I agree, not because I had one in the 80s or even the 84 I have today. A couple of things that should be mentioned, what made them so popular at the time was the fact that the 3rd gen Camaro Z28 turned out to be one of the best looking cars at the time along with the T/A, imagine how they looked next to the 5 & 10-year-old cars that were on the road back then, and even the other new cars.
This body design was the ugliest camaro ever , 1972 and older looked 1000 times better . Hell the 2019 camaro looks better then the 80's and 90's and this is coming from someone that graduated in "85" that loves vehicles plus I'm a Chevy man .
@@cowboypatriot1200 ive had some 2nd, 3rd and 4th gens over the years, all of them were pretty good. Couple questions for ya, are you talking about the entire 3rd gen run from 82-92 and do you mean 1973 and older?
These cars were definitely way ahead of their time design wise. It's so cool to see original promotional video on them from back then. I love my 1984 Z28 with the 5 speed. It's been in my family since 2001 when I was only 7 years old. It's not going anywhere.
I had a dark blue 82 Z28. I thought I was the sh*t LOL. Those t-tops on a warm Texas summer night were amazing. Those same t-tops on a hot Texas summer day...not so amazing. I have a lot of great memories in that car. At some point I changed out the rear end gears (I can't remember to what) but it was for more off the line speed. Which, made it not so good when cruising at highway speeds for long distances. It was AFTER I installed these gears that I drove it to Detroit from Dallas to help my then soon-to-be wife move to Texas with me. We pulled a U-Haul trailer with that car all the way from Detroit to Dallas...the car was never the same after that. I wonder why. LOL It was worth it tho...I've been with my wife for 35 years now...the car (and requisite mullet) didn't scare her away, thank goodness!
My 1st new car, charcoal Grey metallic Z28 4spd.I was 22years old ordered the car in January had to wait till May for delivery.Nobody around had one,I was the first.bought it from Stockburger Chevy Newtown Pa.A great time in my life.Every place you went people would drool over it
Yes , the doors closing sounded like heavy garbage can lids, but my 84 Z28 5.O. H.O. with a modified valve body transmission was not slow. And I bought that car in 1990. Had 134,000 miles on it when I sold and shipped it from Florida to my brother in Minnesota after owning it 9 years! Never a problem , that car was bulletproof. My bro put another 46,000 miles on it . Until the police confiscated it for too many speeding tickets. Yeah 😑
I snagged an 84 Z28 H.O . 10 years ago, still driving it. It really is a good running car, instead of worrying about hotroding it to death I decided to clean everything up that needed restoring. I did a few easy performance upgrades like a free flowing exhaust and tossed the smog stuff in the trash. The H.O. cars have a 373 rear that's a litte much for the highway with an automatic transmission, should have only come with 5 speeds, I now have a 9 bolt 3.27 gear that's a lot better IMO.
@@jeffbauer3425 right on, as long as I have the car it will always have a carburetor. It's always been reliable, no rattles either. Besides the old rear, it's been a pleasure having the car. What color was your car?
@@irocitZ It was a metallic bronze or brownish? It was a factory color with silver ground effects and gold silver and black pin stripes. Actually like the one in the pic . All original. When I sold it to my brother he painted it a shade of 🔵 blue. I didn't like it . 🤣
I had a 1984 black V8 stick shift right out of high school.. Man I felt good in that car... It couldnt keep up with the Mustang 5.0 but looked better.. Miss those days
I believe that 4 cylinder is the same used in USPS mail trucks. No power, can't imagine that in a Camaro. I usually joke with people that my mail truck has a Camaro engine and it really does.
@@UsefulEntertainment Didn't know that. That's Interesting. The chassis in the mail trucks are from S-10s. I see they also used the 2.5 Iron Duke in Firebirds of the time too, makes sense being a Pontiac engine.
All California 1982 Engines lacked power. One could in 1982 "move up" to the 2.8 L V6 and gain 12 HP at the flywheel, less at the wheels! When I bought my 82 Camaro in California none of the engines were powerful. Only the I4 could have a manual transmission, all could have an automatic. The California HP in July 82 was like 90 HP for the 2.5L I4 and 102 for the V6 an 135 HP for the V8 . The 4 cylinder had the highest HP per Liter of displacement. If the V8 had the same then the V8 HP would be 180 instead of 135. lol An earlier mid 1970's I6 had the Least HP per weigh of the Camaro and is the worst Joke as far as acceleration
My older brother used to drive a 1982 Z28 from 1989 to 1995. Every now and then I would take a drive in it. It had a 4 speed manual. That clutch was manual, I think. The doors were so long and heavy it was like stepping into a bank vault. Also, the sitting position was almost recumbent. But the most memorable thing was that horribly stiff and rattly ride. I was like driving a shopping cart.
Bought a brand new 82 Z28 as soon as I could get one. Silver with maroon interior, 305 with auto. If I remember correctly, weren’t there problems with the rear glass due to the compound curves
A roomy 2+2 interior with ample head and legroom! Weren't these muscle cars notorious for rear seat legroom extremely cramped for anyone taller than about 3 feet? Did anyone buy a Camaro for interior room? That would have been like buying an Oldsmobile Delta 88 to look cool.
I was a kid in 1982, but got a 1985 Z28 by the time I was 21. We didn't have them internet to watch videos like this. If we did and had seen this video with corny wording " sporty what ever " and the pushing of the tiny spare tire and 85 mph speed ohmeter I would not had got one. GM had to push everything they could because these things where built cheap and they where slow. My 2012 V6 camaro I have new can run circles around my old 1985 Z28
Same here. I have a 14 LS and it would woup my Z28....but damn I still would trade in a heart beat. It just had that mean look. Maybe it was Night Rider that had a hand in that too lol.
@@jeniferdiamond7723 The Mustang II would be remembered as an ok car if it wasn't labeled as a Mustang. Tbh Ford should have kept the Mach 1 1971 design through the 70s. It looked different enough to be considered a new model.
@@d-phoenix2198 it was built on the pinto chassis it was subject to the same rear end fire Collision as the pinto look up the videos on the pinto exploding when hit from the rear end
1982 Camaro is the best Camaro ever built. Especially the Z28 with Crossfire injection. If you could even find one with the extremely lucky. Fuel-injected ones they are the rarest third generation Camaros. I know I own one
