1967 Chevrolet Camaro

 

The 1967 Camaro 

Shared the subframe / semi-unibody style with the 1968 nark II star. nearly eighty works and forty dealer choices, as well as 3 main packages, were on the market.
The RS was associate degree look package that enclosed hidden headlights, revised taillights with back-up lights below the rear bumper, RS badging, and exterior rocker trim.

The SS enclosed a 350 cubic measure (5.7 L) V8 engine and therefore the L35 and L78 396 cubic measure (6.5 L) big-block V8s were additionally on the market. 

The SS featured non-functional air inlets on the hood, special marking, and SS badging on the grille, front fenders, gas cap, and push. it had been doable to order each the SS and RS to receive a Camaro RS/SS. In 1967, a Camaro RS/SS convertible with a 396 engine paced the capital of Indiana five hundred.

The Z/28 choice code was introduced in Dec 1966 for the 1967 model year. 

It had been the inspiration of Vince Piggins, WHO formed providing "virtually race-ready" Camaros purchasable from any Chevrolet dealer. this feature package wasn't mentioned in any sales literature, thus it had been unknown to most patrons. The Z/28 choice needed power front disc brakes and a close-ratio Muncie 4-speed manual transmission (posi-traction was optional). It featured a 302 cubic measure (4.9 L) small-block V-8 engine, 3" rotating shaft with 4" bore, associate degree atomic number 13 manifold, and a 4-barrel vacuum secondary Holley carburettor of 780 cfm. The engine was designed specifically to race within the Trans Am series (which needed engines smaller than 305 cubic measure (5.0 L) and public accessibility of the automotive. publicised power of this engine was listed at 290 HP (216 kW). this is often associate degree under-rated figure. Chevrolet needed to stay the power unit rating at but one HP per volume unit, for numerous reasons (e.g. insurance and athletics classes). The works rating of 290 HP occurred at 5300 rate, whereas actual peak for the high-revving 302 was nearer to 360 HP (268 kW) (with the only four barrel carb) and four hundred HP (298 kW) (with facultative dual-four barrel carbs) at 6800-7000 rate. The Z/28 additionally came with upgraded suspension, athletics stripes on the hood and lid, '302' front fender emblems on the sixty seven and early sixty eight cars, and 'Z/28' emblems in late sixty eight & sixty nine. it had been additionally doable to mix the Z/28 package with the RS package.

Only 602 Z/28s were oversubscribed in 1967, in conjunction with about one hundred capital of Indiana motorcar replicas. 

The 1967 and 1968 Z/28s didn't have the cowl induction hood, facultative on the 1969 Z/28s. The 1967 Z28 received air from associate degree open part air filter or from associate degree facultative cowl plenum duct hooked up to the facet of the air filter that ran to the firewall and got air from the cowl vents. 15-inch rally wheels were enclosed with Z/28s whereas all different 1967-9 Camaros had 14-inch wheels.

The origin of the Z/28 plate came from the RPO codes - RPO Z28 was the code for the Special Performance Package. RPO Z27 was for the Super Sport package.

Cars assembled in Schweiz, at GM's native facility in Biel, were all coupés with the 198 annotation (146 kW; 195 hp) four,638 cc (283 metallic element in) small-block V8 - associate degree engine that wasn't on the market in up to date Camaros inbuilt the us. The Swiss-built Camaros weren't on the market with the three-speed manual and had a differential lock and front disc brakes as commonplace. Some extra safety instrumentation was additionally commonplace.
Production numbers:
RS:  64,842
SS:  34,411
Z28:  602
Total:  99,855

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