1981 Chevrolet Camaro Charcoal Gray Metallic, Greenville, NC

1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28Love it or loathe it, the Camaro Z/28 is one of the most popularmuscle cars ever produced. For years, these cars got more exposurethan the gang from Orange County Choppers, but today it seemstheyve fallen on hard times, suffering the cost of that 15 minutesof fame Andy Warhol warned everyone about. Be that as it may, thesecars have reached their historical low in terms of pricing. Withthe exception of the 6.6-liter Trans Am, the Z/28 represents thebest Detroit had to offer in the early 1980s, and an excellententry point, given todays heated muscle car market. Thx toHemmings!What started as a conversation at a Bingo game night and arealization that an elderly widow has a car that she was hidingfrom her brothers, our consigner schmoozed his way to seeing thecar and eventually purchasing it. Interestingly this is a 1981 car,and our widows husband was a BIG collector of 8 track tapes andplayers. This option was not advertised as available but stillcould be had for 1981. Low and behold now less than 50 were foundto be produced with this option, and it is unknown how many havesurvived. This love story, plus a survivor painstaking restoredmechanically due to the fact the car had sat for 12 years.ExteriorA love story is always a good intro, and our consigner tells thestory of his widowed bingo friend who was being hotly pursued by ahigh school boy who was insistent they date. Well, they did, and hewanted to marry, the carrot for her saying yes was he needed topurchase a Camaro that she pointed to on the lot and said, "I wantone like that". The rest as they say is history, as he went aheadand special ordered one with various options including the 8-trackplayer! Now we see a wonderful example of Charcoal gray metallicbathing all the surfaces of this car. It has been resprayed due tosome minor repairs on the lower bumper portions but is is mostlyoriginal car with nicely minded gaps and no rust. Also, a blemishin the drivers door can be seen. All else is looking fine anddandy with the usual scars and fading of time marching on. Nicelines, a chin spoiler, hood scoop, wheel well fairings, rearspoiler and white Z28 graphics on the rockers and Burt Reynolds mayjust enter stage right. On all 4 corners are the original wheelswhich were as the consigner states "a hot mess" were sandblasted,and powder coated and sport their original hub caps.InteriorWhen you purchase this survivor, you will notice a pair of whitestitched gloves with orange GM on them. As the story goes thesewere the gloves the dealer prep guys used when they detailed thecar prior top delivery. These guys would leave the gloves in eachcar special ordered for good luck (It worked!). Inside in contrastto the gray exterior, black vinyl drapes the interior, and it isall original. Wonderfully preserved curved high back buckets withtuck and roll inserts and integrated headrests are the frontchairs, and in back nearly perfect condition dual buckets separatedby the hump are seen. All floors are flooded with original fadefree black carping, which shows a few tears, but they are minor. Acenter console races forward to the dash and has a glovebox andshifter. Typical GM square and rectangle deign dash is in front,and is has a brushed aluminum for the dash front and surroundingthe round instruments. As noted, the 8-track factory radio is onthe center, and around the brushed aluminum is a textured blackvinyl padded covering. Above floats a nice tight blackheadliner.DrivetrainUnder this hood is all original with the EPA power suckingregulations thwarted with this matching numbers 350 V8. It istopped by a single 4 barrel carburetor and has the factory TH3503-speed automatic on back. A 10-bolt 3.08 Eaton posi unit has beentotally rebuilt. Dual stainless X pipe exhaust and custom headerssans the engine heater "stove" thanks to the EPA now removed, likenew, with Pypes Mufflers for the big exhale.UndercarriageAll nicely preserved and solid as they come with slight surfacerust