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A


Ammon Smith Chevrolet, 143
Andretti, Mario, 92
Arkus-Duntov, Zora, 73, 121
Arons, Dick, 32, 63

B

Baldwin/Motion cars, 153, 155-158
Berger Chevrolet, 153-154
Blackburn, Bunkie, 114
Blackstock, John, 32
Bonneville, 114
Boss (302), 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136
Bucknum, Ronnie, 127, 140

C

Camaro. see also specific models
COPO, 142, 144-154
dealer modifications to, 153-160
delay in release of, 41
development of, 15-27
name of, 39-40
1967 Camaro, 15-51, 78. see
also Z/28 cars
body design of, 17-20, 23-27
color combinations for, 36
engines for, 27-33, 34
factory installed equipment in, 46
Indy pace car, 49-51
interior design of, 34-37
marketing, 45-48
Mustang compared, 27, 30, 45-49,
performance of, 34
performance options packages for, 39
production of, 44-45
racing performance, 32
sales of, 46-48, 71
style options packages for, 38-39
suspension system for, 19-22
1968 Camaro, 53-69. see
also Z/28 cars
base prices for, 56, 58
changes to 1967 model, 56, 59, 61-65
engines for, 59-61
factory installed equipment on, 67
marketing, 66
production of, 68
racing performance, 61, 63, 69, 71, 119
trim codes for, 64
1969 Camaro, 71-97. see
also Z/28 cars
base prices, 86
changes to 1968 model, 71-85
engines for, 85-89
factory installed equipment in, 90
Indy pace car, 92-96
marketing for, 138, 139
performance of, 89
racing performance, 90, 126-141
sales of, 87-97
suspension for, 71, 84-85
1970 Camaro, 73, 75, 88, 91
Camaro Chassis Preparation, 119
Caniff, Milton, 45
Car and Driver, 110, 122, 133, 136
Car Life, 39-42, 84, 85, 87, 116, 122, 138
Cars, 158
Chevrolet. see Camaro; Chevy II; Corvair; Corvette
Chevrolet–Racing, 112-113
Chevy II
body design of, 17, 19, 20
sales of, 55-56
cocktail shakers, 24
Cole, Edward N., 5, 58, 132
compact cars, 3-5
COPO (Central Office Production Order), 142, 144-154
Corvair, 6, 10
dangerous design of, 11-13
image of, 54-55
Monza, 2, 4-5, 6, 8, 9-11
production of, 55
Corvette, 71, 72, 73
Cox, Don, 127
Cramer, Peyton, 158
Custom Interior Group (RPO Z87), 71, 73, 83, 84, 75, 92

D

Dahlquist, Eric, 43
Dana Chevrolet, 153, 154, 158-159
Daytona 24, 111, 119, 140
Dixie Twister, 91
Donohue, Mark, 111-113, 119, 123, 126-127, 130, 140
drag racing. see also racing
1967 Camaro, 332, 143,
144, 152
1968 Camaro, 65, 143
1969 Camaro, 90, 144, 153
Z/28, 122
Durham, Malcolm, 90

E

engines
230. see engines, Turbo-Thrift
250. see engines, L22
302, 100-136, 154. see also engines, Boss and Z/28
327. see engines, L30
350, 30, 33, 35, 39, 45, 61, 71, 86, 96, 101, 107, 109, 115, 154. see also engines L48 and L65
396, 30, 31, 58-63, 65, 71, 80, 84-86, 96, 143, 148, 153. see also engines, L34, L35, L78, and L89
427, 143-159. see also engines, L72 and ZL1
Boss (302), 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136
L22 (250), 32
L30 (327), 33, 60, 100-102, 115
L34 (396), 58, 60, 86, 88, 89
L35 (396), 33, 34, 49, 51, 60, 67, 86, 88, 89
L48 (350), 32-33, 34, 51, 61, 62, 87-89
L65 (350), 88, 89
L72 (427), 144-146, 150, 151, 154, 158
L78 (396), 33, 34, 49, 51, 60, 61, 67, 86-89
L89 (396), 60, 61, 86, 88, 89
Mark series, 31
performance of, 35, 61, 87, 89, 122, 136
production of, 34, 62, 88
Turbo-Thrift (230), 32
W block, 31
Z/28, 100-102, 115, 120-123
ZL1 (302), 142, 144-146,
152-154
Estes, Elliot “Pete,” 14, 24, 40, 103, 117

F

F-car
body design for, 19-20, 23-27
design baselines for, 15-16
suspension system for, 20-23
wind tunnel testing, 27
Ford. see also Mustang and Boss
Falcon, 4, 5, 7
reciprocity agreement with GM, 15
Ford, Henry, II, 132-133
Fox, Herb, 153
Foyt, A. J., 49
Fred Gibb Chevrolet, 145, 146, 152-153

G

Gates, Don, 127
Girdler, Allan, 140
Gurney, Dan, 99

H

Haga, Henry, 23
Harrell, Dick, 152, 153
Holls, Dave, 43, 45, 72-76, 78
Hot Rod, 43
Howell, Bill, 119
Hufstader, Gib, 112

I

Iacocca, Lee, 7
Indianapolis 500
1967 pace car, 49-51
1969 pace car, 92-96

J

Jack Head Chevrolet, 143
Jenkins, Bill “Grumpy,” 32, 63
Jones, Parnelli, 99, 140
Jordon, Chuck, 75

K

Keinath, Richard (Dick), 31
King, Paul, 17, 21-22, 24, 27, 42, 58-59
Knudsen, Semon “Bunkie,” 12, 132-133

L

L22 (250) engine, 32
L30 (327) engine, 33, 60, 100-102, 115
L34 (396) engine, 58, 60, 86, 88, 89
L35 (396) engine, 33, 34, 49, 51, 60, 67, 86, 88, 89
L48 (350) engine, 32-33, 34, 51, 61, 62, 87-89
L65 (350) engine, 88, 89
L72 (427) engine, 144-146, 150, 151, 154, 158
L78 (396) engine, 33, 34, 49, 51, 60, 61, 67, 86-89
L89 (396) engine, 60, 61, 86, 88, 89
Luikens, Jim, 153
Lund, Bob, 45

M

Mair, Alex, 15, 24, 45, 73, 96, 103
Mark series engines, 31
Mayberry, Bill, 111
McClelland, Edgel, 63
McNamera, Robert, 4
McPherson, Don, 45
Megrollis Chevrolet, 143
Milford Proving Grounds, 16, 23, 28, 103, 111, 112, 119
Mitchell, Bill, 75, 77, 79
Moore, Bud, 130
Motor Trend, 35, 42, 159
Musser, Ernie, 63
Musser, Jim, 112
Mustang, 7-9, 10, 11, 15-17, 27, 33, 41, 52-55, 111-113, 132, 133, 140, 141
Camaro compared, 30, 45-49, 71, 91
marketing of, 42-43
production of, 68
1966 racing season, 99-100
1968 racing season, 119
1969 racing season, 130,
137-141
sales of, 43, 69

N

Nader, Ralph, 11, 12, 55
Nickey Chevrolet, 153, 154-155

O

Off Broadway, 45

P

pace cars, Indianapolis 500,
49-51, 92-96
Panther, 28, 29, 39-41
Penske, Roger, 111-114, 118, 119-121, 122, 126, 127, 130, 137-141, 143
Piggins, Vince, 98-100, 102, 103, 111-113, 127, 132, 141
Platt, Huston, 91

R

racing. see also drag racing
1967 season, 32, 107-114, 143, 144, 152
1968 season, 63, 115-121, 143
1969 season, 90-96, 126-127, 130, 132, 137-141, 144, 153
Rally Sport options package
(RPO Z22), 15, 28, 39, 40, 48
1967 Camaro, 38-39, 43,
46-48, 51, 106, 108
1968 Camaro, 58, 59, 61, 62, 65
1969 Camaro, 71, 73, 76, 77, 79, 80, 87, 91-93, 95, 96
Rally Wheels (RPO ZJ7), 91, 92, 110, 144, 148
Rambler, 3, 4
Rathmann, Jim, 92, 93
Regular Production Options (RPO), 75. see also engines
A31 (power windows), 55
A67 (folding rear seat), 83
D55 (console), 57
D80. see Air Spoilers
D90. see Sport Striping
F41. see Special Performance Front and Rear
JL8 (four-wheel disc brakes), 84, 124
N34. see Sports Styled Steering wheel
N61 (deep-tone exhaust), 51
NC8 (chambered exhaust), 86
U17. see Special
Instrumentation
U57 (8-track player), 55
VE3 (urethane bumper), 76
Z10 (pacecar hard top), 92, 94
Z11 (pacecar convertible),
92-94
Z21. see Style Trim Group
Z22. see Rally Sport options package
Z23. see Special Interior Group
Z27. see Super Sport options package
Z28. see Z/28 cars
Z87. see Custom Interior Group
ZJ7. see Rally Wheels
ZL2. see Special Ducted Hood
Rider, Dick, 112
Riverside Raceway, 104
Road & Track, 118, 122
Romney, George, 3
Rose, Mauri, 49
Rosen, Joel, 156-157
Rubly, Charlie, 24, 51
Ruby, Lloyd, 114

S

SCCA, 99-101, 107, 109, 114, 118, 119, 121, 123, 130,
137-140
Sebring, 111, 114, 119-120
seismic dampers, 24
Self, Glen, 90
Shelby, Carroll, 43, 99, 130
Shinoda, Larry, 81, 104, 123 132-133
Sox, Ronnie, 153
Special Ducted Hood (RPO ZL2), 79, 83, 82, 92, 93, 119, 123, 131, 145
Special Instrumentation (RPO U17), 57, 92
Special Interior Group (RPO Z23), 57-58, 71, 73
Special Performance Equipment Option (Z28). see Z/28 cars
Special Performance Front and Rear (RPO F41), 84
Spoiler (auxiliary front valance panel), 62, 65, 80, 92, 106, 115, 123, 127
Sports Car Graphic, 99, 110, 111, 121, 122
Sports Styled steering wheel (RPO N34), 55, 57, 91, 92
Sport Striping (RPO D90), 91, 92
Stier, John, 31
Style Trim Group (RPO Z21), 38, 71, 73, 80, 149
Super Sport options package (RPO Z27)
1967 Camaro, 31, 33-35, 38, 39, 43, 45, 47-49
1968 Camaro, 54, 58, 59, 61- 63, 65, 68, 81
1969 Camaro, 71, 73, 76, 77, 80, 82, 84-88, 91-93, 95, 96, 104, 107, 109
Super Yenko Camaro (SYC), 144-152, 157
suspension systems
1967 Camaro, 19-23
1968 Camaro, 58-59
1969 Camaro, 71, 84-85
Corvair, 11-12
Z/28 car, 110-113

T

The Camaro, 45
The Nation, 11
Thomas, Bill, 154, 157
Thompson, Mickey, 114
Titus, Jerry, 110-111, 119
Tulius, Bob, 99
Tuner, Curtis, 114
Turbo-Thrift 230 engine, 32

U

Unsafe at Any Speed, 11, 55
Unser, Al, 114

V

Van Valkenburg, Paul, 62, 104, 112-113
Variety, 45
Venke, Arlen, 153

W

W block engines, 31
Wenzel, Ben, 32, 63
Wintersteen, George, 111

Y

Yenko, Don, see Super Yenko Camero
Yunick, Smokey, 114

Z

Z/28 cars, 73, 98-141
Boss (302) compared, 130, 132-136
changes in package, 115, 128-129
engine in, 100-102, 115, 120-123
Heavy-Duty Service Package, 119, 124, 131
1967 model, 99-113
1968 model, 115-119
1969 model, 121-141
options packages for, 101, 102, 104-107, 118, 123, 124, 127, 128-129
performance of, 112, 122, 136
production of, 107, 115, 117, 121
1967 racing season, 107-114
1968 racing season, 115-119, 120, 121
1969 racing season, 126-127, 130, 132, 137-141
sales, 131, 133
ZL1 (427) engine, 142, 144-146, 152-154