HOT ROD looks back at its first drive of the 1982 Chevy Camaro Z28 from the December 1981 issue, the first high-performance third-generation F-body pony car.

You may not know Dave Fradkin, original owner of this 1981 Chevy Camaro ... Z28 came late in the model year and was constrained by parts supplies. Chevy was ready for the demand with the ’78 ...

While it never really threatened the Blue Oval icon’s authoritarian rule over the pony car sector, the Camaro did a number on all its rivals with one particular model – the Z28, probably the ...