rare find or a clone .1996 z28 ss convertible auto .dark purple metallic with slp tag number 1401 ,any info on this car it could be 1 of 1

 

Does the Service Parts label have RPO code “R7T” on it (SS Package non-Chevrolet modification)?

According to several sources, dark purple metallic was not available on the SS.

https://sites.google.com/site/brange...camaros/9697ss

Contact SVE (Specialty Vehicle Engineering). When SLP was sold to Roush, Ed Hamburger (founder of SLP) kept the GM authorized modification part of the business, and rebranded it as SVE. Still in business here in NJ and cranking out high HP (1,050 HP Yenko) factory authorized packages for GM vehicles. I suspect they would have kept the SS records, and may be able to tell you about #1401.

https://specialtyvehicleengineering.com/

 

rpo code r7a .checked build tag with sve site it is a fake

 

Chevy Camaro RPO Codes

 

Yes, there were no dark purple metallic SS's built in 1996. But there were only 117 dark purple metallic Z28 convertibles that year and the production totals will go lower if you break it down by transmission and the color and material of the interior. So the car is still low in production totals. Supposedly, there were only 3084 Z28 convertibles built in 1996. All of this information comes from a book written by Robert Casey, titled All 1993 -1997 Chevrolet Camaro Colors, Codes and Quantities.

 

car was for sale in uk on ebay as a z28 ss .plenty of pictures of it on camaro ss register fake cars page

 

I found the Registry website you referred to which had this picture of the Service Parts Identification tag.



From this information, the car is 1 of 20 dark purple metallic Z28 convertibles built with an automatic transmission and a beige leather interior. Hard to say where the Camaro SS build number tag came from. Probably the same place as the spoiler and hood did, a salvage yard. Personally, I like the the color combination.

 

Here are the pages from the 1996 Service Manual that explains what options the RPO's stood for.

 

thanks for the info.price has dropped for it,still has dammage to left hand front corner.prices have bottomed out here and are starting to climb ,3rd gen going for silly money even 2.5 and 2.8s .work away from home and limmited internet ,