70 RS Z28

[Grusum]

I just bought this car officially on tues. You can imagine how shocked I was when a friend of mine sent me this link. When I saw it was my new car being questioned I nearly puked!!! Until I saw the forum I was completely happy with my new baby. I have been looking for about 1 1/2 years for the right car and it always seemed to elude me. Some just plain went for too much or the one I really wanted at Legendary Motorcar in June I missed by 24 hrs. because I waited to phone them instead of E-mailing them immediately.To make a long story short, I thought I missed this one as well when it first went off e-bay. When my wife found it relisted I took it as fate. I jumped on this one. To my novice knowledge I was satisfied everything was proper. I once vowed to not buy w/o docs but somehow I felt secure with this one. Documentation always seemed to put the price up just out of my reach. BUYER BEWARE!!! No one but myself to blame for my now bleeding ulcer and baggy eyes. I want to make it clear I don not blame the seller in any way. I think some of you know who he is and I want to make it clear, every option was put before me to verify things and I opted for blind faith. Is there anyone who can share some insight to how big a mistake I've made or not made. Regardless, I intend to enjoy this car to the fullest. It's only money right! I can drive this puppy without fear of depreiciation. I intend on using AAAuto Transport to get it here. Cheapest, and most helpfull out of 40 phone calls. Any Red FLAGS on this decision? Hope to get more sleep tonight. Thanks, Gord

[scott s]

I think as long as u are happy with the purchase that,s all that matters u and your family will have a blast in that car .Anyone can pick apart even the highest quality car if they have the knowledge about the make or model heck its 36 yrs old,Think of it this way u could have paid twice as much for that same car at B.J .

[Jeff H]

It's not a 100% correct car but it's a nice looking car with a nice combination of options. It appears to be a real Z28 from the trim tag as well. The partial VIN stamp on the engine does not look original so you'll have to check down by the oil filter area to determine if there is a stamping down there to know if it's the original motor. It sure looks like a fun car that will stand out in a crowd.

[Grusum]

Thanks for the positive replies. I intend on checking the bell housing flange the minute I get it here. I'm just hoping I didn't pay too much. Fromthe lokks of things at B-J I may have paid premium for a car that isn't what I thought it was. But it'll be a priceless learning experience to do more research in the future. I'm actually looking forward to the research I need to do to bring this one to "more correct" condition. Notably that hacked up air cleaner. Any one got the right one? I might as well spend more money while I'm on full tilt. HaHa.

[PPPJJJFFF]

Don't lose sleep if the Vin is a restamp. Great looking car! Love the color combination. And great options. Enjoy it.

Patrick

[Charley Lillard]

Have you contacted the seller about the restamp ?

[PeteLeathersac]

Hey Grusum....congrats on your car! . Aside from the suspect restamp, this baby looks great! . Go through it completely and make your decisions on what you find, redeck the pad #'s away if their bad, correct as many things as you can....and have fun! ~ Pete

[Belair62]

Get repop air cleaner...they are very nice...

[Grusum]

I did mention it to the seller's wife, she stated that they also learned of these posts, so they got a 'Camaro guy' to come look at it and he thought it was legit.

[Grusum]

I made shipping arrangements on Fri. I'll keep you posted as to what I find when I actually get it in my hands and investigate everything. Fingers are still crossed tightly.