Strange One 1979 Cascade Camaro

[Patstuff28]

1979 Chevrolet Camaro Casade Camaro | eBay

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[DougD]

Wonder who created that conversion/package and pushed those out. Reminds me of creamsickle.

 

[biker]

Sigh...a sunroof....

 

[Twisted_Metal]

It’s a very well loaded base model Camaro.

With stickers, an odd (RS based) paint scheme and a little plaque on the console.

And that damned after market sun roof.

Very nice shape but those exterior colors do nothing for it.

 

[cali cruzer]

Not my style but...this one is #28 of 90 according to a brass plaque glued to the dash. Don’t expect a mountain of performance from the 5.0 liter V8 rated at 125 horsepower

It was probably a special edition akin to the "Twister" Mustang

"Apparently, the idea of these specially-trimmed cars was cooked up by the Oregon/Washington sales district and you had to come into your Chevy dealer to order one. Whether they were never intended to be widely available or people just didn’t take to the orange and white creamsicle look, only 90 are supposed to have been built."

 

[Patstuff28]

Not my style but...this one is #28 of 90 according to a brass plaque glued to the dash. Don’t expect a mountain of performance from the 5.0 liter V8 rated at 125 horsepower

It was probably a special edition akin to the "Twister" Mustang

"Apparently, the idea of these specially-trimmed cars was cooked up by the Oregon/Washington sales district and you had to come into your Chevy dealer to order one. Whether they were never intended to be widely available or people just didn’t take to the orange and white creamsicle look, only 90 are supposed to have been built."

If you zoom in on photo #19 of the EBay ad, it appears to be equipped with the 350 4bbl.

 

[cali cruzer]

This link identifies the car as #28. Same as the ebay car above.

Orange Creamsicle: 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Cascade

The second generation of the Chevy Camaro ran from 1970 to 1981. The 1979 model year was one of its most successful with more than 282,000 copies built. Of those, just 90 are said to have been equipped with the Oregon & Washington Dealership Graphics Package like this one, dubbed the Cascade...

barnfinds.com

EDIT..that link does say 305 but the build sheet does say LM1 350

 

[DougD]

Don't be disrespecting the sunroof. I did it in '85 too.

 

[DougD]

"Every option available" Except Z/28 of course.

 

[FS87LT]

A nicely optioned base Camaro with 350 4bbl V-8, but no F41 suspension or G80 rear axle. The rarest item in the mix is the two-position driver's seat back. Still a nice car with low miles in looks-to-be good condition. Not sure if it is worth the price, though, BTAIM

I'd lean more toward a few dealers getting some of these Camaros built by a private contractor, rather than the regional dealer group per se. Easy to do, other than the "Cascade" side trim. Hardest thing to do was paint the inner fins on the factory aluminum wheels. Then add that plaque to the instrument panel . . . I wonder what the selling price was for that kit?

Just some thoughts,
FS87LT