Friendly Chevrolet 427 Camaro Pics

[Bob Jenkins]

I also started driving around 1976 and enjoy looking at all the musclecars that were around during that era. I know what you mean whitetop, almost every car was modified in one way or another. I really like the nostalgia 1970's street racer look because that is what was popular when I was a kid. It is very hard to find some of those classic speed parts. I did find a white Hurst T-handle for my car on ebay.....wasn't cheap but I wanted one just like I had back in 1979 in my car. Back in '79, I was more into the sleeper '69 Camaro look with the rallies, black wall tires, cowl hood w/no stripes with a Zl1 cammed big block under the hood.....ahhhh, those were the days

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Whitetop;
I understand what you mean by Day 2 cars, and the period speed parts. I think they are cool, but everyone is different and I just happen to like the stripped down sleeper look!! (It reminds me of some stripped down cars that use clean house on the Roosevelt Blvd. in Philadelphia where we would race 5 wide!!)
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[MikeA]

I had a set of traction bars on my '72 Nova and at the time I was using the car for work (construction inspector). The guy who maintained the equipment was looking at my car and ask me if I wanted to sell it (I said "No") and then the guy took his pipe out of his mouth and said "Boy, you gotta get rid of those ******* traction bars". That comment always stuck with me!!

[Edited by MikeA (03-29-2001 at 09:18 PM).]

[MrMotion]

Hey Whitetop, you are not alone! This 68 SSL78 that my son and I are in the process of restoring is going to be "period correct".
The original owner was a GM R/D engineer who worked on the MarkIV project and from his experience with Mr.Bill Jenkins and the likes of Wally Booth and Smokey Yunick he states that the can-am block was used in some of the Camaros at that time. He ran this Camaro in A stock class with a best time of 10.90 and using the stock 396 SHP engine to Motion Performances L72 conversion to a Can-Am block. He also has newspaper clippings of the car running this fast at Detroit Dragway in the 68-69 season. We will be not restoring this car to assembly line specs but to street and strip armourment of the day. When I sit in this car I feel like I am back in 1968. My 1970 Chevelle LS6 also ran 11.87 @ 117mph in 1971. I only like purist cars that are truly unmolested.