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Chevrolet Camaro
On September 22, 1967, Chevrolet unveiled the Camaro to an eager audience. The motoring journalists and the automotive public saw the new, elegant coupe and convertible. It had a modern design, classic long hood and short deck proportions. The sporty stance and nicely executed details and trim made it cool-looking, too. But Chevrolet abandoned the third body style like the Mustang or Barracuda.
And from this standpoint, it was a good decision. The new Camaro came with a selection of straight six and V8 engines. They started from a small 230 six cylinder and went all the way to the mighty 396 V8 with 325 HP. The idea was to offer a wider arrangement and more powerful engines than Ford to attract sporty buyers. That is why Chevrolet offered three performance versions, the SS, RS and Z/28.
The 1967 Camaro was a success since they sold over 220,000. The performance versions were quite popular with car enthusiasts. Over the next decades, the Camaro became Chevrolet’s prime sporty coupe and muscle car. Those special models like the Z/28 and the SS 396 are expensive, but the baseline models are still affordable.