It ’s commonly believed that the 1967 - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro was just a me - too response to Ford ’s Mustang , but it just is n’t so . Though quite by fortuity , Chevrolet ’s Corvair Monza had reveal the huge market for gaudy compacts that Mustang exploited . What ’s more , General Motors had contemplated a Mustang - eccentric gondola better than two years before the Ford ’s colossal mid-1964 launching .
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Nevertheless , some General Motors executive sense their restyled , second - contemporaries Corvairs would stem the stampede to Mustang - vogue " ponycars . " Yet however handsome , the ' 65 Monza and its kin hold back an melodic line - cooled , rear - railway locomotive design that was just too quirky to betray well against the orthodox , $ 2,500 Falcon - based Mustang . And because it stay technically singular within the Chevrolet family , Corvair was a costly pain to build . So , even as the redesign ' 65 models were debut , GM manager were deciding that the Corvair would be allowed to fade away .
Meantime , Chevy rushed to nail a conventional front - locomotive engine substitution as a verbatim Mustang - battler . Called Camaro , it predictably follow Ford ’s formula down to an identical wheelbase , under - skin constituent munificently borrow from a " family " compact ( here , the Chevy II ) , received front bucket seats , rakish long - hood / short - deck styling , and numerous options that eventually count 81 factory item and 41 dealer - installed accoutrement .
A key former determination was to combine building block construction with a front subframe that cradled theengine / transmissionpackage on enceinte rubber mount to minimize noise , quiver , and harshness . Frontsuspensioninvolved the usual wishing bone and coil springs , but with the leap between the weaponry alternatively of atop the upper I , which benefited handle . Unfortunately , the rear suspension had sleazy " Mono - Plate " unmarried - leafage springs that allow dangerous axle hiking in hard acceleration with the design V-8 engines . Because this travel unexplored until the 11th time of day , V-8 Camaros had rearward adhesive friction bars for ' 67 , then tot up staggered shock , though neither was a genuine curative . Easy backside - end bottoming was another defect .
Keep reading to watch about the styling and sales achiever of the 1967 - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro .
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Styling of the 1967 - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro , on the other mitt , was nearly perfect : chiseled yet flowing , and resolutely different from Mustang . Naturally , it was created under the watchful eye of GM pattern tribal chief Bill Mitchell – who ironically did n’t much like the finished product .
Again mimic the Ford Mustang , the Camaro aimed to be all thing to all showy - car buyers . The choices began with a canonical hardtop coupe orconvertiblewith 230 - cid six . From there you went to a 250 - Criminal Investigation Command six ( $ 26 ) , 327 V-8 ( $ 106 ) , or 350 V-8 . The last , though , was splice to a $ 211 Super Sport package comprising soused suspension , D70 x14 tyre , modified lens hood with extra wakeless insulation , and " bumblebee " nozzle stripe . From midseason , a twain of 396 big - blocks ( 325 and 350 bhp ) was declare oneself through monger to get around a GM roof on " inordinate " minuscule - car displacement andhorsepower .
Other alluring ' 67 options include Custom interior , Strato - Back front bench seat ( seldom regularise ) , fold - down rearward seat , extra gauges , and console table gearshift for the optional two - fastness Powerglideautomatic , Heavy - Duty three - speed manual , and four - speed manual of arms . A $ 105 Rally Sport package summate a hidden - headlight grille among other touches . extra extras run for to tinted chalk , fastball , air conditioning , cruise mastery , and a vinyl group roof for hardtops . usable point include sinter - metallic brake liner , air powerfront - disc brakes , speedy - ratio manualsteering , Positraction limited - slipdifferential , and a XII unlike axle ratios . With all this , delivered prices could easy outgo $ 5,000 .
Camaro may have trod Mustang ’s track , but was successful on its own . Though Mustang outsold it for 1967 , Camaro ’s 220,000 order of magnitude represented fully 10 percent of Chevy ’s full volume that year . Among them were 100 " Official Pace Car " convertible security from the Indianapolis " 500 " ( not publicly sold ) and 602 of the now - legendary Z-28s .
sale improved by some 15,000 units for ' 68 despite few change and new contender . Washington ’s mandate side - marking light provided easy identification , as did a revise grille and one - patch door chicken feed ( signal Chevy ’s young catamenia - through " Astro Ventilation " ) . pick remain substantially the same save for a third 396 ( 375 bhp ) offering .
The ' 69s saw more extensive revision – a in effect affair , as they would sell into early 1970 pending a delayed , all - unexampled second - generation Camaro . A deft humble - body reskin introduced a vee’d eggcrate grille , " speed streaks " above the wheelarches , and a reshape tail . RS headlamps remain cover when off , but glass slot allowed some light to gleam through should their covers fail to resile . Instruments were revamped , as were some engine choices . Sales eased , but not greatly .
Camaro again pace the Indy " 500 " in ' 69 , but Chevrolet cash in in this time by selling 3,475 " Pacesetter Value Package " convertibles at about $ 3,500 each . Of these , only four ( perhaps more ) were equip like the three " real " pacesetter .
Keep reading to learn about the specifications of the 1967 - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro .
1967, 1968, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Specifications
The 1967 - 1969 Chevrolet Camaro was thought to be a fierce competitor to the Ford Mustang , but the styling made it resolutely different .
Specifications
Engine : ohv I-6 , 230 cid ( 3.88 x 3.25 ) , 140 bhp(1967 - 68 ) ; 250 cid ( 3.88 x 3.53 ) , 155 bhp(1969 ) ; ohv V-8 , 307 cid ( 3.88 x 3.25 ) , 200 bhp(1969 ) ; 327 cid ( 4.00 x 3.25 ) , 210/275 bhp ; 350 Criminal Investigation Command ( 4.00 x 3.48 ) , 255/295 bhp ; 396 Criminal Investigation Command ( 4.09 x 3.76 ) , 325/350/375 bhp
Transmissions:3/4 - speed manual of arms , 2 - speed Powerglide robotlike
Suspension front : upper and lower A - lines , coil springs
Suspension rear : live axle on semi - oval-shaped folio springs
Brakes : front - rear drums , ocular front discs
Wheelbase ( in):108.0
Weight ( lbs):2770 - 3295
Top upper ( mph):105 - 120
0 - 60 ( sec):7.5 - 11.0
Production:1967 Six58,808V-8162,1091968 Six50,937V-8184,1781969 Six65,008V-8178,087
