Details

• Condition
  Pre-Owned Clear Title
• Engine
  5.7L 8 Cylinder
• Drivetrain
  Rear Wheel Drive
• Interior
  Black
• VIN #
  1G1AP87L0BL163529
• Mileage
  35813
• Transmission
  Automatic
• Exterior Color
  Silver
• Stock #
  SN3449
• Warranty
  

1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 — Last Year Second-Generation, Original 350 V8, Low Miles Why This Car Is Special The 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 holds a specific place in Camaro history that most buyers overlook: it was the final year of the second-generation body style, a platform that Chevrolet had been refining since 1970. When the all-new third-generation Camaro arrived for 1982 with its hatchback roofline and smaller dimensions, the long-hood, long-deck proportions of the second-gen body disappeared permanently. That makes every 1981 Z28 a last-of-its-kind example, and clean, unmodified survivors like this one are genuinely difficult to find more than four decades later. What separates this particular 1981 Camaro Z28 from the typical used example is the level of originality throughout. The engine is the numbers-correct 350 cubic inch V8 it left the factory with, the block still wearing its original blue paint. The emissions decals are intact under the hood. The factory air cleaner is present. The wiring harness is the original unit. The floors are solid. The undercarriage is clean. The original fuel tank is in place. These are the details that matter to serious collectors and judges, and they are exactly the details that disappear first when a car gets used hard or passed through multiple owners who treat it as a driver and nothing more. The VIN confirms this car was assembled at the Norwood, Ohio plant, one of only two facilities that built Camaros during this era, and the body style code confirms the Z28 package as factory-installed equipment. The Z28 had returned to the Camaro lineup in 1977 after a two-year absence, and by 1981 it had found its stride as a performance trim despite the emissions era constraints that limited output across the industry. This car is not a high-horsepower numbers game — it is a well-preserved example of what GM's engineers and designers were doing at a very specific moment in American automotive history, and the combination of Z28...