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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:23 PM
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Exclamation not 5th gen.. but 3rd gen.. whos heard of the z-38???

any way to tell how many were made??



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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:31 PM
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1.21 gigawatts, Marty.

Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:33 PM
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I've never heard of it. And for good reasons too...that thing is horrible .
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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I guess Ive seen worse.
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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LOL....its a DeLorean Camaro! I seriously doubt that is legit. I'm sure that someone who saw Back to the Future too many times had a lot of time on his hands and came up with that on his own.

All, I can say, is, I've seen worse!
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 03:04 PM
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Originally posted by Constrictor98TA
LOL....its a DeLorean Camaro! I seriously doubt that is legit. I'm sure that someone who saw Back to the Future too many times had a lot of time on his hands and came up with that on his own.
Yup!

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All, I can say, is, I've seen worse!
I'll third the motion! That thing is... Hmmm... Well... You know... :blah:

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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 03:21 PM
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Z38 isn't in the GM SPO guide I have.
I doubt it left the factory with a special code for this conversion so its not a registered GM service option code.

Kinda like Suncoast Creations and the WS7's they put Firehawk hoods on T/A's and then labled them WS7's just to be like a WS6. Not a real GM code. Although GM did use WS7 as a handling/suspension pkg from 1976-1985
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 03:22 PM
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Originally posted by Chris 96 WS6
1.21 gigawatts, Marty.

That was my first thought as well....

"You made a DeLorean... out of a Camaro?"
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 03:30 PM
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so no one heard of these.. some on u old timers..id think u would rememeber THIS!!
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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It shows me that more aggressive fender flaring would look good on a 3rd gen, but NOT THOSE TACKY THINGS!
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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Looks like something out of The Road Warrior.
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 04:27 PM
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I remember it... I though they looked like crap back then too.

Remember the Z-29?
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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Originally posted by jg95z28
That was my first thought as well....

"You made a DeLorean... out of a Camaro?"
Of course. If you're going to build a DeLorean, why not do it with some style. Plus, the unibody construction made the flex dispersal.....LOOK OUT!
Old Jun 22, 2003 | 10:03 PM
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Where did you get "Z38" from? We never said this was a "Z38" or is it any kind of GM Concept. This was only an aftermarket kit.

The write-up: http://www.camarosource.ca/main_new_...mpo_camaro.htm
Old Jun 24, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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Originally posted by jg95z28
I remember it... I though they looked like crap back then too.

Remember the Z-29?
There was a Monza Spyder that was RPO Z29.... not my kinda ride, though the Buick 231 6 cyl was a nice motor for the car. What was that? '80 or '81?

Then there was a orange Z28 upfitter thing around the same period, with minilite wheels, was also called a Z29, if memory serves...

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