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There's just something right about a primer second-gen Camaro, isn't there? Add the obligatory GM rust around the rear window, hang a pair of handcuffs from the rear-view, stop by the 7-11 to grab a pack of Marlboro Reds and a sixer of Mickey's Big Mouths and you're set! Now, we don't know for sure whether the owner of this '77 fits the Ideal Camaro Demographic- hey, maybe this car is owned by a 68-year-old veterinarian who favors those three-dimensional sequined sweaters- but it's more fun for us to assume we're looking at an ICD car here. In 1977, the standard engine in the Camaro... well, you don't want to know. Let's just say that the super high-performance optional 350 put out 170 horsepower and leave it at that. Not only that, the F-body's weight had crept up to 3,500 pounds by '77, about the same as the '65 Impala 4-door and a good 400 pounds more than the '70-1/2 Camaro. Still, I've driven quite a few of these cars and...
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Yes, the Z28 option was back for the Camaro in '77, and it was about time! With the optional 350 grunting out a Camry-like 170 horsepower and enough tape stripes to wrap Hoover Dam, this car was more than a match for the '77 Mustang Cobra II. But that doesn't matter- what does matter is the type of beer you'd pick up on the way to the drive-in with your new Z28... and whether you'd be envious of those who brought their dates in old Ramblers with fold-flat seats. Make the jump to take our 1977 Z28 Beer Poll! Pabst? Schlitz? Miller Lite? Miller High Life? Natural Light? Löwenbräu? Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser.
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