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1972 Chevrolet Camaro on 2040-cars

Year:1972 Mileage:150000 Color: Black /
 Black
Location:

Dillwyn, Virginia, United States

Dillwyn, Virginia, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:U/K
Engine:5.7L 5736CC 350Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 1Q87H2N145439 Year: 1972
Interior Color: Black
Make: Chevrolet
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Camaro
Trim: Base
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: U/K
Mileage: 150,000
Exterior Color: Black
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

I'm helping my father to sell his 1972 Chevy Camaro.  He's owned it a few years, and the previous owner really couldn't tell him a whole lot about the particulars of the car.  So most of what we know about it has been through bits and pieces of working on it.  I think it can best be described as a race car that someone tried to convert back into a street vehicle.  I'll try to be as thorough as I can with what I know.

What it is and what it has:
1972 Cheverolet Camaro.  It's NOT a Z/28, one of the previous owners affixed the badges.  
400 Small block bored .30 over.  It's not a 350.
Dart aluminum heads (I'll try to get the serial for them)
Solid roller camshaft (unknown lift and duration)
Roller rockers
Holley 750 double pumper
Edelbrock Torker Single plane intake
MSD6AL ignition system
Accel Super Coil
12 bolt rear end
350 turbo transmission
Aluminum raditor
TRW forged/domed pistons
Accel 8.8 Plug wires
8 Gallon fuel cell mounted in the trunk
Electric fuel pump mounted in the back
Roll cage
Race bucket seats
Hurst shifter
Electric fan
Hooker super competition headers
3" exhaust dumping right in front of the back tires through glasspack mufflers
Nitrous
Fiberglass cowl hood (maybe 6")

More about the car:
A best guesstimate of the compression is that it is above 11 to 1 or higher, so no regular gas in this beast.  The car has nitrous that I've never pulled the trigger on.  I think it's a 150 horse shot, but I could be completely off on that and I've never looked into it.  The car has the power steering disconnected and removed, so it's a bit of a bear to steer.  The motor is chained to the frame.  It has ladder bars and looks like it had the attachments for wheelie bars in the back. I've got a set of slicks to go with the existing wheels that go with the car.  It's got a monster tach and a push button starter.  We installed the aluminum radiator and a high torque starter from summit for easier cranking.  The battery is mounted in the back and has a switch on the back that you can turn the car on and off with.  I think we guesstimated the gearing at 4:10's, but the speedo doesn't work so we could be way off.  I have no idea what the stall speed is on the converter.  I think it may have had a trans brake at one time.  There's a 'mystery button' on the console, along with another button on the shifter which I assume is for the nitrous.  It's got the skinny tires in the front and fat in the rear.  They are American racing rims, I can get the particulars on the tires if you want them.

The car is a bit of an animal, and it's only streetable in the loosest sense of the term.  It needs some TLC as far as tuning goes to get things in better shape and it's beyond my skill set or time.  It's set far longer than it should have but drives fine.  There's some rust at the back corners of the doors and a ding in the ridge at the center of the door on the passenger's side.  It would probably do better as a near turn key race car vs. someone trying to change it back to street.  The back seat has been pulled and there's been some aluminum put under the carpeting.  The paint isn't in bad shape but it does have some age.  It's loud enough to scare animals and small children.

Let me know if you have any questions or need any additional pictures.  Good Luck!

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