Found an unusual 1988 Camaro 

As a broke, young family man my first brand new car was an 89 RS Camaro, I did not want T- tops, power windows etc., it had to have the 305 and a 5 speed, I found one in dark metallic red over black the only options listed were the V8, air conditioning (it was Florida so give me a break) and oddly enough a power hatch button, which I could have done without anyway the price out the door was $12,600.00, a bargain considering that most loaded ones were pushing 20K, I asked my pregnant with our second kid on the way if she would be okay with the 5 speed she said excitedly yes, because she would be the primary driver, but the bigger her stomach got the more she bitched about rowing her own! It was a good car and the only car that I ever paid off before trading it in

Could the cars original destination been Maine?? Or somewhere close? An Army buddy of from Maine had a 1987 Escort with no factory AC. No controls for it. Just a thought.

My first 3rd gen was an 85 with a 2.8 with no ground effects,steel wheels ,no A/C no delay on windshield wipers and manual locks ,windows absolutely no options other than a cigarette lighter

Used to have an 88 IROC Z convertible with a 5.7 manual. I parked the car with 40k miles on it. It was mint. Ended up selling it for $7,500 back in the late 2000s. Ended up finding the car recently at an antique car dealership. They want $64,995 for the car. They claim it's one of the rarest IROCs ever made, and the only one in its condition.

In 1988 there was only the base model and the IROC-Z. All base models had the "Camaro" badge on the back bumper and rockers. Yours looks to be a later 1988 since it has the 3 piece wrap around spoiler on the back. Early production 1988 base coupes had the "shorty wing" on the back. Nice car. I don't think I've seen that color interior before on a 3rd gen. Great candidate for an LS swap. I had several 3rd gens over the years. Enjoy the new project.

Buddy of mine had one just like this. It was his first car and he was 19, god knows how he got financing for it back then. It was base as base could be. V6, automagic, no options. He drove that mofo like it was a Z28 though lol. Another buddy of mine had a 95 Mustang v6, which was slightly fancier as it had power windows and a cd player. It was also the "new" Mustang and they were the hotness. They had the saddest drag races in those cars. To us, at the time it was cool seeing Mustang vs. Camaro, but looking back it was 90s era v6 vs v6 and both cars were slow. Still fun times though. I'm almost positive that both of those cars got repoed at some point. I know the Camaro did.

Build a 383 and have a light weight stripped down street/ strip car. It looks way too nice to go back with a 2.8.

The reason the nose was loose on the car I suspect is because someone attempted to steal it off the car at some point while it was sitting. Luckily they weren't successful, it's in good shape!

A good candidate for an LS swap. I don't say that very often but no drivetrain in it so might as well. Should be a ripper with a 5.3L in it.😎👍