Classic Camaro Parts

Established by William Durant, a successful buggy manufacturer from Flint, Michigan in 1910, the company has been producing top cars throughout America. And Before the classic car era, Chevy has already made itself as the American household car. But the contribution of the Chevrolet Camaro made the company more popular.

 

The classic Chevrolet Camaro was born because of the release of Ford Mustang in 1964. Although the Mustangs creation was intended to match Chevrolet's Corvair Monza, Camaro set to match Mustang's market. But that came later when the Mustang sold its 100,000 units, and almost half a million during its first year. The designing was given to the GM Design Center's Chevrolet Studio under the direction of Henry C. Haga. The interior design was commanded by George Angersbach, who also had been involved in the design of the earlier models Corvette, Corvair, and the Chevy II, which in 1968 became the Nova.

 

In 1967, the first classic Camaro was introduced. The name came from the French word for companion. It came in hardtop and convertible versions, and could be ordered with almost 80 factory options and as many as 40 dealer accessories. The three major Camaro packages were Rally Sport or RS, Super Sport or SS, and the Z-28 package.

 

Camaro sales grew over the next few months after its release. By the end of its production year, it had already sold 220,906 units and continued to soar for the following year with all three models. The Camaro then, was labeled as the most sought car during that time.

 

The second generation Camaro began with a different sense for the Chevrolet. The driving public began to lose interest for big cars and started to look for smaller, more compact cars. With these, Camaro received a major face lift on its body as well as under the hood, making it popular and lasted from 1970 to 1981. The design was said inspired by the Ferrari. The 155-horsepower 250-cubic-inch six was now the Camaro's base engine. It was later followed by the 200-horsepower 307, the lowliest of V8 offerings. A 250-horsepower two-barrel 350 effectively replaced the 327. There are many revisions and restyling made for the Camaro. All of them received exceptional attention to the driving public and classic collectors. Today, the legacy classic Camaro still lives on as part of the garage of classic collectors throughout the world.