Posts Tagged ‘1st Generation’

Tuesday, 14 February 2012 00:28 moderator 0 Comments

1968 Chevrolet Camaro vs. 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Comparison Test

Carl Casanova could be both divorced and fired for things he’s done in his modified 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, a car he’s owned for 30 years. We’d guess most of those “things” happened in Casanova’s younger, less cultured days. He is, after all, a family man now.

Casanova’s Camaro isn’t just any car, though. It’s a machine he obsesses over, beats on a racetrack, lovingly rehabilitates and then beats on some more. It has a supercharged 5.7-liter V8 under its hood along with cooling and fuel systems with enough capacity to keep the Camaro running on the hard-boiled racetracks of Southern California. Yes, it’s a very capable track car, one that exhibits equal bits willpower fabrication, ruthless wrench wielding and 3 degrees negative camber at each front wheel. Yes, 3 degrees. If you’re not familiar, that’s a lot.

via 1968 Chevrolet Camaro vs. 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Comparison Test.



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Monday, 13 February 2012 06:00 moderator 0 Comments

Take a Peek: Inside the 67 Camaro Sales Brochure

Today’s new car brochures might have better photography and fancy gloss covers, but they cant touch the vintage car brochures from the 60s for what you could actually do with them. Back in 67 you could walk into any Chevy dealership, pick out the model you wanted, and ordered pretty much any way you pleased. Want a stripper with a big engine, four-speed, and nothing else? No problem. Want an SS loaded to the gills with options? No problem.

via Take a Peek: Inside the 67 Camaro Sales Brochure – Super Chevy Magazine.



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Friday, 10 February 2012 12:53 moderator 0 Comments

The Crazy Custom Chevrolets Of The Chicago Auto Show

Technically, there are two Chevrolet displays at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show: one that’s officially tied to the automaker, and another that’s sponsored by local Chevy dealers. The latter boasted several oddly-customized Camaros, Corvettes, and Cruzes, some of which were just too weird for us to ignore.

via 2012 Chicago: The Crazy Custom Chevrolets Of The Chicago Auto Show – Rumor Central.



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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 05:00 moderator 0 Comments

1968 Chevrolet Camaro Drives as Good as it Looks

Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too? This custom classic Chevy Camaro combines vintage good looks with cutting-edge technology, allowing it to accelerate, turn and stop better than the majority of cars on the road today.

This frame-up built Camaro Pro Touring features an LS3 V8 powerplant under the hood and could be yours for the price of $129,900. It only sports 409-miles on the odometer, and its House of Kolor Galaxy Gray exterior is subtle yet classy.

via 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Drives as Good as it Looks [Retro Resale] | AutoGuide.com News.



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Sunday, 22 January 2012 18:21 moderator 0 Comments

Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 races across the auction block [w/video]

f youre as excited as we are by the 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1, it might be wise to understand the historical significance of those three letters at the end of Chevys retrofied muscle car. Way back in 1969 – a year some consider to be the apogee of Camaro history – the automaker built just 69 ZL1s, each powered by an aluminum-block 427-cubic-inch V8 that was otherwise unavailable in the Camaro and built specifically for drag racing.

The 69 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is highly coveted by collectors, and a perfectly stunning example was auction at the 2012 Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale. Though this particular ZL1 saw plenty of use on the drag strip, its been completely restored to like-new condition. We just drove the new 2012 ZL1 full report coming soon, so we were keenly interested in seeing this one cross the auction block. The final bid came in at $410,000, putting the actual sale at $451,000.

via Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 races across the auction block [w/video].



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