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redirish · 10-05-2010, 06:16 PM

My first car was a 73 LT. I loved that car and had it about 4 years before selling it, I sold it around 1982 and haven't had a car that I loved until I brought my 2010 SS. I started thinking about my old Camaro and looking at pictures of guys cars on this site. I was wonder what options came with the Camaro in 73? I had a 3 piece spoiler in the back and one under the front. I had a 350 with the aluminum valve covers with the open air cleaner with the chrome top. The car also had the gray colored rims but they were in a box and the guy I brought the car from had SS cragar's on it. The car also had a posi rear. I'm thinking the guy ordered the LT and ordered the Z/28 engine with the spoilers?

80ZJoe · 10-07-2010, 09:05 AM

Did it have a split bumper?

redirish · 10-07-2010, 02:43 PM

No it was a full bumper

PAUL SS · 10-07-2010, 03:20 PM

If it was a Z28 it should have Z28 badging on the front fenders, grill and rear spoiler. LT badging would be on the sail panel. It sure sounds like a Z28, did you look at the cowl tag?

73camarolt · 10-07-2010, 05:41 PM

It was probably a z28. Thats were the grey wheels come from, along with the valve covers and the chromed air cleaner and the spoilers. Either that or someone tried really hard to clone a z28. Sounds like a nice car. We have a 73 LT with no z28 or anything. Fun car.

redirish · 10-08-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 73camarolt

It was probably a z28. Thats were the grey wheels come from, along with the valve covers and the chromed air cleaner and the spoilers. Either that or someone tried really hard to clone a z28. Sounds like a nice car. We have a 73 LT with no z28 or anything. Fun car.

Your car was what got me wondering about my old 73. Mine did have the LT badging but had those options like the Z28. Wonder if the guy I got it from order the LT with those options? Not sure when he just won't have order the Z/28 package instead.

redirish · 10-08-2010, 08:15 PM

I just googled the 73 Camaro and found out you could combine the Z/28 option with the LT model. I guess thats what I had. Guess who knew?

73camarolt · 10-10-2010, 06:35 PM

Do you remember any z28 badges on the car? If thats what you had, then you had a pretty rare 73. Any pics of it?

redirish · 10-11-2010, 06:21 PM

No Z/28 badges. It had the LT badge on it. I have some pics but they are old photo's. Not sure how to get them on the computer

73camarolt · 10-13-2010, 10:10 PM

It sounds like someone just added all the extra parts. It's very easy to do. We have been thinking about adding a low spoiler to our car( with a different trunk lid though). That is my guess but I could be wrong

10-05-2010, 06:16 PM	#1
redirish Drives: 10' IOM 2SS/RS/M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,354 View My Garage	73 LT My first car was a 73 LT. I loved that car and had it about 4 years before selling it, I sold it around 1982 and haven't had a car that I loved until I brought my 2010 SS. I started thinking about my old Camaro and looking at pictures of guys cars on this site. I was wonder what options came with the Camaro in 73? I had a 3 piece spoiler in the back and one under the front. I had a 350 with the aluminum valve covers with the open air cleaner with the chrome top. The car also had the gray colored rims but they were in a box and the guy I brought the car from had SS cragar's on it. The car also had a posi rear. I'm thinking the guy ordered the LT and ordered the Z/28 engine with the spoilers?

10-07-2010, 03:20 PM	#4
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,688 View My Garage	If it was a Z28 it should have Z28 badging on the front fenders, grill and rear spoiler. LT badging would be on the sail panel. It sure sounds like a Z28, did you look at the cowl tag? __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

10-07-2010, 05:41 PM	#5
73camarolt Drives: 2002 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,355 View My Garage	It was probably a z28. Thats were the grey wheels come from, along with the valve covers and the chromed air cleaner and the spoilers. Either that or someone tried really hard to clone a z28. Sounds like a nice car. We have a 73 LT with no z28 or anything. Fun car. __________________ 2002 Camaro SS- BTR Stage 3, 799 Heads, Bolt on's Tuned by John at Broadview Automotive.. 420hp and 400tq

10-10-2010, 06:35 PM	#8
73camarolt Drives: 2002 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,355 View My Garage	Do you remember any z28 badges on the car? If thats what you had, then you had a pretty rare 73. Any pics of it? __________________ 2002 Camaro SS- BTR Stage 3, 799 Heads, Bolt on's Tuned by John at Broadview Automotive.. 420hp and 400tq

10-13-2010, 10:10 PM	#10
73camarolt Drives: 2002 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,355 View My Garage	It sounds like someone just added all the extra parts. It's very easy to do. We have been thinking about adding a low spoiler to our car( with a different trunk lid though). That is my guess but I could be wrong __________________ 2002 Camaro SS- BTR Stage 3, 799 Heads, Bolt on's Tuned by John at Broadview Automotive.. 420hp and 400tq

10-07-2010, 09:05 AM	#2
80ZJoe Drives: 1980 Z28 Camaro 350 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 13	Did it have a split bumper?

10-07-2010, 02:43 PM	#3
redirish Drives: 10' IOM 2SS/RS/M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,354 View My Garage	No it was a full bumper

10-08-2010, 08:15 PM	#7
redirish Drives: 10' IOM 2SS/RS/M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,354 View My Garage	I just googled the 73 Camaro and found out you could combine the Z/28 option with the LT model. I guess thats what I had. Guess who knew?

10-11-2010, 06:21 PM	#9
redirish Drives: 10' IOM 2SS/RS/M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,354 View My Garage	No Z/28 badges. It had the LT badge on it. I have some pics but they are old photo's. Not sure how to get them on the computer

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