Second-generation Chevy Camaro’s would debut mid-way through the 1970 model year. They were delayed due to issues with some of Fisher Body’s dies, not because of labor problems that would occur a year later. This 1970 Camaro looks to have been sitting for quite some time and needed to be hauled away. Located in Higden, Arkansas, this ambitious project is available here on eBay where just one bid of $5,000 has been cast.
The aforementioned production delays meant that the 1970 Camaro’s didn’t hit dealer showrooms until February of that year. As a result, 1969 Camaro production was extended by three months. The output would drop to 125,000 cars for 1970, which on paper makes the car look less successful than its first-generation counterparts. But the styling would prove to be popular with buyers and this cycle of Camaro’s would run through the 1981 model year.
We don’t know the history of this Chevy, but it looks to be temporarily at home on the back of a flatbed. The seller believes the engine (307 cubic inches) and transmission (3-speed manual) are original to the forgotten automobile. Though he/she has not tried to start the vehicle, we’re told the engine may fire over with some fresh gas and a new battery. But the mechanics of the Camaro may be the least of its problems.
The Forest Green car once had a vinyl top, but that must have rusted so badly underneath that a new roof skin was needed rather than a repair job. Some of the filler material used is visible and cracking along the roofline. Rust has also gotten into the front floor pans, right front fender, rear quarter panel, and even the hinges on the trunk lid. The interior is fairly well decimated and new, correct front seats will need to be sourced.
No title will be offered with the car, just a bill of sale. We’re told the VIN is “clean” from Louisiana where the car must have been when the seller found it and brought it home. Although you’re welcome to come get it yourself, the seller is willing to transport the Chevy within a “reasonable distance” for $1.25 a loaded mile. Is this a project worth undertaking or will be cost of restoration exceed its future value?
Not a Rally Sport.
I agree with DES
Not a rally sport
A beaten and battered bumperless camaro with an extra zero in the asking price
But that is debatable!
Yolo
Des is right…a Rally Sport would have the turn signals between the headlights and the grill
I misread the missing front bumper as the Rally Sport snout. Thanks to feedbck from our readers, I have corrected the review.
No way I would even consider this with that mud wasp nest around the instrument binnacle! Bring an EpiPen!
The lighter’s missing. Forget it.
Parking lights under the bumper instead of next to the headlights means it does not have the RS package.
WOW 5k for a basic Camaro 307 s speed with the roof rusting off and no seats or from bumper and no title to boot
SUCH A DEAL. NOT
I don’t know why people have such a had time distinguishing an R/S from the standard Camaro. So many clues. 4 lights instead of 2, The front ends are totally different and the R/S also stick out quite a bit further because of the urethane plastic extension on the front panel, Front upper valance is more complicated.Grills are deeper and you can’t miss the inboard lights between the grill and the headlights. Google the parts microfische for both versions, so different. I hate seeing people listing standard camaros as Split bumper cars because they changed bumpers. So wrong!
My favorite generation of Camaro. Too bad it’s in such lousy condition. I know that I’m in a distinct minority here, but I think the 1970-73 body style looked worlds better than the car it replaced. So sleek, so “Ferrari-esque”. And I don’t really care whether it is a Rally Sport or not, I like both styles.
My first “road” car in ’79 was a blue ’70 camaro with a 307, 3 speed. I had 4 different engines and ended with a 327, turbo 400, by the time I moved on to over tired 4×4’s… The best of times, Carl
I eventually would like to get one for fun, but this might be too much..