Chevrolet Camaro

 
The Chevrolet Camaro is the most recognized and iconic model of the Chevrolet range.It epitomized the muscle car era,dominating on the race track and drag strip.So read on and learn all about the famous Chevrolet Camaro.

 

 The Chevrolet Camaro was first introduced in 1966,it came as a 2 door coupe or convertible and could be optioned as an RS or SS and the little known Z28. The Chevrolet Camaro RS and SS were appearance packages,the SS having either the 350 or 396c.i. V8. The Z28 option for the Chevrolet Camaro was not mentioned in sales literature, it was mainly developed to compete in the Transam series against its arch rival the Mustang.

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The Chevrolet Camaro Z28 came equipped with a 302c.i. V8 (to comply with SCCA Transam rules ), Muncie 4 speed,front discs, upgraded suspension and 15 inch rally wheels, helping it to win the championship in 1968 and 1969. In fact a Chevrolet Camaro Z28 with 302 V8 cross ram manifold and twin 4 barrel carbs and 4 wheel disc’s is worth a small fortune as a collectible. General Motors had an unwritten rule that no Chevrolet Camaro was to be fitted with an engine bigger than 400 cubic inches. But with the competition fitting ever increasing bigger engines in their cars, Chevrolet had little choice but to join in and put bigger engines in the Chevrolet Camaro.

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So the L-72 option was born,this being a 427c.i.V8 with a stated output of 425bhp. These engines would arrive at the dealerships in a crate ready to be fitted by the dealer. A few dealerships became quite famous by badging the car as their own, the one that comes first to mind is Yenko Chevrolet in Pennsylvania. These so called stock Yenko Chevrolet Camaro was capable of low 13 second and high 12 second ¼ mile times,and are worth big money today. One of these Yenko Camaros was featured in the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious. In 1969 the most powerful Chevrolet Camaro ever the ZL-1 came into existence, this was because they came fitted with an all aluminium 427c.i. V8 that was factory rated at 425hp but in reality pushed out a neck snapping 550+hp. This made the Chevrolet camaro into a jet, with ¼ mile times in the low 11 second range at 115mph. This with the Chevrolet Camaro in street trim, but drop of the exhaust pipes, bolt on a set of slicks and this would tumble to 10.3 seconds. All this from a factory car, we give you the Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1.