is it faster than that over priced 1973 Z28, its better built, better handling, beautiful drop top, and only cost me 9k. Paying 55k for that 73 Z28 equates to getting ones wallet waxed!……LOL!
I think allot of things abouy this car ,that the comments have already mentioned. Seller said he is a collector, selling off his collection, seems strange to me he would put a car like this on Craigslist.
I have never been a big Camaro fan but this car seems to check all the boxes for me. I did wonder about the readers that sem to know say way too much, I have to think they are probably right.
I much prefer the full-width front bumper:
1) Its lighter… maybe a hundred pounds or more.
2) It visually widens the car instead of the gaping maw of the RS nose.
3) That’s the way they raced them in the Trans-Am series.
I hope in the rebuild they added a big Holley and a solid lifter cam like the earlier LT1s had.
Nice car. Vinyl top does these no favors, lessens value even if original.
I’m interested, but its priced too close to a high-end 70 or 71.
I don’t know about that. I’ve had some pretty good luck with “gaping maws” in my time.
needs about 2 inches taken off the exhaust pipes, look too long
My opinion is that keeping this Car in such Pristine conditions for so many years and such a low mileage makes it have a price. If you are looking for this type of car in this conditions and have the money, go ahead and buy it.
Wow, what a beauty. This car looks brand new…
I don’t need to come up with a reason to buy any 67 to 73 Camaro being base Sport Coupe, RS, SS, or Z28 as long as we are starting out with a V/8. I can’t think of any reason or excuse to buy a 4th Gen.
I can think of only two reasons, if it has an LS1 and a 6spd. That would be a fun car to drive, if it had enough headroom.
I’d actually hold out for a Pontiac G8 GT or GXP with a manual transmission due to its superior utility.
Steve R
Nice car, but the guy is nuts on the price!
This is a head turner for sure!! A fun car that looks good too!! Your hard pressed to buy a muscle car in 2020 with a standard transmission!! I’m not talking about paddle shifters with no clutch either or a sport mode automatic!! The electric cars are bringing a whole new set of problems in an accident too!! High D.C. Voltage on the outside of the car that crashed with a gasoline powered vehicle is a great combination!!! I’m sure you can see that!!
By all means to each his own but this is a 47 year old car let’s see what the new muscle cars are worth in 47 years from now!! I agree the price is a little high for me but it is a beautiful car that you can work on yourself without your laptop and software!!!
You can still get the Mustang GT, Shelby’s, Camaro SS and Challenger SRT8 and Hallcat with manual transmissions.
A few years ago the local track created a manual transmission class for their Wednesday night drags for cars running DOT tires and slower than 11.50. Within a few months it become the second most popular class with a car count approaching 40 on a good night. The vast majority of cars participating are late model American models. So the stick shift isn’t dead just yet.
Steve R
Funny that you replied here with this, Steve R., after the comments made RE: the pretty Charger posted just previously. It’s encouraging to read about those of us that would rather be shifty than shiftless.. 👍🏻
It’s good to know Steve R but it does seem like it’s slowly going away!!! I got a standard for all three of my children when they learned to drive!! It was actually kind of hard finding them!!
$55k for a ’73??? Nope. I doubt a ’70 would even fetch that much.
I agree LD……
Looks great, like another one here the other day. Which surprises me a little. I figured All these had been beat into shape so to speak, thirty five forty years ago this very car may have had big wheels / skinny ones up front, very loud stereo system, some type of fangled paint scheme or primer on one fender, and always with the dual Thrust mufflers or something similar dumps, and held up with plumber’s tape. Look at her now, all dressed up proper, no police cars with lights on, yada yada yada….
Nice ride, girlfreind!
Thrush.
Thrush mufflers…..
Sorry Troy, couldn’t resist!
Ha ha, that’s okay day dreamer, I thought of that after I already submitted my korny comment! Thrush hush, turbo thrust, I don’t remember what they were when I did that very thing to my ’66 mustang as an eighteen year old impatient wannabe mechanic!
I just bought 72 RS/SS numbers matching car, was very blessed to find one like that
Great find. 72 was a strike yr. lowest production numbers since 67.