I’m of the mindset that the 1978-81 Camaro Z28 is a bit too much, a bit overdone. Not that it doesn’t look cool…with the spoilers and flares and stripes, they look great…but it’s just overkill. There was no hiding a Z28’s potential. Stock, you knew what you were in for, and since it’s a Camaro, there was no reason whatsoever to keep it stock. Anything from a 302 out of a wrecked first-gen Z28 to a Rat could be under that hood and you could be none the wiser. A Z28 always told: loud, barking V8 and loud, flashy stripes. 
This Type LT, on the other hand, couldn’t be more sleepy without the factory steel wheels and hubcaps. Everybody remembers the hot version, but the plain-Jane cars and, in the 1970s, the luxury trims, can be much better in the long run. Nobody bought the Type LT, with it’s seriously over-cursive badging and luxury touring premise, to go rock someone’s world at a stoplight. They liked the Camaro shape but wanted some stuffing inside to keep the hind quarters happy. The air conditioning, the sound system…that is what this car represented. And that’s why this is a great find: a car that, outside of the flat-cap Rally wheels, looks barely aged and unmolested. A visual restoration would be a cinch: fix the broken plastics, buy the lower grille section, and polish up the surfaces and you’re done. 
Now, about that 170 horsepower 350 under the hood…surely, there’s a fix for that problem. Just remember: keep it quiet. You don’t want to give away the party piece, do you?
At least it is ugly, but priced right.
Usually half the price of a Zed28 and hasn’t been beat on all day long. Use the money saved to buy some more horsepower. Bought one similar to this, added rear spoiler, blacked out chrome trim, installed hot 350, good to go!
Half of the girls in my high school had these back in the mid 80’s.
I would like to buy one of these chevys to soup up a little,and fool some of my friends.
I have one, it has the very rare white interior and column shift, original v8 with AC. Needs complete restoration, does run.
Needs a small block 400 with the hydraulic (73) Z28 cam, some lightly massaged 2.02 heads, injection, and a 700R4. Maybe a little fatter rubber on Corvette wheels.
I bought a new 1978 Camaro z28,. I was a fairly decent car. I never had many problems with it. But, that is when the government chocked down the up on cars, and while it could hold it\’s own, it only had around 175 hp, quite sick, compared to today\’s standards.