The third-gen Chevrolet Camaro RS came out in the 1980s, but it wasn’t until recently that it started enjoying the attention of car collectors. The owner of this example must have not expected it to become vintage, because they converted it to look more up-to-date.
Specifically, the tuning saw the elderly coupe turn into a lookalike of the fifth-gen 2010 Camaro, with some additional styling cues borrowed from a 2011 COPO Camaro. The latter came out in a limited production batch and rocked a drag-strip-friendly seven-liter V8 under the hood. The semblance is especially evident at the rear, where you can find COPO Camaro taillights and rear bumper.
The front end is a different story, though. As you might know, the 1991 Camaro F-body had a particularly long front part that housed its engine and cooling. A tapering nose downplayed the size somewhat, resulting in an overall balance of proportions. In contrast, the restomod flaunts a humongous nose that’s not just overlong, but also wide, almost comically so.
Now, you would probably expect to see a twin-turbo V12 under a hood that massive, but there’s actually just the stock 5.0-liter naturally aspirated mill there pumping out its comparatively tame 172 PS (170 hp / 126 kW). The odometer also doesn’t help with the sale much, displaying over 225,000 kilometers (140,700 miles).
The good news is that you can pick up the unique Camaro RS in Illinois for a trifling amount of $7,900.