1980 Chevrolet Camaro

1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 â?" Black on Black, 350 V8, 4-Speed, T-Tops Why This Car Is Special The 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 occupies a specific and often underappreciated position in American performance car history. By 1980, the emissions era had stripped horsepower from nearly every muscle car on the market, and yet Chevrolet managed to keep the Z28 relevant. The LM1 350 cubic inch V8 â?" the engine code confirmed in this car â?" was the performance engine of choice for the Z28 in 1980, rated at 190 horsepower in stock form. That number looks modest on paper, but the Z28 was still the quickest production Camaro you could buy that year, and it outsold the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am for the first time in several years during the second-generation's final run.