[hubleyman]

Being the proud owner of a virtual twin to this car my opinion will be a bit biased…. but here you go.

The car you described sounds wonderful, and would be a pleasure to own and drive. I feel the popularity and values of 2nd gens have increased quite a bit in recent years and the price you mentioned is justified. As an example, my current rotisserie resto isn’t quite complete yet (and I started with an unmolested all original rust-free original California car) and I already have more money invested in it than “your” car is being advertised for. Obviously, the actual cost of a restoration doesn’t directly correlate to the sale price of a car, but if you can buy one for less than what it takes to create it, you are ahead of the game, and you don’t have to wait years for it to be done

Having owned and driven many versions of the ’73 and earlier Camaros, I will say that the ride of a stock ’73 is the most enjoyable (comfort-wise) overall. Don’t get me wrong, I love performance and power and more horsepower is always a blast, but for only so long of a drive. Two hours in a ’69 or ’70 Z can really wear you out, but the smoother and heavier ’73 is more enjoyable for longer drives. I’ve driven cross country in some ’73 Z’s, but wouldn’t be able to tolerate that much time in a solid lifter car.

If you want a really nice driver quality car to cruise anywhere and be proud of, this appears to be a good choice. If horsepower is more important to you, than this car in stock form might be a little too mild. They still have plenty of power, but just not the same as the earlier models.

Couple of misc. items to consider. As others mentioned, 1973 was the first year for A/C with the Z/28. I sold my non-A/C version of this car back in the ‘80’s and spent the next decade looking for an identical four speed car with A/C (the one I currently own). You didn’t mention if this car has A/C but that was a very important item to me when shopping. Also, the LT version didn’t have stripes, so most people don’t believe it’s a real Z/28. Kind of irritating explaining that information to every know-it-all at the local car shows and events.

So I say if it really appeals to you, buy the car, enjoy the heck out of it and be ready for your hot rod Camaro friends to want to use your car when you go for those long drives!

Charlie