The 1979 Camaro may have been a surprise for the folks over at Chevrolet. The economy wasn’t great, fuel availability uncertainty had returned, and the second-generation Camaro was in its 10th year. Yet, the pony car would set its own sales record at more than 282,000 units, with 30% of those being the “performance” Z28. This survivor quality edition looks wonderful, has only 53,000 miles, and is offered by a dealer in Punta Gorda, Florida. It’s available here on eBay, where $10,100 is the current bid (with a reserve still looming).
With the third-generation Camaro still three years away (1982), Chevy made a few changes to the ’79 Camaro. Like a new dashboard and a 3-piece front spoiler for the Z28. A 350 cubic inch V8 with a 4-barrel carburetor powered the Z28 at a watered-down 175 hp. With an automatic transmission, the seller says this Chevy is a turnkey driver that needs nothing.
Finished in what appears to be Light Yellow paint (bad name choice, looks more like beige), this Camaro looks sharp from every angle. Perhaps the application is original, as is the Saddle interior, which adds up to an unusual color combination (IMO). All the body panels seem to be original, and there isn’t a hint of rust on the undercarriage. This car is a loaded model, with factory air conditioning, AM/FM stereo with a cassette player (gadzooks!), and power door locks.
We assume this is a numbers-matching Chevrolet that runs as good as it looks. It stops well with power front disc brakes, and the car has the F41 performance suspension package. This auto won’t have the same accelerator punch that the first-generation examples did, but by 1979 standards, it was a muscle car.
Looks wise…Always preferred the Camaro’s of the 70s and 80s, more than the 60s 💁♂️
Actually a nice looking Z!! Love the color as you don’t see any this particular shade!!
Nice!
Hearing Aid Beige is the color 😁
First off, great write up Russ, I’m really glad to see this Z28 on here. These are from when I was a kid and are still my absolute favorite. I may be wrong, but I think the exterior color is Buckskin. My Dad had a ’77 Chevy pickup and I remember that color and the name. I don’t ever remember seeing a Z28 in this color, it looks great. This one is super clean, and I’d be proud to have it in my driveway.
After doing a bit of research, that color appears to be Production Code 61/Fisher Code WA9809, which is beige. GM’s 1979 yellows are true yellow.
Beige seemed to be somewhat of a popular color on base models, but you didn’t see it on the Z28 for whatever reason.
They had some odd colors of these cars the last few years of production in my opinion this body was the last good years of these cars the next two generations weren’t that good, I’m on the fence with the new one I want to drive one and decide from there