Just How Good Were the Good Ol’ Days of the 60′s? To find out, Motor Trend gathered three modern high-spec pony cars and matched them with their glory days ancestors.
We’re pitting a 2011 Camaro SS against the ’69 Camaro SS396 that inspired its design; a 2011 Challenger SRT8 meets the ’70 Challenger it so faithfully resembles; and a freshly minted Shelby Mustang GT500 convertible meets its ’69 forebear.
Year: 1969
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Camaro
Owner: David Alfred from Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Features: 383 producing 511 hp, 5 speed, 9 inch Ford and more Read More >>
Just as the first Mustang was based on Ford’s compact Falcon, so the first 1967 Camaro was based on Chevy’s compact Nova. However, it was based on the upcoming redesigned 1968 Nova and therefore more robust than a comparable 1967 Nova. Read More >>
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
modified 375hp 396c.i. V-8
3675 relicas produced
Driven by: Jim Rathmann – 1960 Indy 500 winner, Chevy dealer
No vintage Camaro convertible is as wanted collectible as the ’69 Pace Car. A white ’67 Camaro convertible paced that year’s Indy 500 and some 100 examples were built for speedway use, but it wasn’t a special edition. Read More >>
this is a 1969 Chevrolet commercial showing chevys makes and models from the pickups to station wagons. At the end of the ad, they explain that you can add a hitch to your Chevelle to pull a boat. Just to see the recreational department at Chevy dealer! Read More >>
A Classic Chevrolet from the Reggie Jackson Collection is for sale
Reggie Jackson has decided to start divesting himself of much of his classic car collection. He will offer 15 cars for sale at the Mecum Auction this Friday and Saturday at the Hyatt Regency and Spa in Monterey (10 a.m.-5 p.m.). Admission and parking are free. Read More >>
Most of the Chevy Camaros were ordered using the Regular Production Option (or RPO) method. This provided a wide variety of performance and styling upgrades, but the Central Office Purchase Order (COPO) is legendary for creating rare, super secret, high performance Camaros.
The COPO system was truly intended for more mundane fleet type of alterations. The most common use of COPO system was to specify fleet paint schemes for municipal vehicles, heavy duty springs and special fabrics for use in taxicabs. It was never intended for creating ultra high performance Chevrolet vehicles, but try telling that to Don Yenko, Baldwin-Motion, and Berger Chevrolet. Read More >>
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