Ah, the question we all as gearheads dread: “What kind of vehicle should I get?” For some people, the answer is easy: get a car that gets good gas mileage, has proven to be dead-nuts reliable, and requires basic, minimal maintenance. Some people require a truck or coupe utility due to their plans of use. There are like-minded gearhead types that need quick and fast in a hurry, and if you find someone who wants a van that isn’t planning on building a 1970s type sin bin…well, being suspicious is probably normal.
The problem is that for most people, that “one size fits all” kind of ride doesn’t exist. You’re lucky if you can eek out a multi-use car, and that’s where this 1984 Chevrolet Camaro comes in. Let’s approach the different types of vehicles and see if it meets the one vehicle for every need mandate. First and foremost, it’s obviously truck-like, thanks to the donated Chevrolet frame and running gear underneath the F-body. Clearing 38″ tires, the Camaro will be plenty useful off-highway. A Camaro with a 350 under the hood is the most basic play in the book when it comes to being muscular, so check that box. While we doubt that fuel economy is worth mentioning, one look at the Camaro’s gauge cluster suggests that if this car wasn’t a four-cylinder model, it was probably a six: 85-MPH mandated speedometer, and large fuel gauge, in that strange dual standard-and-metric layout that Chevrolet tried for a while.
The creepypasta factor comes in with the strange affection to green, grinning skulls, both inside and out. The side pipes do pay homage to the shaggin’ wagon vans, and we’d leave them alone. It’s all down to the small details, and side pipes on a 4×4 Camaro say something about the owner. What, exactly, we don’t know, but they say something.
Now, let’s look at the Rough Start budget. This dirt-brown ode to automotive goulash comes in at $5,000. That’s the entirety of your budget. If something’s broken or needs repair, you’re just gonna have to suck it up until that next check affords you some options. But it’s not everyday that a unique ride like this comes along, so if you can’t live without this attention grabber, move quickly.
(Is it wrong that we want to see this thing totally done up like an IROC-Z?)
Craigslist Link: 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Trar
As usual – another Chevy barfmobile!
This should be crushed on sight with its builder nailed to the driving seat……
Anyone else think that “Chevy Hatin’ Mad Geordie” should grow the F* up or be kicked off of the site? Don’t get me wrong, I understand brand loyalty (I do not participate though) but come on, he always gos way to far. A car is a car. Good or bad, someone likes it. It is not his decision to make…
Even if you do not particularly care for a vehicle, you can still appreciate the amount of work put into it.
I gotta say Geordie you are starting to really piss people off….getting up there into Colorado guitar slinger territory….
I really thought this kind of childish ` anything Chevy/Ford/whatever’ crap was long gone.
I have to say, the thing that I really struggle to understand is how somebody plonked in the middle of England has a hatred for Chevs…how many do you realistically see in England in the first place?? Do you hate Vauxhalls or Opels or something and have transposed that GM hatred to Chevs?
Mate it makes no sense to just hate everything GM makes. I’m a Ford guy but can appreciate LS motors for their staggering success, C7 vettes, Camaro’s, you name it.
I’ve said it before (but never seen a response from you) – I would LOVE to know what terrible thing has happened to you, in England, involving a Chevrolet, which has caused this rabid hatred….
Same here! Never once gotten a response……
It is funny, chmg Hayes Chevy’s and ls because they’re all the same yet wants to paint everything flat black. How original
It is funny, chmg Hates Chevy’s and ls because they’re all the same yet wants to paint everything flat black. How original
I’m pretty meh on trars in general, but what I don’t get is the side pipes. Are they cheesy nonfunctional posers or do you get third degree burns every time you get out?