| The Chevrolet Camaro is a popular pony
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| | package. The larger Turbo 400 3 speed was
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| car made in North America by the
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| | an option on L35 SS Camaros. The SS
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| Chevrolet Motor Division of General
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| | featured air inlets on the hood that were
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| Motors. It was introduced at the start of
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| | not functional, dual striping and SS
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| the 1967 model year to compete Ford's
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| | badge on the grille, gas cap, front
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| Mustang. The Camaro was an F-body and
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| | fenders, and steering wheel. You could
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| shared the platform and major components
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| | order both the SS and RS to create the
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| with the Pontiac Firebird. There were
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| | Camaro SS/RS. A 1967 Camaro SS/RS
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| four generations of the Camaro produced
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| | convertible with a 396 c.i. engine was
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| 1967 until 2002.
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| | the pace car at the Indianapolis 500 in
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| Even though the name Camaro has no
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| | white with orange stripes.
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| meaning, GM researchers claimed they
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| | The Z/28 option package was not mentioned
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| found it in a French dictionary as a
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| | in sales literature and was unknown to
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| slang term for "friend" or "companion."
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| | most buyers. The Z/28 option included
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| GM's offical project designation for the
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| | power front disc brakes and a Muncie
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| Camaro was XP-836. When the press asked
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| | 4-speed manual transmission. The Z/28
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| Chevrolet product managers "What is a
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| | package came with a 302 c.i. small-block
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| Camaro?", they answered "a small, vicious
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| | V-8 engine modified with a 3" crankshaft
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| animal that eats Mustangs". Camaro fits
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| | with 4" bore, an aluminum intake
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| Chevrolet's "C" naming structure that
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| | manifold, and 4-barrel vacuum secondary
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| included Corvair, Chevelle, Chevy II, and
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| | Holly carburetor of 780 CFM. The Z/28 302
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| Corvette.
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| | c.i. was designed by Chevy specifically
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| The first generation Chevrolet Camaro
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| | to race in the Trans Am series that
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| debuted for the 1967 model year on the
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| | required displacement smaller than 305
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| new rear-wheel drive GM F-body platform.
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| | c.i.'s and that the car be available to
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| It was available as a 2-door 2+2 coupe or
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| | the public. Advertised power was listed
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| convertible with a choice of 6 cylinder
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| | at 290 horsepower. This was an under
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| and V8 engines. The first-gen Camaro ran
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| | rated figure since Chevrolet wanted to
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| until the 1969 model year. The Camaro's
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| | keep the horsepower rating at less than 1
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| standard drive train was a 230 c.i.
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| | horsepower per cubic inch for insurance
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| straight 6 cylinder engine rated at 140
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| | and racing classes. The factory rating of
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| horsepower attached to a Saginaw 3 speed
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| | 290 horsepower occurred at 5300 rpm with
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| manual transmission. A four speed manual
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| | peak power for the high-revving 302 c.i.
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| transmission was also available. The
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| | was closer to 360 horsepower with the
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| two-speed "Powerglide" automatic
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| | single four barrel carburetor. The Z/28
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| transmission was a popular option in
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| | package produced up to 400 horsepower
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| 1967.
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| | with the optional dual four barrel
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| The first generation Camaro shared some
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| | carburetors at 6800-7000 rpm. The Z/28
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| mechanicals with the 1968 Chevy II Nova.
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| | package also came with suspension
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| Almost 80 factory and 40 dealer options,
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| | upgrades, racing stripes on the hood, and
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| including three main packages, were
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| | Z/28 emblem. It was also possible to
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| available Including the RS package, the
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| | combine the Z/28 package with the RS
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| SS package, and the Z/28 package.
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| | package. Only 602 Z/28 Camaros were sold
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| Available on all models, the RS was an
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| | in 1967. The 1967 Z28 received air from
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| appearance package that included the
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| | an open element air cleaner or from an
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| hidden headlights, revised taillights,
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| | optional cowl plenum duct attached to the
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| exterior rocker trim, and the RS badges.
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| | side of the air cleaner that ran to the
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| The SS package included three engine
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| | firewall and got air from the cowl vents.
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| options. The 350 c.i. V8 engine which was
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| | 15 inch rally wheels, were included with
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| only available in the Camaro in 1967, and
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| | Z/28s had while all other Camaros had 14
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| the L35 and L78 396 c.i. big block V8's
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| | inch wheels.
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| were also available in the Super Sport
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