Not Black and White: 1979 Chevrolet Camaro
This next car leaves us with more questions than answers, because at first glance it appears to be an ex-CHP car sold by the CHP Museum near Sacramento, but the listing states that this was never an actual California Highway Patrol car. Why does it look like this? That’s some thing the seller needs to answer. And it needs significant work to get back on the road. Find this 1979 Chevrolet Camaro offered for $5000 in Sacramento, CA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
From the seller:
1979 chevy camaro
condition: fair
cylinders: 8 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 26420
odometer rolled over
paint color: black
title status: clean
transmission: automatic
type: coupe
The CHP Museum is selling its 1979 Chevrolet Camaro that was used in the 1982 “The Junkman” movie. The car is located at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento.
The trim tag tells this:
Built at Van Nuys plant the second week of August (1979)
Base Sport Coupe (not an RS, Z28 or Berlinetta model)
Standard vinyl interior trim with bucket seats – Black
Steering column and instrument panel – Black
Manual windows
Body paint lower – Black
Body paint upper – Black
Body paint type – water based
No T-tops
VIN decode:
1 = GM
Q = Camaro
87 = Sport Coupe
G = 305cid / 130hp
9 = 1979
L = Van Nuys Assembly. Plant
652367 = build sequence #
This is not an ex-CHP patrol vehicle and it needs a fair amount of work.
Delivery is free up to 20 road miles from the academy. Delivery is available for 60 cents per mile if more than 20 miles from the CHP Academy, but not to exceed 100 road miles.
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The Junkman was one of the last true car action movies, brought to you by H.B. Halicki who was a junkman in real life. He lost his life on the set of this movie doing his own stunts. He also brought the world the original and still the best version of Gone in 60 Seconds.
The entire movie is free on youtubes right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rX472Z38tQ
I only skimmed it, but it looks like another remake of Gone in 60 Seconds. I can’t wait for the Nicolas Cage remake.
As a movie car its probably in pretty bad shape. To drive it on the roads in Cali all the Chippie decals etc will have to be covered up…so the point of having the car is what exactly…….
That’s the beauty of the internet, this car could end up in any of the other 49 states or Canada.