Z28 Camaro: An American Muscle Icon
The second-generation Camaro was built on the foundation of the original model. But like a lot of things from the 1970s, times were changing and the Camaro was completely redesigned. The performance of the car was less than impressive because of the emissions regulations of the era. More expensive fuel prices drove consumers away from oversized engines as well. Still, GM incorporated a much more modern design into the second-generation Camaro and it was every bit the style of the decade (via Classic).
The second generation of the Camaro didn’t sell as well as other cars from the era but was still very memorable. Its stablemate the Pontiac Trans-Am also had a resurgence in popularity during this era thanks in part to the classic movie Smokey and the Bandit. These were pure sports cars in every sense of the word and did something special for the pony car segment. Across the pond, Ford was peddling a Pinto-based Mustang model that wasn’t popular at all.