I found a 74' Camaro with z28 Code ? What you think?

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Old 03-21-2017, 01:01 PM
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Default I found a 74' Camaro with z28 Code ? What you think?

Look like a stock car.. Last 30 years he stood in the woods.

What do you think ? How rare is it ?. Look's Different by other LT, no rear spoiler. What this Car have in this z28 package, engine and ?

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THX a LOT !
 
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Old 03-21-2017, 10:39 PM
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Not the greatest year for Camaros, last Z28 until it was brought back in '77.
Only 245 hp. As far as rare, not really they made 13,802 of them.
That car looks pretty rough, given they don't bring a lot in good shape I'd say restoring it would cost way more than what it would be worth when finished. Might be fun to make a track car out of but that's about in IMO.
 
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Old 03-22-2017, 02:23 PM
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50K worth of work on a 20k car. Assuming it still has all the major original parts. In one photo it did not have a rear in it. Without the original Engine/trans and rear it would be tuff to hit 20K in value. The salvage yard put the nails in its coffin when they picked it on by the roof. That whole car is bent at this point. Even if that was a 69 Z28 it would be questionable if it was worth fixing.

You would spend at least a week on a frame machine to get that thing close to right. Body men love pulling rusty car straight. Or you cut the whole thing up and build it on a body jig since all the panels need replaced anyway.

I have seen 74's Z28's that needed a normal restoration with some patch panels and floors, driveable sell for 4-5k

I would kind be surprised if it had its original parts, While the 350 was only 245 hp, i believe this was just due to compression. This was a Lt1 4 bolt main block, 202 heads, forge bottom end with a TH400 trans and a posi 3:42 rear. These where all very sought after parts through the early 2000's and most yards where picked clean. I don't think I have ever walked by an early second gen in a yard that I did not check for hidden goodies. For many years the 74 Z was worth more for its parts then the car was worth as a whole.
 

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Old 03-22-2017, 11:44 PM
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If you can get them at a good price I would buy them and store them away. I have been seeing these 74 Z's getting very high in price in the last couple of years. They are worth more than my 72 and 78 from what I have seen them out there selling for. There were a few on ebay in the last 6 months ago that sold from $20,000 to $28,000 and one white project car I saw sell for $15,000. I did a quick google search today and seen a yellow one on Copart for sale and another yellow one with a white top for like $25,000 at a old muscle car store...a nice brown one for $25,000 and a bunch others ... Times are changing and I believe these are finally getting the recognition they deserve! I figure in 10 years it will be Irocs commanding $20k all over again....so if you can get them cheap and can store them...go for it!
 
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72 Z28 is any where from 30-50K in nice condition.

If this was a full car it might be worth it but because of how it has been stripped and stored you will need at lease 10k worth of parts and 6k to replace the roof and straighten the body. At that point all you need to do is fix all the rust and assemble the whole car. Even then it won't be a high end matching numbers car. Heck you would have to drop 5-8k in paint after you fixed all the rust to get near that 20k ball park.

Or you start with a car like this
1974 Camaro Z28 sale or trade for Sale in Warren, New Hampshire Classified | AmericanListed.com.

The only reason to keep this car would be if you had an emotional attachment to it like it was your dads, at that point money does not matter.

I have been keeping an eye out for a 74 Z for years because that is the car I drove the most in high school. If you offer me that one for free I would scrap it.
 
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There are cars worth savings .and those who are not.Unless you are really into this year and have one very very large bank account.I would just leave that one alone.I would try to find a nice running driving car to start with instead.
 
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This guy resides in Poland so you can pretty much triple if not more the costs for parts. I don't imagine there are tons of old Camaros sitting around Poland like here in the US and shipping to Europe can get expensive.
 
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