2800 mile 1977 Camaro on BaT
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George Lyons unearths another time capsule.
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Wow - what an untouched time capsule.
I owned a 77 Monte Carlo and the engine was blue rather than orange as this one is - did the change in engine color happen over time throughout the 1977 model year? |
145 Hp. Sad times for autos
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I'm cleaning the chassis on a 1967 Corvette right now and looking at this car makes me realize that the chassis weren't that nice even when they were new.
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There’s discussion of the engine color in the comments. It was a change from Orange to Blue early in the model year, and this is a very early 9/76 build. The change apparently stems from this being the era when some customers were incensed that GM was putting other divisions’ engines in vehicles. There was actually a lawsuit.
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But.... if a 77 Z/28 came along for the right price, I would still consider it. For me, it meant GM wasn't "giving up" on performance. Yes, pretty anemic compared to pre-1973, and especially compared to today. But, it was the beginning of something special, where they decided you could do performance and comply with emissions. Rudimentary for certain, but within a few years, once computers and injection took over... wow. Hate the giant bumpers, but at least the car doesn't look as bloated as the early 80s Camaros. |
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Agree with Tracker 99%. Only difference being that Chevrolet decided to get back in the game in 77; they were just behind the curve because of what Pontiac had going. Got ready to say something in my post about Pontiac never having thrown in the towel; just got lazy.
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