The Z28, initially the “Camaro Special Performance Package” with a 5.0-liter V8, was created as a way for the new Camaro to compete in the Sports Car Club of America’s Trans-Am series. Mark Donahue’s Penske-prepared Camaro won 10 of the 13 races it entered in 1968. It became so popular on the sales floor, too, that it eventually became a series of its own. The seller’s 1977 Z28 looks as though it was just released from a time capsule and has accumulated just 9,300 miles in 44 years. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this beauty is available here on Car Deal Finder for $8,500. Thank you, Pat L., for this great find!
After a brief absence, the Z28 returned mid-year in 1977. Its sales numbers would help contribute to the Camaro outselling the Ford Mustang for the first time (198,755 to 161,654 cars). The Z28 was now a specific model that had a 350 V8 and a handling package that focused on the car’s suspension. The engine, specific to the Z, would produce 185 hp. The Z would be identified by a blacked-out grille and rear panel and rocker panels, dual sport mirrors, front and rear spoilers, body-colored spoke wheels and body-colored bumpers. Just under 15,000 were produced in the abbreviated return season.
The seller describes this Z28 as a survivor that looks and drives as well as it did the day it left the assembly line. To have accumulated less than 10,000 miles means that someone bought and appreciated the car from Day One. The body looks perfect as does the Light Red paint, which has a bit of an orange tint to it. All the graphics look like they were just applied rather than by someone working at the factory in 1977. The engine compartment looks to have been detailed and is perhaps clean enough to eat off.
This era of the Camaro doesn’t have the same level of resale value as the famous first generation of 1967-69. But the Z28 version commands a few more dollars. NADA pegs a ’77 Z28 to top out at $15-16,000, which means the seller’s car should be a bargain if there are no surprises.
Ad looks like a scam to me, when you consider most online car sales are inflated by $5-20K at the moment. It could have 109300 miles, but even with that it still seems like a low ask based on the condition. I don’t know?
Still trying to get over the 1963 split window 327 340 hp for 499k. You can but a 68-69 L88 for dat, I would buy a 1969 COPO Camaro RS 427 425 hp with a M-22
At that price I will take two. There is so many scammers selling cars. Why dont they try a real job ????
Yeah something smells here.
Actually a LOT of stuff smells here in Alabama, but that’s a different issue altogether.
Remember these from the old days, not special then, not special now.
YMMV
Seller says that the price includes overnight next day shipping to your door upon receipt of full payment.
When will this site cease to include obvious scams…a sad statement on the car hobby.
SCAM! Run away! No way a 9300 mile car sells for less than $10K.
Always on the hunt for a ’77 1/2 Z28 but either too pricey or just junk.
Was on here in 2018. This is for sure a scam. I think that whole site is full of scams.
https://barnfinds.com/amazing-survivor-1977-chevrolet-camaro-z28/
These were dogs in 77, what has changed ? Woof.
More to cars than just speed!! Want rockets then go buy a Shelby Mustang at your local Ford dealer or a Hellcat!
Russ Dixon, with all due respect sir…this should have been quite obvious to you that it is a huge scam. If you are going to write about cars that are for sale, you should definitely have the ability to sniff these things out. The fact that you featured it is, actually, more than a little concerning.
I’m sure that the scammer is quite elated that you chose to feature his car…however, all of the unsuspecting schmucks that just got bilked out of thousands of dollars are, likely, going to be out for blood.
That’s what’s so great about this site Don. The more experienced readers are educating the rookies on what to look out for when buying a car and/or looking out for scams which this ad most obviously is.
Don Eladio, with all due respect, it is not Russ Dixon’s job to guide you, or anyone else through a car purchase. It is his job to write about cars, which he does very well. It is the buyers job to do their homework before plunking down any money.
Sorry, but when it’s so obvious that an ad is a fake, the writer could very easily check out it’s authenticity before publishing it, just like the readers have done with this car. A journalist has that basic responsibility…no matter what the topic is…rather than just passing something along as if it were true.
Saw a ’79 4-speed with air and 40K miles bring $40,000 at Mecum in January.
Definitely fishy…
SCAM ALERT!!!
If it looks too good to be true…
If there’s any article that should be deleted from BF, it’s this one. No sense wasting readers time with this bogus ad.
Here’s where u put that motor that’s in that recent white ’79 t/a on barnfinds.
I would think those Goodyear Steelgard! tires are original.
I find it very strange that on some early years of 2nd gen camaros, you could not get power windows, but you could them on any ’67-’69. Scratchin my head.