At $13,500, Is This 1977 Chevy Camaro R/s A Survivor Steal?

Today's Nice Price aliases No Dice Camaro comes from nan past twelvemonth of nan model's chrome bumper era and looks each nan amended for it. Let's spot what this making out pony car mightiness conscionable beryllium worth.

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It's a reliable statement to hoe for immoderate institution erstwhile a sought-after class is colloquially named for a competitor's product. Naturally, that is nan costs of coming precocious to nan party. For decades, this was nan business faced by immoderate competitor to Ford's fabulously celebrated Mustang, arsenic nan corral was dubbed nan "pony car category" aft Ford's first salvo.

Into that maelstrom rode nan Chevy Camaro 2 years aft nan Mustang's debut and impervious that Chevrolet request not beryllium excessively proud to transcript its crosstown rival. By nan clip nan 1970s rolled around, things were different, though. The Camaro and its F-body sister, nan Pontiac Firebird, gained a caller look, which diverged from nan "Is that a Mustang?" schoolhouse of design, emerging arsenic thing acold much unsocial and arguably much handsome. At astir nan aforesaid time, Ford mislaid nan Mustang's mojo, building a smaller version of nan car that galore astatine nan clip saw (and astir of america see today) arsenic nan worst of nan line.

This 1977 Chevy Camaro Rally Sport LT is simply a typical of that second-generation exemplary and, pinch its wrap-around rear model and chromed bumpers, is 1 of nan best-looking of nan breed. Oh, sure—the golden modular of 2nd-Gen Camaros is nan earliest editions pinch nan split-bumper fascia and Z/28 badges connected its flanks. Those, however, bid superior bank.

The Z/28 exemplary would return this exemplary year, but only successful nan 2nd half. That was enough, though, for 1977 income to skyrocket complete erstwhile years, allowing nan Camaro to outsell Ford's Mustang for nan first clip ever.

This Rally Sport LT is simply a lesser model, but still has immoderate pizzazz and looks to beryllium successful really bully shape. Under nan hood is Chevy's 305 CID V8 topped pinch a two-barrel carburetor. In this exemplary year, it made a yawn-inducing 145 horsepower. Keep successful mind, however, that nan rompin'-stompin' 350 V8 successful nan Z/28 only managed a meager 185 horses this exemplary year. In that discourse (everything was bad backmost successful nan 1970s), this car's output, while low, isn't each that egregious.

Matched to nan 5.0 is simply a three-speed THM350 automatic pinch a sporty console shifter. According to nan ad, everything connected nan car useful arsenic it should.

Aesthetically, this Camaro has it going on. Painted successful a two-tone, black-over-red, nan car has a beingness lacking successful immoderate modern pony car. That cool overgarment strategy is matched pinch a group of unique-for-the-era basketweave alloy wheels, upon which nan existent proprietor has chosen to fresh whitewall tires.

This is simply a Rally Sport edition, which intends it wears nan fancy paint, typical badging connected nan fenders and rear end, and a well-integrated spoiler connected nan platform lid. It besides sports nan LT package, which intends it's outfitted pinch each nan awesome options disposable connected a Camaro backmost successful nan day. Those see nan high-backed bucket seats, powerfulness steering, brakes and doorway locks, and aerial conditioning. Oddly enough, nan luxury package is absent powerfulness windows.

The interior connected this 85,000-mile illustration is conscionable arsenic bully arsenic nan exterior, and yes, it does characteristic crotch coolers successful nan dash, 1 of nan top and astir dearly missed developments of nan 1970s. Add-ons present see an awkward cup holder connected nan rider broadside of nan console, and a carpet merkin connected nan dash. A caller proprietor could easy springiness some nan heave-ho.

This is simply a existent clip capsule of a car, and is claimed to person had only 2 owners its full life. A cleanable title is an added incentive, arsenic is simply a caller dual-pipe exhaust that nan seller says "sounds great."

The value tag for this classic, don't-call-it-a-pony Chevy is $13,500, and it's now clip to do immoderate reasoning astir whether aliases not that's a adjacent asking value for nan car arsenic it's presented successful its ad.

What's your return connected this Camaro and that $13,500 buy-it-now? Is that a woody to get into a prestigious aged car? Or does that value person you reasoning you would pass?

You decide!

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