I googled and came up with various decodings of my VIN. Anyone car to point me to the proepr decoding? It is supposed to be a Z28, it has the Basic Carmine Red Cloth inside.

VIN: 1Q87L8L616471
1978

Thank you everyone!

try this
http://www.camarosource.ca/php/decoders/vin_decoder/decode_vin.php

The VIN won't identify a Z28, but the cowl tag will.
http://www.nastyz28.com/2gcog/stegmiller/cowl_tags.htm#la76