John95z28

I had read that in 96 the teal color was rare.
I also read that 95 was also rare with the 110 mph speedo so I'm not sure if the color was rare or the combo was rare. I've got a 95 bright teal z28 with regular speedo.

Does anybody know this info off hand?

Injuneer

Not exactly an "engine" tech question... let's move to Appearance.

Code 37 Bright Teal Metallic was the 5th most popular color in 1995. The Camaro White Book shows that out of a production run of over 122,000 Camaros (all models), there were 10,167 in bright teal metallic. There is no further breakdown regarding an option (or lack of option) like the Z-rated tire option, which got you the 155MPH speedo.

John95z28

Okay thanks. For the record, I found someone referencing that in 95:
But that doesn't help much, lol.

I tried to break down my RPO to see what it originally came with.
RPO's
AG1 Power Seat, 6-Way Driver Side
AK5 Inflatable Restraint System, Driver and Passenger
AR9 Front Bucket Seat, Deluxe European Style
AU0 Remote Keyless Entry
AU3 Power Door Locks
A31 Power Windows
A90 Power Hatch Release
B35 Floor Mats, Rear
B84 Moldings, Body Side
CC1 Roof Panels, Removable Glass
C49 Defogger, Rear Window
C60 Air Conditioning
DG7 Mirrors, Electric Twin Remote
DL5 DECAL, ROADSIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
D82 Monochromatic Roof Paint
FE2 SUSPENSION SYSTEM, RIDE HANDLING(30mm front sway bar, 24mm rear sway bar upgraded power steering gear box)
GU2 axle ratio for automatic Z28 2.73.
G80 Axle Positraction
IPB Trim, Interior Cloth Camaro and Firebird
J1F BRAKE PROVISION SPECIAL TO SUIT FOREIGN REGULATION(Larger rotors for steep inclinations)
J65 Brake System, PWR Front and Rear Disc
KG9 GENERATOR, 140 AMP
K34 Speed Control, with Resume
LT1 Engine, 350ci (5.7L) 275hp SFI V8
MX0 Transmission, Auto with OD
M30 Transmission, Auto 4 Speed Electronic
NB6 EMISSION SYSTEM, CALIFORNIA, TIER 1
NP5 Steering Wheel, Leather Wrapped
N96 Wheels, Aluminum, 16in
QCB a 96 RPO- Tires, P235/55R16 Blackwall (no cost w/ Z28)
R7A Sales control item no 26
STE Plant Code-St. Therese, PQ, GM of Canada
T96 Fog Lamps
UB3 Cluster, Inst Oil Cool Temp Volts Trip Odom Tach
UU8 Radio, Stereo,Delco Bose, Clock, Cassette
U65 SPEAKER SYSTEM, 6, DUAL FRT DASH MTD, F/D, DUAL
U73 Antenna, Fixed Radio
VG6 BUMPER STANDARD, LABEL, IMPACT 5 MPH
VG8 VEHICLE, BUYER NOTICE LABEL
VK3 License Plate, Front Mounting Pkg
V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT, USA/CANADA
YA7 TEST EMISSION, CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY LINE
YF5 Emission Equipment Required for California
Z28 MERCHANDISED PKG, SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
1AY STOCK ORDERS PROCESSING OPTION (DEALER ORDERED CAR)
1SK Option 10 sub-set of the trim level, denotes a standardized set of options
14B Trim Combination, Cloth Dark Gray
14I Interior Trim, Very Dark Gray
37G TRIM COMBINATION CLOTH, TEAL (G) (94)
37U EXTERIOR COLOR, PRIMARY (DARK BRIGHT TEAL METALLIC) (92)
6HB COMPONENT FRT LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (6HB)
7HB COMPONENT FRT RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (7HB)
8TF COMPONENT RR LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (8TF)
9TF COPONENT RR RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (9TF)

John95z28

Okay I think I see why. I looked up the RPO codes for 96 and there is a QCB for non z-rated tires. It makes sense my car has non z-rated tires. It is also missing the 95 RPO QMT for the 110 speedo which I would expect since I have a 150/155 speedo.


Tire options for 95.
Tire options for 96.

John95z28

I've been reading that the 110 speedo option QMT for 95 was mandatory to govern the speed with tire rating. However late in 95 some z's were released with the new code QCB for 96 instead of QMT.

So I think late in 95 you could buy a z28 with non z-rated tires but regular speedometer like mine.

fbodyrs96

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John95z28

fbodyrs96, thank you. I've tried it but it's not on file.

It makes sense when you look at 95 production of QMT(non z rated).
The numbers are way lower than normal, because many of those vehicles in 95 came with QCB instead. They are not necessarily rare cars despite what the numbers look like.

In 96 QCB general production numbers are much higher than expected because of the displacement from 95. Note that 96 QCB was rare with teal color, which technically my 95 falls under that category, but perhaps not entirely since we are talking about half year semantics.

What is actually rare is to get a 95 z28 with QCB, yet a 150 speedo.
Remember the requirement was that all 95 with QMT must have 110 speedo.
Since mine does not have QMT the explicit mandate ignores the newer code QCB and assumes a z rated tire.

Thus non z-rated tires with 150 speedo = rare.

Awaiting dispute... lol

fbodyrs96

no problem, I know mine was very detailed