Anyone that has ever gotten into one of those hardcore debates, especially about significant subject matter like which GM color code was applicable during specific years, is aware how difficult it is to settle the debate without having fists fly. Fortunately for us, Classic Industries catalogs can help end these debates.
The Classic Industries muscle car catalogs show the different parts and specify which years the parts were used on the stock production models. For instance, the long debated topic of which years were the split-bumper Camaros available.
The 1970-1973 RS Camaros or the Z22 optioned Camaro are the split bumper Camaros, are sought-after by many car enthusiast. Many car enthusiasts falsely believe that the RS package is worth more then a Z28 or a SS package. Because of that there are many replicas of the split bumper Camaros.
The factory built more original full bumper Camaros but for some reason people have found the split bumper style a more desirable look for the Camaro. This led to a rise in the market for kits that can transfer a Z28 or a SS trim package into a split bumper look.
If you are looking for Camaro with a legitimate RS trim package, you’ll be making a smart move by not believing what you hear but doing some investigating instead. This is where the Classic Industries catalogs can help. More than likely the seller will not have a build sheet on the car. If they do, it’s easy to look for the Z22 option to confirm the option package, otherwise you’ll have to look at the individual features of the car. A true RS package came with these trim options: hidden wipers and the Z21 Style Trim group (for 1970 & 71 only), which includes body colored insert on door handles, bright chrome window, body, sill and hood panel moldings, plus bright accented parking lights, tail lights and backup lights.
Another give-away to a conversion is to look for the “cats eye” parking lights between the headlights and grill, many conversions simply put split bumpers on non RS cars, which can be identified by the parking lights installed below the bumper.
If you are not familiar with any of these features, or if you want to do your own conversion and have it look correct, dig into the Classic Industries catalog and take a look at what each part looks like. The parts list can be separated into a list view as well. In the list view, the descriptions generally list the style of package the parts are for. For example, base model camaros will only have the year range listed in the description where specific models will have their designations (Z28, Rally Sport or RS, or standard) to help with the search.
Classic Industries catalogs are also filled with many photos and drawings of the parts and the surrounding components. Using the Classic Industries catalogs have stopped a number of in-office fights here. We expect that this method could save neighborhood friendships, car clubs and even prevent another Civil War. The catalogs from Classic Industries are even available online at Classic Industries website.
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