When I first spotted this Camaro Z/28 I couldn’t help but wonder why it only has 37k original miles. Then I read the seller’s description and discovered that the original 302 V8 was damaged and replaced when the car was only a few years old. It’s a warranty replacement and should be identical to the original, but if the original destroyed itself that quickly, I probably would have stopped driving it too. While it’s awesome to find a real Z/28 with such low mileage, I think the condition makes the mileage a moot point. That being said, it’s a real Z/28 RS and deserves to be restored! You can find it here on eBay in Santa Teresa, New Mexico with an insane BIN of $39,750.
I get that early Z/28s are worth crazy money these days, but can this one really be worth nearly $40k? It has some rust issues and the engine is seized up. A search online and you will find plenty of already restored Z/28s for the same kind of money. So does the mileage justify the price premium? How about the originality? I would think that the engine situation would have a serious impact on the value, but perhaps the fact that it’s a warranty replacement makes that less of an issue?
The interior might actually be one of this car’s best features. It looks to be in serviceable condition and is complete, right down to the rubber floor mats. If the mileage really is accurate, then I could believe that this is the original interior. It doesn’t show any signs of excessive wear and just needs a good detailing.
The rust might not be terrible, but you’ll want to have a closer look at it in person to know for sure. Honestly, if the engine wasn’t seized up, I could see it being worth close to the asking price. Getting the engine moving again isn’t a huge issue, but chances are it’s going to be fully rebuilt. And once you start pulling stuff apart, you are likely to find more things that need to be rebuilt. Part of me says to just do what it takes to get it running, install fresh tires and drive it looking ratty, while the other part says that it needs to be fully restored. So which would it be for you?
Already Sold.
Under hood looked very correct.
For the record, a lot of performance cars ended up with trashed engines early in their lives. Cars like this Z-28 tended to be driven hard.
Go back 50 years when my brother was looking to buy a GTO. I think it took us about six months to find one what hadn’t been thrashed (or ‘raced out’, as it was known, then). He ended up buying a ’66 that had been owned by a lawyer in West L.A. from new and was only selling it as he’d just returned from the UK, having factory-ordered a new E-Type roadster.
At the time, we thought that it was a very lucky find…
Insane Buy It Now Price is right but someone thought different.
Seller must be watching Mecum with a bong in one hand. While the RS package and correct engine add value, nicely restored examples can be found for 50-60k.
Yeah,a bong and maybe some magic mushrooms or something more potent than THC. Sure, yeah, she only needs 20 k to be right….not.
I love 68 Camaro RSs in general and a z28 is even better but personally that particular one at that price doesn’t do it for me I would pass on it but to each his own
Ad says “listing has ended”, not that it was sold.
It did sell.
Scroll to the bottom of the listing, click on sellers other items, then completed.
Steve R
I had a 1969 RS z28 in HS and it already at eight years old had the motor swapped out.
The rubber neophrem bumper and console guages .
The car with a built 350 did very well and it handled nice with disc brakes and Ralley wheels.
It was my fastest second car owned when I pegged the factory speedo a couple of times . In reality it usually just did quarter miles on country roads in the middle of BFE where my dad retired
from the service .
I went to college and bought a lancia and sold it to a GI where he left the driveway to the country road sideways and I wondered if it survived the new owner 😃
Only original once…I’d rebuild the engine and running gear, try to keep the body as untouched as possible and drive it. Interior actually looks like it will clean up nicely.
Ad says sold now! unbelievable
This is a desirable car although,It’s very rough around the edges, and rusty,and possibly a rust belt car.l believe that these are kinda rare,although factory dealer replacement engine, everything thing else looks like factory stock. 40-50k no way,and hard to believe, but somebody thought they got a good deal.Unless they found the original engine block they got ripped off, who knows, maybe they found that. $1500.00- $10k maybe, but that’s still a big gamble.
These cars always seem to consistently bring great money.
The body looks pretty good. New Buyer should be okay even at this price.
I was in the market for a new car in 1969. I drove my 64 Ford custom to the Chevrolet dealer where I bought the Ford a year earlier. The salesman was very excited to see me since he sold me the Ford for more than it was worth. He showed me a 69 Z28 302 with 4 speed, but it was a stripped down drag racing car with cheap wheels. I was married with one child and one on the way, so I wanted something with a back seat and rally sport wheels. I settled on a new nova 396 with 4 speed manual. To me it wasn’t a race car, just a fast family car, and with gas at about .35cents a gallon I didn’t mind buying a tank every 3 days—for a while anyway it was traded for a 69 Firebird 400 with turbo 400 trans, doubled the gas mileage.
I owned a 69 Camaro for at least 9 years, Right now I think I would take the Nova. Wish it was still in your garage?