MUSCLE CARS: CHEVY
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1963 409 Impala
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Street racers and strip racers are quick to catch on. They quickly learned that the “truck option” in the ‘61 Impala was a hot setup. It quickly became known as the “409 Impala.”
Chevy offered the 409 truck engine in the Impala from 1961 to 1965. Before the pony cars took over in ‘64-1/2 with the introduction of the Ford Mustang, these big “special option” beasts had center stage. Then there’s the pop hit from the Beach Boys, “She’s Real Fine, My 409...”
1965 saw the introduction of the 396 Mark IV big-block Chevrolet. It was also the last year for the 409. In ‘66 Impala buyers could order a mellow version of the 427 Corvette engine. It was still a quick ride, but it just didn’t have a hit song.
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1965 Super Sport Impala
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Blueprint Series No. 10: 1967 427 Corvette
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The 1967 Corvette wasn’t supposed to be! The ‘65 - ‘66 Mako Shark II show cars were such a success the Chevrolet decided that the next generation Corvette would be based on the Shark styling. However, making a swoopy sexy showcar a street-worthy vehicle was more challenging than they realized. The Mako Shark inspired Corvette was supposed to be released in 1967. The story was that the big bulging front fenders of the Mako were nearly impossible to see over and required considerable reworking. This was all behind the scenes stuff that the public didn’t know about.
When the ‘67 Corvette was shown to the press in the Summer of ‘66, everyone was wowed at the overall look of the car. It seemed “finished and complete.” The ‘67 Corvette is as distinctive as the ‘63 split-window coupe. Small details such as the front fender louvered vents, center backup light, and the gorgeous big-block hood gave the car a tough guy look.
Under the fiberglass the car was nearly identical to the ‘67 model with the biggest news being the availability of the L-88 racing engine package. This was a 500 + horsepower engine that Chevrolet deliberately rated at 430 hp, just 5 hp less than the solid-lifter 427 with 3 2 bbl Holley carbs. Chevy didn’t want unknowing buyers checking off the “biggest” Corvette and accidentally getting the road racer L-88, which was not a street-user-friendly car.
Currently, a pristine ‘67 427 / 435 Corvette can be one of the most valuable Corvettes ever made.
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Blueprint Series No. 6: 1968 Z-28 Camaro
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Chevrolet definitely got caught with their britches down in ‘64 when Ford unleashed the Mustang. It took over 2 years to modify a Nova chassis and drive train and create a unique shape for Chevy’s pony car. The Camaro was an instant sales success, not the cultural event the Mustang was, but a success just the same.
It just so happened that the Camaro was perfect for Trans-Am racing, so Chevrolet created the quasi-off-the-showroon-floor-racer, option code number Z-28. The car was not entirely unlike the Shelby Mustang in that it came with lots of go-fast racer-type hardware. Roger Penske and Mark Donahue raced a Sunoco sponsored Z-28 in ‘68 and ‘69, dominating the class.
The Z-28 (and the Trans-Am Firebird) went on to outlive the entire muscle car field. The cars were consistently made from ‘69 up until ‘03, although there was one year that Chevy did not offer a Z-28 (they must have had brain-lock that year). Apparently GM decided to not put much development into the Camaro/Firebird cars over the last few years and actual “officially” dropped both cars after ‘03. However, we are now learning that that decision had more to do with the assembly plant being rebuilt and moved. Rest assured, the Z-29 and Trans-Am will be back.
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1968 SS396 Camaro
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Ford scored the ultimate market takeover in automotive history in the Spring of ‘64 with the introduction of the 1964-1/2 Mustang! Everyone in Detroit got caught with their drawers down. It took Chevy 2-1/2 years to catch up.
The amazing thing about the ‘67 Camaro is that it was very close to a perfect bull’s eye. Chevy fans fell in love with the car immediately! Almost over-night, nearly every Chevy fan had to have a Camaro. Chevy lovers knew that they were picking up a winner to fight to pony car wars of the late ‘60s. There were Camaros for everyone. There was a 6-cylinder grocery-getter, a mild 307 V8 model, a street-machine SS model, and the road racer Z-28 option.
When ‘68 came along, there were a few minor changes to the one-year-old Camaro. It now wore side marker lights (kind’a cool), and the side-window vents were gone and replaced with “Astro Ventilation.” The SS option mow included a 375hp 396 engine, and the Z-28 was still a lightweight.
No one has ever duplicated the quick sales success of the first Mustangs. But not only did the Camaro quickly catch up with the Mustang, we now had a real horse race. The current Camaro is in suspended animation for a brief time while GM sorts out the new Camaro / Firebird assembly plant. No doubt, there are already well on their way to the completed design (as of 5/03). That means that soon, the rivalry will begin all over again.
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