The Captain

I bought this Camaro in '82 and it now has a whopping 9,000 miles on the odometer. Did I need the car? No, but it was the first car my wife and I agreed on. We usually ride around in our '72 Chevy 1/2 ton pick-up. anyway, it's all original (except the battery and one headlight). Wash and wax on a schedule, and regular service.

885speed

Nice car

how about some more info?
price, engine, broken things, problems, etc

The Captain

The price was $12,000. I remember asking the salesman, "What about cash?" His answer was, "It's $12,000 if you make payments or pay cash." As to the engine: V6; a tad underpowered, but good milage (not so important in '82, but now...). Nothing is "broken", if a light goes south, it is replaced ASAP. I am a retired firefighter, and maintenance is job one. No problems.

krisb410

That's awesome. Original owner and only 9,000 miles, and with proper maintenance!!!!! I'd be drooling if it was a Z28, but even though it's not a Z, Nice "survivor" car. Wish there were more people like you around.

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fallenleader

I am getting 1,000 questions from the woman right now. I am an Fbird guy, not too happy about camaros because i'm jealous of the attention they get "while we're the ugly twin sister in the room of guys, or something"

Anyway, the berlinetta fascinates me and am getting attacked by her. Can we have more information about the "differences" between it and a regular camaro? Is it something like a special options package?

I am having trouble and confusing everyone, Trying to explain how her car is the aerio SX Premium because of its options.

Help me?

Thanks,
Sean H.

Lets see more pics, it looks really nice. Damn nice color.

"BTW, my F only has 34k, now that its rolled past 99,999 9/10ths." :P

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The Captain

Thanks guys, for the positive comments. I was prompted by your questions to look in the storage compartment; I had forgotten that I had placed a few "things" in there relating to the vehicle. I don't know if they still do it - hand out those ultra-glossy brochures - but I found two 17 page, 26 year old booklets touting the Sport Coupe, the Z28, and the Berlinetta. Lots of specs and options here. Also found the January 1982 issue ($1.50!) of Car and Driver, a few pages from the December 1981 issue of Hot Rod devoted to the Z28, and the Consumer Guide for 1982 autos. Needless to say, I still have the "Owner's Manual" in the car. Hey, I never throw anything away! Stand by. More tomorrow!

Rico

fallenleader

I love paperwork, I only have a common base model and I want anything I can get a hold of.
Keep all your papers, and if you need more.
http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/hi...et+restoration (Official Resoration Package Request Form.)
http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/hi...et+restoration (So you want to know about your cars history...)
I would also love photos of the interior, underhood and anything else. you should pop in this topic to post some glamour shots.
http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/au...your-best.html (Let's post your best pictures so we have some nice wallpapers :))
A photo of this would be killer.


P.S. at least [field and stream] is still about a buck an issue. "damn inflation"

The Captain

I just recharged the batts in my camera and will try to take your requested pics tomorrow. I have scanned some of the "papers" that I found in the hidey-hole in the rear of the Berlinetta. You asked if the Berlinetta was a "regular Camaro" with options. To quote Chevrolet's broshure : "(The) Berlinetta is the luxurious grand touring machine of the Camaro line." BTW, the price of the vehicle wasn't $12,000 as I previously stated, it was $12,244.59; my wife just found the cancelled check ! I'll go thru all the papers and see what else I can find in the musty archives.

Rico

fallenleader

"cancelled check"...you bounced it? "excuse my dumbness, I prefer not to use checks as I am incapable of writing clearly (enough for a check)"

Take your time, I'm just interested, 12,000... my car would have cost around 9,000 +options

Out of curiosity, what would you sell it for. 20,000?

Edit: over more than 20years the car would cost well more than any price you could legitimitly sell the car for so keep it till you die, then pass it on.

Sonymaster20

Wow.. Thats a nice car there. 9k on the odo and its brand new. keep it forever. Then tell your kids or whoever gets it to keep it.

The Captain

By "cancelled check" I mean the check was returned to me after it was cashed/deposited in the dealers' account. They used to do that (return the check for your records). Now, I just get a blurry picture of the check in my monthly statement. Anyway, here is a quick shot of the odometer and it has more than 9,000 miles; missed it by a few hundred. Shows how many times I have been behind the wheel lately! More pics to follow.

fallenleader

damn its all shiny. and yeah I remember now, they did something to it and sent it back. now they crap scan it.

The Captain

Up here, "Behind the Redwood Curtain", a clean vehicle is one that only has this years mud on it! I rolled the Berlinetta out this AM and the boss and I gave it it's yearly wash job . I thought it looked proper with water drops.

fallenleader

"the boss and I" his wife? Take that photo and the first one from your post #1 and put it in the mentioned link http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/au...your-best.html (Let's post your best pictures so we have some nice wallpapers )

I personally just got my new background. hope my Bird don't get jealous.

The Captain

Here is the 1982 Chevrolet Owner's Manual that resides in the Berlinetta.
All Camaro owners should have one!

John in RI

Nice Ride,.......... Looks like it just left the Showroom !

The Captain

Thanks for the compliment, John. Here is another pic of the car.

fallenleader

damn. a nice house too. i'm green with envy.

Honestly, anyone who says bad about your car needs dragged behind it.

compliments go without saying. Its Fing beautiful and is original, that means its probably 1 out of 1,000,000. And is an icon to all firebird and inspiration of restore the hell out of them. its sad to see them crushed.

Btw another background for me. Damn house. nice yard. i'm in a semi decent apartment in slum central with neighbors that you can literally watch throw garbage on the ground and then state its not theirs.

Happy about my garden, land is contaminated somewhat so yeah.

Anyway, i'm talking too much, i'll be an observer of this topic now. If you need me let me know.

Again, A++ keep her nice.

The Captain

Hey, fallenleader, you're too kind! Thanks for the attaboy on keeping my Berlinetta original. I must say, that it gets more looks and thumbs up from passing cars and people on the street, than most new cars (OK, I wax the fender wells!). It has always been "garaged", and it has only sat out in the rain one night. The trip from SoCal to Humboldt County required an over-nighter, and of course, it rained. When ever it goes out on the highway, it sports a black "bra", so no road-rash.

I really sympathize with your situation (neighbors). Mine are mostly quiet. But what can you expect from deer, racoons, foxes, etc. Most of the time they're in STEALTH MODE!!

fallenleader

you suck :P Anyway remove the bra all the time, bet you know this but it makes your paint go FUBAR especially when wet.

One time it poured at a hotel on vacation, needless to say the hotel room door was open with a bra hanging from it, dripping away.

The Captain

Yes, Sean, I know about removing the bra; I learned that as a teen-ager, back......Oh, you mean the CAR'S bra! Yep, it is only on if there is a need.

Rico

Kevman

That's a damn nice car, true survivor! Around here the V6 cars are quickly converted to 8's, and finding a decent early 80's camaro is next to impossible.

The Captain

Thanks, Kevman. We concidered a V8 when we bought the car but, as my wife was going to be driving it most of the time, we opted for the V6. I'm not sorry. It still has enough power to get me from point A to point B and IMO, I get there in style!

Rico

JohnC

That is a beatiful car! I dont know how you resist driving it

fallenleader

the V6's can still smoke, with an open diff. he resists driving it just like people avoid using their fine china, would you like to see it with front end half torn off. Although by looks of it, worst he'd deal with is hitting a squirrel. Again, he'd have to scrape it off.

The Captain

JohnC, I've got a '72 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup, with a 350, (+/-) 150,000 miles on the clock, that I drive most of the time. The reason that the Camaro gets so little action, is that the log trucks up here have a tendency to cast off chunks of redwood bark. If you've ever had what looks like a road-killed baboon, coming at your car at 65 MPH, you know what I mean! No road-rash here; check out this pic.

The Captain

"Squirrels?" Taste just like chicken!

Rico

lopedawg

Wow!!! Beautifull car. 9K miles on the clock!!!! And I thought I had low miles on my Camaro with only 18K. So hard to find them looking this way and specially a 6. A few people told me they wouldn't pay the kind of money I paid for my car because its a 305 and not a 350 but its so hard to find 3rd gens in this condition let alone the early ones, even worst a Berlinetta.

Hats off to you for having such a nice, clean, low miles survivor.

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The Captain

Thanks for the comments, L'Dawg. Yep, low-milage Berlinettas are scarce. It is becoming apparent that I am in the minority here on Third Gen. I have looked around and I haven't found another Berlinetta. If there are any, I'd like to see them.

Rico