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1982 Chevy Camaro '82
dave8412 Jun 6 2006 - 12:08pm
3rd Generation Camaros are introduced: Sport Coupe, Berlinetta, and Z28. The Z28 was selected as the Indy 500 pace car. Five engines were available with the '82 Camaro. The LQ8 2bbl 4 cylinder, the LQ9 TBI 4 cylinder, the LC1 2bbl V-6, the LG4 4bblbl V-8, and the twin TBI LU5 V-8. Transmissions were a 4 speed manual and a 3 speed automatic. The 1982 Chevy Camaro came with front disc brakes.
The 1982 Chevy Camaro Sport Coupe came standard with the LQ9 (LQ8 in Canada and overseas) four cylinder. The LC1 V-6 and LG4 V-8 were optional. Dog dish hub caps were standard; wheel covers were optional as were 14x7 steel 5 spoke body-colored rally wheels.
1982 Camaro Berlinetta came standard with the LC1 V-6. The LG4 V-8 was optional. Berlinetta came standard with exterior gold 'Berlinetta' badging on the rear bumper and C pillars. The headlamp pockets were painted in an accent color and tail lights got a gold and black horizontal divider bar. Berlinetta also got its own lower body pinstriping. The Berlinetta came standard with its own unique 14x7 finned aluminum wheel with gold accenting and 'Berlinetta' center cap. Also standard was the custom cloth interior, rear storage well cover and additional carpeting on rear wheelhouses ('deluxe luggage compartment trim'). Berlinetta also came standard with additional body insulation, softer suspension and full instrumentation. The Berlinetta also had its own unique steering wheel with 'Berlinetta' badge.
1982 Camaro Z28 came with the LG4 4bbl V-8 as standard motor and LU5 twin TBI 'Cross Fire Injection' 5.0 liter/305 motor was optional. All Z28's came with lightweight SMC (Sheet Molded Compound) hoods. The LU5 optioned Z28's also came with functional hood air induction flaps. The Z28 had a different nose that did not have the three horizontal slits above the grille as on the Sport Coupe and Berlinetta. Z28 came standard with a 3 piece rear spoiler and black horizontal bar in tail lights. The Z28 also came with front, side, and rear lower body valances in silver or gold. Just above the valance was a two-color lower body stripe that encircled the car. Headlamp pockets on the Z28 were black. The Z28 came standard with a new 15x7 cast aluminum 5 spoke wheel accented with either silver or gold. Z28 badges appeared on the right rear bumper, and on the side valance just behind the front wheels. The 200c Autos had a round shifter different than all off the others in in later years, though it looked similar. A dual pointer speedometer was also included. A 1982 Z28 can be distinguished from a 1983 and 1984 Z28 by its lack of the bowtie emblem connected to the Z28 emblem on the rear bumper. The CFI cars in 82 and 83 had an exhaust that had two mufflers connected by a pipe instead of a regular cross-flow dual outlet muffler.
6360 Z28 Indy Pace Car replicas were produced and came with special silver and blue paint scheme, special 4-color lower body striping, Indy 500 door decals, special blue cloth/silver vinyl interior, and red pinstripes on the standard Z28 aluminum wheel.
The 1982 Chevrolet Camaro was Motor Trends Car of the Year. It was 500 lbs. lighter, all dimensions were reduced, and had a shorter wheel base than the previous Gen. Windshield slope is 60 degrees, about 3 degrees steeper than anything GM had tried before it. It was also within 70 lbs. of the original 67 Camaro and is also the closest in dimensions yet to the car. First time a 4 cylinder was available in a Camaro. The compound curved rear hatch glass at the time was the most advanced piece of glass tech-wise to be put onto a car. It was also one of the most aerodynamic cars ever made when released.
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