Always love the car from this era, love the front & tail light, so subtly fierce yet sporty enough. Dreamt of owning one when watching Kris Monroe driving the convertible version in Charlie's Angels, S5, the Hawaiian episodes..
This car is awesome! White with blue accents is nice on here. While my favorite z28 is the 1969 z28, this one is still nice looking, love the z28 side banners on this version.
I had a '80 Z-28, white with the blue trim back in the mid to late 80's. I absolutely loved that car. It had the automatic trans and I used to love to see the little induction flaps open when I really hit it. That car flew on the highway and I will admit that I did leave a few black patches on the roads as well. I was in my 20's so, ya, whatever. The gas mileage was almost bad enough to warrant towing a gas pump behind me, though, so I finally decided I had to give her up. I t was a very sad moment in my life to watch her go. I wish I still had that car. It was in great shape when I had her.
Loved this car when it came out. Best I could do in those go-go 70s-80s was a '77 TransAm with the Olds 403 motor, automatic and 2.41 axle. Last Pontiac on the lot, got it for under sticker($6400 back then). Great highway cruiser. Decent fuel mileage(18-19 mpg) on trips.
My mom had an '80 Z28 4pd, Carnival Pearl white with the tri-tone red stripes. She was looking for a white and blue one like this but found the other one first. I've owned a '78 Type LT with factory 350/TH350 and an '81 Sport Coupe with a 6.6 400/TH400. Some day I'll get an '80-'81 Z28 with a stick, it's been my dream car since I saw pics of the one my mom had. Sad to hear yours is getting parked for a while but at least you still have it! Take care of her man!
Great car, I'm building a 79 4-speed can now. Updating to a 6.0 LS motor and a T56 6-speed. The car is Carmine now and I'm thinking about changing the color
Love your car. I can tell you from experience, don't ever sell it, you will never forgive yourself. Oh, but if you ever decide you want to sell lol.... I'm looking for a 4-speed Z28- hard to come by.
I like the old-school look myself everybody's going and putting these newer Motors in and big wheels I like the old look myself wide tires the back raked up 350 with a 4-speed the way it was in 79 that's the way I like them nice ride man
Please 🙏 what are you did it perfect you you are the beefed-up - 350 motor you got in there you do good work keep it just like that brother the rims and all you got a badass car forget that pie 53 crap they're cool 😎 you got a badass car keep it old school all respect.
I used to own that exact same car, same color, brand new condition etc....that is until that fateful rainy night i hopped a curb and smashed through some guys fence. I am still crying...
Pulling up on the Audi and just knowing "yeah I'm cooler than you'll ever be" is one of the reasons I want a Camaro exactly like this literally the only thing id change is put ansen sprint wheels on it but even the ones on it are great
Great car and great vid. I was that spoiled kid whose Dad bought a brand new 1979 Z for high school graduation. I lived it, and drove the snot out of that car.
Sounds great, seems faster than a stock 190 HP 80 Z28. I love the four speeds too. I noticed the air induction vents didn't open up, are they in-opt? I know that was a big selling point for that year. I had three 79 Camaro Z28s myself( between 1980-1986), two four speeds, and one automatic with headers. The four speeds seemed faster off the line. My buddy had a fully loaded t top 4 SPD, 80 Z28. I absolutely loved it.
I have the N90's (original 15in honeycomb's) but grew up watching second gens on circle track running blacked out steels and the look really grew on me. also better tires in 17in...
I'm from the UK- although never owned a camaro (only 67 thunderbird 20 year ago) both we like the Camaro so much; we named our daughter Camaro. Wanted a car name for her porsche and Mercedes are awful girl names
Surprised you haven't bent the crumple zones shutting the hood like that, unless you actually did push back before pushing down and the camera didnt catch it.
Those wheels ruin the look of the car. No 1980 car should ever have black wheels. And as black wheels go, those are some of the ugliest I've seen. They are also completely the wrong size. Please get some correct or at least closer to correct wheels on that machine, it would look so much better!
Beautiful car. Wish I had this car to show off at my high school. Maybe one day I can own one.
Always love the car from this era, love the front & tail light, so subtly fierce yet sporty enough. Dreamt of owning one when watching Kris Monroe driving the convertible version in Charlie's Angels, S5, the Hawaiian episodes..
This car is awesome! White with blue accents is nice on here. While my favorite z28 is the 1969 z28, this one is still nice looking, love the z28 side banners on this version.
I had a '80 Z-28, white with the blue trim back in the mid to late 80's. I absolutely loved that car. It had the automatic trans and I used to love to see the little induction flaps open when I really hit it. That car flew on the highway and I will admit that I did leave a few black patches on the roads as well. I was in my 20's so, ya, whatever. The gas mileage was almost bad enough to warrant towing a gas pump behind me, though, so I finally decided I had to give her up. I t was a very sad moment in my life to watch her go. I wish I still had that car. It was in great shape when I had her.
80 z28s hardly came with horsepower to do anything with
@@Frame_Junky True, but if you added a cam it really beefed up the HP. The guy that owned my Z-28 before me did just that. It was an awesome vehicle.
Loved this car when it came out. Best I could do in those go-go 70s-80s was a '77 TransAm with the Olds 403 motor, automatic and 2.41 axle. Last Pontiac on the lot, got it for under sticker($6400 back then). Great highway cruiser. Decent fuel mileage(18-19 mpg) on trips.
Memories that others can only dream of.
My mom had an '80 Z28 4pd, Carnival Pearl white with the tri-tone red stripes. She was looking for a white and blue one like this but found the other one first. I've owned a '78 Type LT with factory 350/TH350 and an '81 Sport Coupe with a 6.6 400/TH400. Some day I'll get an '80-'81 Z28 with a stick, it's been my dream car since I saw pics of the one my mom had. Sad to hear yours is getting parked for a while but at least you still have it! Take care of her man!
Amazing
Blue and white, love it!
Nice old school ride!
Shes Beautiful, Great shape. Nice Chevy brother 💯
Great car, I'm building a 79 4-speed can now. Updating to a 6.0 LS motor and a T56 6-speed. The car is Carmine now and I'm thinking about changing the color
seeing this makes me miss my 81 with blue stripes and t tops
Love your car. I can tell you from experience, don't ever sell it, you will never forgive yourself. Oh, but if you ever decide you want to sell lol.... I'm looking for a 4-speed Z28- hard to come by.
I like the old-school look myself everybody's going and putting these newer Motors in and big wheels I like the old look myself wide tires the back raked up 350 with a 4-speed the way it was in 79 that's the way I like them nice ride man
Smooth ride brotha that sucker moves
Love it, my favs tho are the 76 SS Z28 and the 79 Z28 Camaro
The z28 was discontinued during the '75-'76 model years and the second gen models never had an SS version...only the RS up to '78.
😂😂 76 Z28.
Doesn't exist bro. Look it up🧐 no Z28 in 75 nor 76.
Looks like fun to me!
Thanks
I love it,, a shitload of memories....
Please 🙏 what are you did it perfect you you are the beefed-up - 350 motor you got in there you do good work keep it just like that brother the rims and all you got a badass car forget that pie 53 crap they're cool 😎 you got a badass car keep it old school all respect.
I live in the UK and i have a 79 Z28 Camaro
Love the car! She sounds great.
Uncle at the time had the exact same car and color!
I'm wondering if that's the same car. I live in Colorado. My uncle at the time does too! Interesting. If so this car is the reason I love camaros!
My first car when I was 16 in 1982
Why is it so hard to find a late 70s - early 90s Camaro with a manual transmission
Be honest I would enjoy 1970s to 1980 Camaros they had the looks and muscles behind them
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I used to own that exact same car, same color, brand new condition etc....that is until that fateful rainy night i hopped a curb and smashed through some guys fence.
I am still crying...
@@mowowie I take it you couldn't get out of taking blame by spray-painting it and insinuating your rivals did it?
Pulling up on the Audi and just knowing "yeah I'm cooler than you'll ever be" is one of the reasons I want a Camaro exactly like this literally the only thing id change is put ansen sprint wheels on it but even the ones on it are great
Nice love it ....
I bought a 81 white z new, maybe some day I’ll find another to restore..
❤
Great car and great vid. I was that spoiled kid whose Dad bought a brand new 1979 Z for high school graduation. I lived it, and drove the snot out of that car.
Same here...lol
Sounds great, seems faster than a stock 190 HP 80 Z28.
I love the four speeds too. I noticed the air induction vents didn't open up, are they in-opt?
I know that was a big selling point for that year.
I had three 79 Camaro Z28s myself( between 1980-1986), two four speeds, and one automatic with headers. The four speeds seemed faster off the line.
My buddy had a fully loaded t top 4 SPD, 80 Z28. I absolutely loved it.
I have a 79 that looks very similar
Nice car. Put the right wheels on it and it would be a really nice car.
I have the N90's (original 15in honeycomb's) but grew up watching second gens on circle track running blacked out steels and the look really grew on me. also better tires in 17in...
@@allen2w1 Cool car. Love it.
I'm from the UK- although never owned a camaro (only 67 thunderbird 20 year ago) both we like the Camaro so much; we named our daughter Camaro.
Wanted a car name for her porsche and Mercedes are awful girl names
What shifter linkage do you have
look up shiftworks
thats what i used for my swaps if thats what you are needing
290hp on a good day
Not wrong
500 with a built 383.
Stock 80 Z28 is only 190 crank HP...lol
@@thebacdoc6464 Everybody dropped money in 350 blocks and still do. You see the tail lights.
Surprised you haven't bent the crumple zones shutting the hood like that, unless you actually did push back before pushing down and the camera didnt catch it.
Are you selling itv
Billy Hargrove
Man! that looks sexy af.
If you still have this, please change those rims...Black rims look horrible.......
Still got it, still on the blacks 😎
What kind of rims and are those? I like them
An LS swap....really?
Too bad it's factory Z wheels got lost.
I have them
If you LS swap this car you have no taste
Those wheels ruin the look of the car. No 1980 car should ever have black wheels. And as black wheels go, those are some of the ugliest I've seen. They are also completely the wrong size. Please get some correct or at least closer to correct wheels on that machine, it would look so much better!
Ls swap 4 what them engines are not cool gen 1ls meh
Those wheels......Yuck!
One of the few cars that the stock wheels ruled!
Nice!!!!