Posted on 08/18/2016 10:18:02 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
The HVA takes a look at the story of the first Chevrolet Camaro built visiting with its stewards and marque historians. The first Camaro built is being recognized as No. 15 on the HVA National Historic Vehicle Register program in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) to be archived in Library of Congress.
My favorite was the ‘69 with the 396.
It’s to be archived in the Library of Congress???? Are they installing a vehicle lift in the Dewey Decimal System?
I had a ‘68 and a ‘76 camaro.
My first car was a ‘70 Camaro. Nothing but trouble until it was stolen in 1979.
A friend of mine was offered “this” car in the unrestored state some years back.It was way too far gone to restore.A year later this car shows up.Read into that what you will.
I had the best of both worlds. In high school I had a 74 Camaro and in college I had a 64 1/2 Mustang.
They changed the body style too rapidly, and the chassis was not as robust as on the first three years or so I heard, leading to body warping with the big block V8s’ torque.
Quite a change from the past. The V6 Camaro of today has about 322 horses, and back then you needed the small-block V8 to get that kind of power.
Traded into a ‘69 with a 327 coupled to a slip ‘n slide 2-speed powerglide. Fun in 1976...
I went through batteries, alternators, and starters like water. Struts, springs and mufflers.
It was a good looking car and fun to drive. My father in law said more than once, “Mechanically, your car stinks.” He was right. One day my headlights blinked with the blinkers. In a way I was not that sad it was stolen.
You forgot to subtract a few years ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcoRGzk2Rec
Not really Tony Orlando and Dawn...
I miss Doctor Demento.
The first Camaro that mattered was the 302 cu in. Z-28.
The first of the great pony car era.
The six will run circles around most of the old small blocks
“My favorite was the ‘69 with the 396.”
My first car was a ‘69 with a 307. I would imagine there was some difference...
I got to drive a ‘69 Camaro (I believe) one summer with a big honking engine, Hearst shifter, all the goodies.
The owner was out in western Kansas somewhere. His, uh, girlfriend and I drove the wheels off that thing.
Lots of fun but a small back seat.
“It’s to be archived in the Library of Congress???? Are they installing a vehicle lift in the Dewey Decimal System?”
The Library of Congress uses the Library of Congress Classification system. It has section for cataloging realia and other non print items.
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