A couple of years ago I bought s 1982 Camaro convertible from a car donation center with no information about it's orgins... I know Chevy didn't start making factory convertibles again until the 1987 IROC convertibles...

This one has a convertible conversion to the 1987 standards, it has combo standard & metric Speedometer and Fuel Gauges. It also has a 2.8 liter V-6 like the S10 Blazer had..

I'm looking for suggestions on where this might have come from (plant, company, country etc)?

which aftermarket companies were doing those conversions during the 80s?

The registration and VIN are for a Standard Camaro, I assume a Berlinetta...

I'm trying to determine its valve because unfortunately I must sell it because I'm moving... any suggestions on where I could get more info would be great and what something like this might be worth?

 

Chevy/GM didn't make 3rd gen "factory" convertibles. Once off the assembly line, T-top models were used and sent to American Sunroof Company (ASC) for the conversion. As far as a new car buyer was concerned, they just thought it was a factory option.
If yours looks like the ASC version, a previous owner may have had it converted at the same place. Can't find any tags or labels anywhere?

 

Non Z28 rag tops don't do well at auction and 2.8 carburetor cars don't do well either. I can say I have never seen a 2.8 Carburetor rag top go through the auction but I think it would need to be in very good shape to get any interest.

I am not sure how much research is going to help. Without original documentation it will be assume that this was a junk yard conversion. Someone just took a 82 camaro and a 87 and cut where needed and moved the rag top from one to the other. Dis-proving that will be tuff because that is exactly what the conversion house did.

I would just say sport coupe, the Berlinett was a car aimed at women, it had gold trim and gold wheels and different tail lights. Your tail lights look like they are off a much newer Camaro. If it was the Berlinett package I do not see any of it left on the car.

Its not going to be worth a lot but on a car like this its condition is the most important factor in value. If the top and the body are in good condition its value may be from someone doing a v8 conversion. Normally rust is a hugh problem on 82-83's. For that reason they are getting rare.

 

Thanks for all the good info and advice! I'm going to reach out to ASC and see if they have records of coversions they did based on VIN. If so, get some documentation to provide for the car.

 

I would not get my hopes up. I wish you all the luck in the world.

1.) You are talking 30 year old records. They would be paper files. Where I work we make parts for Jet engine on commercial air planes and we only have to keep records 12 years.

2.) The parts for your car did not exist until 87 so assuming the car was converted ASC it was a 5 year old 2.8. Ironically, I bought a 82 2.8 in 1987 with 70k on the clock. I paid around $2700. I find it hard to believe someone would send a $3000 car for a $3000 roof install. The reason the base models were so cheap was because the 86-87 Fuel injected 2.8's only cost about 11k. At the time I bought the 82 I looked a new 86 leftover 2.8-5 speed/t-top/AC car for right around 10k.

I am not sure it is going to matter a great deal if the top was installed by ASC, a local body shop or a DIY'er. The condition will still be a biggest factor.