Another Z28 Scrapped? 1979 Camaro Junkyard Find

[@santinocappellaro7468]

🏁 thanks Benny on the video of the Z28 those are definitely getting rare to find!!🇺🇲🏁🏁🏁😎🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@stevenames5037]

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

[@dennismartin5506]

YES !! Hahaha

[@anthonygaby6617]

Jefferson..."don't f**k with it"...

[@dennismartin5506]

@@anthonygaby6617 Says Forrest Whittaker ....Hahahahaha

[@rogergoodman8665]

Jeffersons little brother: My brother is gonna kill us...My brother is gonna shit... Spicoli: Make up your mind dude!... Is he gonna shit or is he gonna kill us? Jefferson little brother: First he's gonna shit, then he's gonna kill us... Spicoli : Relax..alright..my old man is a television repair man...he's got the ultimate set of tools..I can fix it! Jefferson's little brother: YOU CAN'T FIX THIS CAR SPICOLI!!!! Spicoli leaning out drivers window...I CAN FIX IT!!!

[@googleusergp]

If you look closely at the crash scene, at least two different Camaros were used. One had Fisher (GM) T-tops and the other had aftermarket ones (likely Hurst). You can easily see the difference if you watch the scene carefully.

[@googleusergp]

Whoa Nelley, 1979 and may not soon to be alive. Yes, this one is a real Z-28 just like the last one. With this being a Norwood assembled vehicle things are easily deciphered as more information is given on the trim tag. Van Nuys cars have them in "morse code" so to speak but most of the same information is there as well, it just takes a bit more sleuthing to figure out. We got the VIN, we win: 1 for Chevrolet, Q for Camaro Sport Coupe, 87 for two door coupe, L for 350 CID V8 with four-barrel, aka RPO code "LM1", aka "Eminence Front", 9 for 1979 model year, N for Norwood, OH assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Norwood OH plant closed in August 1987 and a book called "Echoes of Norwood" was written about the plant. The 350 installed in this car originally would have had about 175 HP and would get eaten alive by a stock 1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a 400 in it which had 220 HP (on paper, it was likely closer to 250-260 HP in reality). That Q-Jet on the engine was originally built for Rochester by Carter due to Rochester not being able to keep up with demand, but that one was "rebuilt" by a "spray and pray" volume rebuilder. We got the tag, we can brag: 79 for 1979 model year, 11D for the fourth week of November 1978 production, 1FQ87 for Chevrolet (1) Camaro Sport Coupe (FQ), two door coupe (87), N for Norwood, OH assembly, 24R for Blue standard vinyl interior trim, 11L and 11U for White lower and upper exterior paint, 25A for Blue accent stripes, L for lacquer paint technology, A51 for bucket seats, a dot (.) for solid roof (no T-tops) another dot (.) for manual windows, Z28 for the Z-28 package, and U for Blue steering column color. There were 282,582 Camaros produced for the 1979 model year and 35,316 of them were painted White. Whoa Nelley, 1979 and out of time. Z-28 used to be great. "F" body is a bit shoddy. That's it, time to quit. Q-Jet is a sure bet. Going to be flat and that's that. Painted White and soon to be out of sight. 350 and gotta go. LM1 and it's done. Soon to be flat and leave the chat. Please don't get squished because just about everyone on this channel, perhaps Benny, all of the F-body faithful and for sure the Google Man are all going to be very, very, very, very, very pissed.

[@garymckee63]

Spray and pray 🙏 outstanding 👍

[@googleusergp]

​​@@garymckee63We used to use that expression all the time when I worked in the auto parts industry at the parts manufacturer. I learned how to rebuild the Delco CSI alternator from scratch replacing all the parts, all new bearings and so forth. I could still do it without much trouble. Lol.

[@rayeddy528]

Thank you Mr, Google Man for taking your time to break down the numbers and letters!!! God bless you and yours!!!! Eddy

[@dpking3243]

Damn Shame, I hope some one buys it.

[@northerntraveller3815]

Man these cars used to be all over the place!!

[@raymondcollyear4773]

In 1981 my first wife and I bought a 1979 white Z28 . I loved that car it turned heads everywhere I went. My aunt Vickie borrowed one weekend to take my grandma back to the hills of Kentucky to see family and when they got back she told me how much she liked riding in that car. She liked the color and she said she liked it when people would just look at it. I miss that car.

[@richardthompson6366]

Some cars are destined to live a very hard life.

[@Bud88883]

Hate to say it but this car is right where it belongs. Love the videos Benny. Keep up the great work!

[@SnickersG-fu2pw]

Oh man! My brother has a 79 Camaro Z28 with T-tops and cammed 350 4 bolt main pure white with blue stripe decals. It runs and drives good. ⚪🔵

[@SnickersG-fu2pw]

Get that quadra jet carburetor. 🔧

[@googleusergp]

That's how this one started life. It was white on the outside with a blue vinyl interior and blue stripes.

[@backpi]

Bro I would have got those wheels. You would have no problem selling those at the swap meet.

[@reedb9039]

I remember when those came out. I really wanted one.

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

i was watching barrett jackson, got depressed because i cant afford jak sht! lol so ill just watch benny do the junkyrad thing!

[@DustyCountryGarage]

Whaaaat ? It needs some love ❤️

[@robertvance1873]

I always thought these cars were Stunning in Red and Gold or Red and Silver.

[@nickenglezos687]

What a sad sight..i wish i could save it..but im not there..peace

[@anthonygaby6617]

Stock rims and excellent dog house.

[@komalBrar-m7w]

Lots of usable body parts!

[@jasonmurphy844]

I’m sure around twenty years ago, a young kid asked the owner if he could buy it. The owner responds ,” Not for sale son . Gonna fix her up someday………”

[@googleusergp]

I'd bet 20 years ago some younger person was driving it and turning it from possibly restorable into "hooptie" status.

[@JoeQuihuis43]

Awww man I love them z28s from 78 threw 81 tabien todo ❤️💯

[@MarkMam-d1x]

Thank you much for the information appreciate it.

[@MarkMam-d1x]

I bought a 71 Z28 in 1988. Still have it. When I bought it the original motor was gone but had muncie rock crusher. Not sure if was the original trans.

[@googleusergp]

Look for the partial VIN stamping on the transmission and see if it matches the VIN on the dash. The transmission would have 11L123456 or 11N123456. The first 1 means Chevrolet division, the second is 1971 model year, the third is either L for Van Nuys, CA assembly or N for Norwood, OH assembly and the last six should match the last six (production sequence) of the VIN. If it does, that's the original transmission. If not, it's either a service replacement or out of another vehicle.

[@XCELERATIONRULES]

On to the next one,nothing to see here....

[@clarencejones7916]

never seen one with a hood scoop

[@googleusergp]

Yup, the Z-28s of this vintage had that style scoop that Mr. Sanchez removed and put inside the car.

[@markkalkwarf4520]

Damn I had a black one with t tops fun car.

[@GoingRetro]

That is my dream car

[@kevindangeleit6679]

78 z28 one year only hoodlatch pull in grill

[@adammcewen3224]

I just bought a 80’ Camaro from a scrap yard to build into an enduro car. It was last registered in 2000. It had been painted three times previously. I suspect it was scrapped due to a heater core leak. Corner of floor was rotted through and silicone all over the core housing.

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 : ⚰️⚰️So sad !

[@corghhh]

Crusher you have one inbound LOL

[@justsumguy2u]

This one makes me sad, because my very first hot rod was a '79 Z28. Fun fact; QJets marked with the Carter logo are NOT reman, they're OEM. In the later years of the Quadrajet, GM farmed out some of it's production to Carter. I've had all-original GM cars with those carbs on them

[@googleusergp]

Correct. Rochester could keep up with the volume so they formed it out to Carter for some production. However that one was rebuilt because it has the spray and pray sticker on it.

[@garymckee63]

When I was young, I could never afford one of those Z2/8 ones. I had a 70 with a piece of crap 307 engine .I think l recall some of those had some kind of decal on the hood scoop Google would know. 🤔

[@googleusergp]

1980 and 1981 said "AIR INDUCTION" on the scoop.

[@garymckee63]

​@@googleusergpl thought that is what it said. Thanks 👍

[@googleusergp]

@@garymckee63 Sure thing.

[@natew8882]

1979. Would cost twice as much to restore it than what it is worth.

[@clarencejones7916]

My god soon they will all be gone😮😬😵‍💫😖😢

[@terrencegiordan9812]

Benny and the jets what above the square body next to it does it have power window doors. The body on that z28 was not bad except around the cowl area. Another one that should not be there. So of those i found out the people were evicted and the landlord junked them sad.

[@jonathangodbout6645]

Los angeles built car grab those wheels

[@googleusergp]

Not correct, this is a Norwood, OH built vehicle.

[@angrycatowner]

It has nice patina, but appears to have been left out in the weather for many years.

[@grabasandwich]

Definitely solid. I doubt there's mant restorable swcond gens where I am in the rust belt. I'm not even a big fan of the late second gens #malaiseera #smogjunk

[@googleusergp]

You haven't owned many of them perhaps. I've had them for nearly 40 years and the later ones are much more refined with better handling and braking. They can be made to run with a little bit of work.

[@Troy-m1r]

My dad’s got a boss set of tools…we can fix it-Spicoli.

[@grabasandwich]

@@googleusergp Haven't owned any. I get where you're coming from tho. I meant the era as a whole, where looks had to compensate for lack of performance in stock form. My older brother's friend had a 76 or 77 in the late 80s/early 90s. It probably wasn't that fast, but still kinda cool. My brother had a nearly identical one for a bit maybe 15 yrs ago. Nostalgia I think. It was rotten underneath, and sacked out in the back like most of them. I'm not dead set against them. Just find them kinda meh. I settled down early in life, and couldn't afford toys anyways, so I'm just a dreamer. I'm sure you've owned a lot of cool cars.

[@googleusergp]

I have two of the three Trans Ams that I've owned in my life. One my parents bought new, another one I bought 1999 and the third one I got for free in 2002. That was the deal of a lifetime because the car was free, it ran, it had a title and it came with a garage full of parts. I still have the NOS and used parts from that deal. I'll never see that again lol.

[@robertlyman9789]

Stripped down and ready drag car

[@chrisrhoads8256]

Hello 👐want to junk yard today it was great deal 🤝 / i wish 🙏i took parts car home / oh well 🤣/ maybe next time 🕰

[@jasongilbert2267]

I’ve got center lines 15-8s and 31/2 on my 79 looks like it blo out of the 80s

[@xpelon209x]

💯💯💯✌👍

[@Taras-Nabad]

It would take a gazillion dollars to make that thing mint condition. Then it won't be worth a fraction of that.

[@Joe-p2r]

Do these z28 even matter?

[@chriscejka3768]

Garbage

[@john-d6l]

cover photo 1979 hot rod magazen