Fake 1971 Z28 on eBay. Beware
 

Some one obviously added the trim tag to this car. Maybe it was the A/C that gave it a way. DUH!

Plus a list of other wrong things.

Fake 1971 Z/28

Rick H.

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What was the first year for AC on a Z car?

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1973.

Rick H.

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1973 due to the change from solid to hyd lifters along with a lower HP rating. I have been told by a reliable source that there was a 72Z with factory A/C, but I didn't actually see the car.

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After viewing the auction, I noticed a few other items. It does have the rear swaybar along with the rear bumperetts as a Z28 should. There is no sign of factory A/C inside the car at all. I would almost think that someone decided to add A/C to the car, but who knows. The tach is also wrong, so the dash assy could have been completly swapped out.

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I've never seen a 1972 Z/28 with factory A/C. Then again I 've never seen a 1971 Z with factory A/C either. That is unil I saw this one. Must be super rare. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

Rick H.

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I've seen a '72 Z with air, way back in my youth at the Stan Hywet show in Akron, Ohio. Auto trans. That was (at least) over 10 years ago-- It's possible it was a clone as well...

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It's also missing the all important floor mounted gas pedal.

Although it has the sway bar I would want to see the frame attachment point. I sold a guy a rear swaybar for his 1970 Camaro and he used the later year bolt on style frame attachments.

Interior has been changed out. It is suppose to have dark blue interior (776). Lower dash is wrong for standard interior as well.

I still don't think the car is question is real. Maybe it is a combination of 2 cars? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

Rick H.

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I've never seen a 1972 Z/28 with factory A/C. Then again I 've never seen a 1971 Z with factory A/C either. That is unil I saw this one. Must be super rare. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif

Rick H.

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I said that I had been told of ONE 72Z with A/C, and that was by MadMike who runs the NastyZ28 board. I recall him telling me about one that he had seen with the "L" coded VIN, dentoting a factory Z28. As I said above, I never saw this car, but I would consider the source very reliable.

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All I was just saying was that I have never seen a 1972 Z/28 with A/C myself. All information I have ever seen or read says that A/C was not available in the 1972 Z/28.

Rick H.

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I *thought* it was a "T" in the vin for z28, at least in 73 I am sure it is.

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The "T" is correct for a 73Z, and the "L" is for 72. The 72 396 cars were coded with a "U" in the VIN.
The 72Z that I speak of with A/C, is an exception to the rule for that year.

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The 72Z that I speak of with A/C, is an exception to the rule for that year.

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There was no documentation supporting the A/C on the 1972 Z/28 when it was viewed.

Rick H.

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Not that I am aware of, but as I posted above I never saw the car. Mike told me that he saw the car, and that it had the "L" coded VIN....You can draw your own conclusions from that. I remember reading about an LS-6 Chevelle that was built with factory A/C for a GM exec...

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Mike emailed me and did say the car was coded as a Z/28 but he also said he saw no documents supporting the A/C.

Documents speak volumns when it comes to these cars. You have a one of one vehicle you better be able to back it up.

Rick H.