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In Reply to: RE: 1969 vs 1970 Camaro Z28 ? posted by Mike B. on January 17, 2017 at 14:33:55
My roommate in college had the 70 1/2 with 302 and aluminum heads. Like all muscle cars of the era, it was very fast off the line, handled like a pig and had no brakes to speak of.
I test drove the Trans-Am with the Turkey (apt) on the hood in 1979. Not that fast, handled like the Breaking Bad Trailer and same joke brakes. The salesman had to change his drawers when we got back from a jaunt down our local twisty river road.
Instead I went down the street and bought an RX7 GT with no AC and a sunroof. Handled great, discs all around, IRS and once you got above 3800 RPM, Yowzah!
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Aluminum heads? On a small block? When? Factory Option or aftermarket?
Z-28 had an OPTION of 4 wheel disc brakes of which I have NO IDEA how many were actually sold.
Like the 2x4bbl cross ram manifold. I see it referred to but never any production numbers.
Here is a RARE Z-28 which is well-worth a 2nd look.
Too much is never enough
The 70 would have had a 350. Later, they also had a 305 cubic inch motor. I have linked to a good description of the Z28 evolution.
I read the linked article as well as some others. The car was unquestionably the 70 1/2 body style and had "302" prominently displayed on the air cleaner. Later that year the Mustang Boss came along which also had a 302, the Cleveland.
All I can surmise is that my roommate, as a Trust Fund Kid, had the car done up with the 1969 engine.
This was the car in this color"
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