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Re: 1997 to 1998 Bright Purple Metallic Camaro, RS, Z28
They guy I got it from, abused it and had no idea what he had, the wing is just hanging there the truck lid is faded the rocker panels and beat to crap and even the nose, also looks like he had a fuel spill down the side of the cap that ate the paint. Then the interior is covered in dog hair and food. Nothing that can’t be fixed I just can’t believe people can be so rough.
should I fix the rod knock in this block or should I put another motor in? Would it drop the value? If I were to fix it I figured a small can with a 3000 stall torque converter.
Re: 1997 to 1998 Bright Purple Metallic Camaro, RS, Z28
Value is in the eye of the beholder. Technically, you already have an aftermarket body kit on the car, so you already detract from the purest that would be looking for a numbers matching block. If there is a knock, I wouldn't really drive it, so at that point I would pull what you have an investigate how bad the issue is. There is a great chance that the block can be machined and have no adverse effects from where it was.
Re: 1997 to 1998 Bright Purple Metallic Camaro, RS, Z28
Hi everyone, I joined this site to post some info about my bright purple metallic Z28. I purchased it last summer from the original owner. Originally from Florida and it has hardly been driven in the past 10 years. I had no idea it was so rare until after I bought it and started to research it more. It is currently sitting at 122,000 miles.
Re: 1997 to 1998 Bright Purple Metallic Camaro, RS, Z28
Originally Posted by squarehead
ThirdeYe,
That is a great looking car! Did it come with the nice rims?
Thanks! Yes, it originally came with the 5-spoke alloy wheels, but the previous owner purchased these sometime in the late 90s or early 2000s. They were surprisingly expensive according to the invoice. I thought about replacing them with the OEM ones that came with it, but I ended up liking these better.
Re: 1997 to 1998 Bright Purple Metallic Camaro, RS, Z28
Originally Posted by Brangeta
Oh man... it's funny how something so trivial can just really **** a person off.
I was trying to find a nice pic of the very rare '97-'98 Bright Purple Metallic color, and all google would really pull up is 1) my 1 picture already uploaded to flickr, 2) my 4th generation Camaro history topic on here, 3) posts by the girl on LS1tech who seems to be the only friggin person in the world who owns one of these Camaros (seriously! Why haven't many enthusiasts snatched these up over the years?!) and 4) a bunch of BPM Firebird/Formula/Trans Am stuff. In other words, NOTHING I was looking for.
So let me just tell you, that I have just helped the internet be a better place a few minutes ago, because I uploaded more than a dozen of the best pics I have saved over the years of this rare and beautiful color.
I'm also going to say everything I can about this color, so some accurate info is actually on the internet about it!
Summary:
Bright purple metallic
used 1997-1998
paint code 88
1,364 total Camaros made in this color
Rarest 4th gen Camaro color dependent on body style ('97 was the old body style, '98 the new). 883 made in '97 and 481 made in '98. Approximately 104 '98s in this color were Z28s (some records show 109 as shown below, but numbers aren't 100% reliable no matter what because of worldwide sales), no SSes for either year.
And let me break it down further...
1997:
-809 were coupes and 74 were convertibles, totaling 883
-TWO Camaro Z28s with the 1LE package came in this color, both were 6-speeds
-SIXTEEN B4C police package Camaros came in this color, all were automatics
-Chevy either didn't keep records of how many Z28s and such they made prior to 1998, or I simply don't have that information.
1998:
-431 were coupes and 50 were convertibles, totaling 481
-ZERO Camaro Z28s with the 1LE package came in this color
-ZERO B4C police package Camaros came in this color
-THIRTY FOUR came with the Y3F Sport Appearance Package (in other words, 34 total V6 Camaros AND Z28 Camaros in this color came with what we all call RS ground effects and spoiler add-on. RS was not available in 1998. The Y3F package was more than just ground effects for the V6 Camaros. It was P235/55R16 tires, 16" aluminum 5 spoke wheels, and then the ground effects and spoiler add-on. The Z28s already came with those wheels, so for them, it was just ground effects and spoiler add-on.)
-Of the 431 coupes, 95 were Z28s
-Of the 50 convertibles, 14 were Z28s
-This makes a total of 109 Z28s
-ZERO SSes were this color
Anybody who can provide further information or pictures, please do! Please keep in mind that this topic is not about the much more common (yet still rare these days) Dark Purple Metallic or Purple Pearl Metallic colors shown below, so please do not post pics of cars in such colors. If you're not sure; Dark Purple Metallic is more red-purple, while the rare Bright Purple Metallic is more blue-purple.
Bright Purple Metallic 97-98:
Dark Purple Metallic 95-96:
Purple Pearl Metallic 93-94:
The pics I just uploaded will be in my next post...
Re: 1997 to 1998 Bright Purple Metallic Camaro, RS, Z28
Originally Posted by WeazelJr
Hi there, seen your post. i do believe that this is that car originally posted. I've had her since 2017. the car's amazing
I have a 1997 rs matellic Camero in my garage,had it since 2006,all original,even all ground affects,,it's identical to this pic on your sight,,,that posted here,on msg
Re: 1997 to 1998 Bright Purple Metallic Camaro, RS, Z28
