Despite being almost unchanged in 1979, the Chevy Camaro had a record sales year (beating the extended 1969 15-month run). Perhaps buyers hadn’t yet taken to the new Fox-body Ford Mustang that replaced the Mustang II that year. This is the Z28 edition which comprised 30% of sales in the car’s banner season. Though we’re told this automobile runs and drives, it doesn’t look like it’s moved in a while (needs body work, too). Located next to a barn in Waukegan, Illinois, this rough-looking “Z” is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $3,250 (no takers so far after several weeks). Thanks for the tip, Hans H.!

The second generation of the Chevy Camaro was getting tired by 1979. Though facelifted from time to time, it was the same car it was in 1970 (and would be through 1981). The vehicle’s sales in ’79 were not encumbered by the second OPEC oil embargo of the decade that saw gas prices finally exceed $1.00 a gallon. Yet 282,582 copies of the Camaro rolled off the line and 84,877 of them wore Z28 badging. You could now order your Camaro with a factory cassette player (wow!) and a CB radio (“breaker, breaker”).

Still popular, the Z28 came with a 350 cubic inch V8 with a 4-barrel carburetor and the choice of a 4-speed manual or an automatic transmission. These cars weren’t as fast as they used to be thanks to emissions controls, but 185 hp SAE net was about all you’d get out of a pony car. The seller doesn’t say much in favor of this Camaro (or against it, either).

He (the seller) says the Chevy runs and drives, but the photos suggest otherwise, and bodywork is needed. At a minimum, the right front fender is missing and what does the undercarriage look like after sitting in the grass for who knows how long? There’s a coat of grime on the body panels and the interior is disheveled and may need more than a good cleaning. This Camaro is a project and it raises the question, is a 1979 Z28 a car that you’d want to pour thousands of dollars into?