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Gen1(1967-1969)
Gen2(1971-1981)
Gen3(1982-1992)
Gen4(1993-2002)
Gen5(2010-2015) Gen6(2016-Current)

 

History
Gen11967-1969CamaroHistory Gen1CamaroHistory

Thecarinitiallyknownjustasthe"F-car"wasborninsideGMdesignstudiosundertheleadershipofElliotM."Pete"EstesinAugust1964.ThiscarwasGeneralMotors'answertoFord'shugelypopularMustang.

Manynameswereconsideredforthenewcar,suchasChaparral,NovaandPantheraswellasWildcat,G-MiniandGemini.PicturesexistofmodelswearingtheChaparralandPantheremblems.Petefinallysettledontheword"Camaro,"whichhereportedlyfoundinanobscureFrenchdictionary.TheslangFrenchterm"supposedly"meantfriend,companionorcomrade.

GMWasPlayingCatch-Up

ThefirstgenerationCamarowasofferedforsaletothepublicmorethantwofullyearsaftertheMustangwasintroduced.Itwasavailableincoupeandconvertibleformwithpowerteamsrangingfromathriftysix-cylindertotheground-pounding396375horsepowerSuperSportbigblock.The1969Camaroengineoptionscarriedoverthechoicesofprecedingyears,with1969Camarohorsepowerchoices,suchas290horsepowerand350horsepower,stillavailable.TheCamarocouldbeorderedassimpleorasluxuriousasthecustomerwantedbecauseofahugeoptionlistthatincludedamenities,suchasaneight-trackplayerandaliquidtirechaindispenser.

Thefirst-yearChevyCamarocameoffthestartinglinefastbutstillcouldn'tcatchupwithMustangsales.In1967,GMsold220,906Camaros,accordingtoCarandDriver.ThatnumberwasfarbehindFord'ssalesof472,121Mustangs.Still,GMhadeatenintoitsrival'sMustangsales,whichhadstoodatmorethan600,000thepreviousyear.Intermsofsales,theCamarocontinuedtogaingroundontheMustang.ThroughouttheCamaro'sfirst-genera,'60sCamaroshelpedGMwhittleawayatFord'sponycarlead.Itwasn'tuntil1977,however,thattheCamarofinallyoutsoldtheMustang.

Fromaperformancestandpoint,theCamarocouldbeorderedwiththeZ/28package,whichyieldedahigh-winding302CIengine,andafour-speedtransmissionthatprovidedaverysimilardrivetraintotheSCCAracecarsofthetime.Ifdragracingwasmoreyourthing,theCamarocouldbeorderedwithyourchoiceofthreedifferentbigblocksandtransmissionconfigurationstogetbig-blocktorquetotheground.Laterin1969,theall-aluminum,big-blockZL1Camarowasintroducedfortheultimatedragcar.

Forthemostpart,theexterioroftheCamarowasthesamein1967and1968,however,optionalpackagessuchastheSSandtheRallysportdidaltertheappearance.In1969,theCamarobecameknownas"TheHugger,"thanksto2"widersheetmetalonthebodyandamoreaggressivestance.Optionalfrontandrearspoilersandacowlinductionscoopedhoodaccentedthiscosmeticchange.The1969CamarohasstoodthetestoftimeasbeingtheepitomeoftheChevroletmusclecar.

From1967to1969,therewere701,138Camarosproducedwithmyriadoptions,interiorcolorsandtrimlevels.Camaro'sfirst-gencarsaresomeofthemosthighlysought-aftercollectiblecars.InJanuary2020,a1969ChevroletCamaroZL1COPOsoldfor$1,094,500,accordingtoClassic.com.AlthoughthiswasthebestCamaroyearintermsofthehighestprice,theaveragesalespriceofafirst-genCamarois$61,340,accordingtothewebsite.GiventhatyoucouldpurchaseanewCamaroforaslittleas$2,466backin1966,theinitialoutlaycouldtranslateintoahandsomereturnoninvestmentforownerswhoheldontotheircars.

Camarohistoryhasshownitmakesgoodsensetokeepyourslookinggoodandrunningwellifyouareluckyenoughtoownoneoftheseclassiccars.It'sagoodthingRick'sCamaroshasallthepartsandaccessoriesyou'llneedtokeepyourfirstgenerationCamarolookinggoodandrunningitsbest.Notanumbers-matchingcollector?Noproblem!Rick'shaseverythingyouneedforyourdailydriverorpro-touringCamaroaswell.

FunFacts:

TheCamarohitthemarketwithafull-lengthmovie,anoff-Broadwayplayandaclothingline.DuetothemarketingfrenzysurroundingthefirstgenerationCamaro,itpacedtheIndianapolis500in1967and1969.

AccordingtoPaulVanValkenburgauthorofChevrolet-Racing?,theD80rearspoileroptionwasthefirstGMoptiontogostraightfromtheclaymodeltotheproductionline.

Specs Gen1ChevroletCamaroSpecifications   1967  |  1968  |  1969  |

 

1967CamaroSpecifications

In1964,GMgavethego-aheadfortheirveryown“PonyCar”todirectlycompetewiththeMustang

TotalProduction=220906(160,648Coupes-25,141Convertibles-64,842RallySports-602Z/28-34,411SuperSport)

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396ci/325hp 6.0sec [email protected] MotorTrend 302ci/290hp 6.7sec [email protected] MotorTrend 350ci/295hp 8.0sec [email protected] MotorTrend 327ci/275hp 10.7sec [email protected] MotorTrend

 

DRIVETAIN

AvailableEngines

Std.I-6 230ci 1x1bbl 140hp 220lb-ft L22I-6 250ci 1x1bbl 155hp 235lb-ft Z/28 302ci 1x4bbl 290hp 290lb-ft L30 327ci 1x4bbl 275hp 355lb-ft STDV8 327ci 1x2bbl 210hp 320lb-ft L48 350ci 1x4bbl 295hp 380lb-ft L78 396ci 1x4bbl 375hp 415lb-ft L35 396ci 1x4bbl 375hp 415lb-ft

 

EXTERIORCOLORS

COLORS

Tuxedo
Black
ErmineWhite
Nantucket
BlueDeepwater
BlueMarinaBlue

GranadaGold
MountainGreen
EmeraldTurquoise
TahoeTurquoise
RoyalPlum

MadeiraMaroon
BoleroRed
SierraFawn
CapriCream
ButternutYellow

 

INTERIORCOLORS

COLORS

Yellow
Gold
Turquoise

BrightBlue
Blue
Red

Black
Parchment/Black

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