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All About The
1984 Camaro
Dealer Introduction Date:
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The 1984 Camaro took off in popularity again in 1984, when 261,591 were made. This included more than 100,000 Z28's — an all-time high never hit again.
4-speed automatic WITH OVERDRIVE was now available as an "Extra Cost" option for the Base coupe.
The Berlinetta gained the most attention in 1984 with its new "space-age instrumentation," including digital readouts, a pivoting pedestal-mounted radio and dual adjustable fingertip control pods that could be moved close to the steering wheel. This Corvette-inspired cockpit also sported a roof console and adjustable low-back seats.
The Camaro's modest "grille" hardly qualified as a grille. It consisted of no more than 3 side-by-side slots in the front panel. The grille was flanked by rectangular headlamps.
Body colors were the same as 1983, but Dark Gold was added to the palette.
Buyers could enhance the interior of their Camaro Sport Coupe with an elegant new low-back seating option that came with adjustable head restraints. The stylish striped seat bolsters characterized the standard front reclining bucket seats.
On the mechanical side, Cross-Fire injection was dropped, but the Z28 offered an optional 5.0-liter 190-hp H.O. (650-cfm) V8 engine (an emblem located on left side of rear bumper was marked "5.0 Liter H.O"). It came hooked to either a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. This engine, introduced in the spring, was the most powerful carbureted engine offered in a 1984 Chevy. The standard 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine featured an electronic fuel injection system that was so advanced it compared in princible to the new Corvette engine.
A 2.8-liter 173-cid V6 was also a popular option.
A hydraulic clutch was now used with all manual transmissions.
If you ordered a Camaro Berlinetta (Berlinetta was the luxury model), you got a space-age digital dashboard along with a host of other frilly high-tech items. All hoods on the Camaro was not stamped steel.
The RPO LU5 Cross-Fire injection 305-cid engine was replaced with the all new RPO L69 4-barrel 305-cid engine which delivered an extra 15 horsepower.
Functional Air Induction flaps hood discontinued due to problems of rain entering the engine.
1984
Camaro Model Year
Facts
The Z28 model was a tremendous success during the first 2 years of the 3rd Camaro generation, so Chevrolet concentrated on the Berlinetta model for 1984. It received a futuristic instrument panel that featured a digital readout for speed, an electronic bar tachometer with vertical readout, and movable control pods flanking the instrument displays. Most unusual was the Berlinetta radio location in a swivel pod mounted to the console forward of the shift lever. The customer had a choice of two radio combinations, both unique in appearance to the Berlinetta.
The Berlinetta interior also included a roof console, but it could be purchased with Sport Coupe and Z28 Sport Coupe models as RPO DK6.
The unique double-pointer speedometer needle which simultaneously indicated both miles-per-hour and kilometers-per-hour was last used with 1984 Sport Coupe and Z28 Sport Coupe models.
GM's wind tunnel measured a drag coefficient of .339 for the 1984 Z28. 82
Road & Track magazine selected the 1984 Camaro as one of the 12 best cars in the world. It won Best Sports GT category in the $11,000 to $14,000 range along with its Pontiac Trans Am cousin.
Car and Driver magazine selected the 1984 Camaro Z28 as the best handling car built in the United States. Although the Corvette had higher road-holding capacity by skid pad tests, when all factors were considered, the Z28 took top honors.
1984 Camaro's were equipped with GM-specified "fourth generation" steel-belted radial tires, except Z28's which retained Goodyear Eagle GT's.
At $605.00, the top-of-the-line stereo for 1984 in Sport Coupe and Z28 Sport Coupe Camaro's was the RPO YE2. It included AM-FM stereo with cassette tape, five-band equalizer, dynamic noise reduction, and a built-in power booster. A radio with similar features was available for Berlinetta models with an upgrade cost of $203.00 over the base unit.
L69 now available was with BOTH 5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic transmissions.
4-speed automatic WITH OVERDRIVE was now available as an "Extra Cost" option for the Base coupe.
Functional Air Induction flaps hood discontinued due to problems of rain entering the engine.
This was the last year for a 4-speed manual transmission, and it was available with 4-cylinder engine models only.
A visor mirror became standard equipment for Z28's.
3-color rocker panel moldings for Z28 were silver, red, and charcoal.
Z28 ride quality was softened slightly in 1984.
Locks for removable T-tops were added mid-year.
A special Camaro Sarajevo Winter Olympics Package was offered in November and December of 1984. This was SEO (Special Equipment Option) 1A3. The cars were white with red/white/blue stripes and had winter Olympics insignias with Sarajevo '84.
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1984 Camaro Sport Coupe (Olympic Edition)
Available Models
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It had a retail value ranging from : $7,995us - $8,545us.
The CAMARO Base (Coupe) is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive Coupe with seating for 4. It is available in 3 different variations with engines ranging from the 2.5L I-4, 151-cid. - 5.0L V8, 305-cid.
It had a retail value ranging from : $10,895us - $11,270us.
The CAMARO Berlinetta is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive Coupe with seating for 4. It is available in 2 different variations with engines ranging from the 2.8L V6, 173-cid. - 5.0L V8, 305-cid.
It had a retail value ranging from : $10,620us - $11,150us.
The CAMARO Z28 (Coupe) is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive Coupe with seating for 4. It is available in 2 different variations with engines ranging from the 5.0L V8, 305-cid. - 5.0L V8, 305-cid.
The CAMARO Sport Coupe (Olympic Edition) is a 2-Door, rear wheel drive Coupe with seating for 4. It is available in 3 different variations with engines ranging from the 2.5L I-4, 151-cid. - 5.0L V8, 305-cid.
Date:
March 1st, 2007
