Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Camaro
So we part … Awning and glass are raised. Vilnuv red scarf and a wink of red lights, "Camaro" disappeared around the bend. It seemed that he parted with him with a piece of youth and freedom …
WITHOUT PRIQUE
For many years, Americans had very peculiar ideas about sports cars. However, football is called overseas and not at all what we are used to. Yes, this car is not so sporty. But the V8 with a volume of 327 cubic inches (in our opinion - 5.4 liters) even growls at idle, like a predator preparing to jump. And it’s worth even slightly pressing the gas pedal, the Chevrolet, announcing the district with a victorious roar, quite successfully competes with many grandchildren.
The luxurious 5.4-liter G8 developed an SAE standard of 275 hp. In Europe, a more modest figure was indicated - 210 hp
The luxurious 5.4-liter G8 developed an SAE standard of 275 hp. In Europe, a more modest figure was indicated - 210 hp. The luxurious 5.4-liter G8 developed an SAE standard of 275 hp. In Europe, a more modest figure was indicated - 210 hp.
Two hundred and ten forces - it seems to be a little. But believe me, for a light convertible that is not burdened with modern twists (imagine not a single airbag and only funny waist belts!), It’s enough to make a vivid impression. Especially when you consider that the brakes are drum and without an amplifier! The latter was offered as an option in 1967, but she was not interested in the buyer of this scarlet Camaro. To the madness of the brave we sing a song!
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Camaro
According to the passport, the car reaches 100 km / h in 8.6 s and accelerates to 177 km / h. I willingly believe. At the same time, the force on the brake pedal resembles the Volgovskoe one. At first, the leg seemed to rest against the wall, the back instinctively against the back of a leather flat seat. By the way, the back in the Camaro is not regulated.
What else is there from the "sport"? Spring dependent rear suspension and a lightweight, weightless steering wheel connected to the wheels with something bezvolezovinovoy. Pursue? After all, at the Camaro they really took part in races - with motors boosted for 300 forces. Romantic times, heroic people!
The tachometer, located to the right of the speedometer, is a rarity for that time. At Camaro, he emphasized sportiness
The tachometer, located to the right of the speedometer, is a rarity for that time. At Camaro, he emphasized sportiness. The tachometer, located to the right of the speedometer, is a rarity for that time. At Camaro, he emphasized sportiness.
The steering wheel is ridiculously thin, but, in my opinion, very beautiful. Everything breathes solidity. The gear selector lever with a huge button on top rests in your hand, like the handle of Smith and Wesson, the glove box and box covers between the seats are such that you don’t put a finger under them.
With all this, the Camaro of 1967 is not an elite car at all. The trick is that elegant, sporty-looking coupes and convertibles were quite affordable. And the recipe for such a car was suggested to GM by competitors.
Before the gear selector, instruments are standard for those years, including a manometer of the lubrication system and an indispensable watch
Before the gear selector, instruments are standard for those years, including a manometer of the lubrication system and an indispensable watch. Before the gear selector, instruments are standard for those years, including a manometer of the lubrication system and an indispensable watch.
Mustang Devourer
It is believed that the name Camaro is a derivative of the French camarade: friend, pal. But to this day there is a story that in 1967 Chevrolet sellers answered customers' questions about the meaning of the name: “This is a small animal that feeds on the Mustangs. The fact that it was the “horse” bestseller of Ford that prompted Chevrolet to create an elegant, squat car based on available components and assemblies was well understood by everyone. Yes, in “GM” this was not particularly hidden.
The most affordable was the version with a 140-strong in-line “six” of 3.8 liters. By European standards, a serious unit. But a true American car without the G8 is like an American who knows how to wield the lever of a manual box, that is, a rarity. Cars with V8 bought much more.
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“Camaro” quickly and harmoniously blended with the youth culture of the turn of the 1960-1970s. He became one of the symbols of the spirit of freedom, which sometimes grows into a free-will. Sex, rock and roll, drugs … By the way, it was in 1967 that three members of the Rolling Stones, including Mick Jagger, were sentenced to probation for drugs. In the American charts, for the first half a year, the now almost forgotten “Monkey” group was in the lead, then the idolized and now “Beatles” with their “Sergeant Pepper Orchestra”.
The time was funny, noisy, restless. Newspapers wrote about the death of the petrel of the permanent revolution of Che Guevara and the calls of Martin Luther King for civil disobedience. But the Americans, especially the youth, were primarily concerned about the war in Vietnam. In 1967, mass demonstrations were held in large cities, and, according to various estimates, from 70, 000 to 100, 000 people took part in the so-called campaign against the Pentagon in Washington. However, those who bought Camaro that year were at least two and a half times more. And the demonstrators, of course, are easy to understand. Why the hell does a country making such cars in such numbers kill their sons somewhere in Asia? It would be better to catch on the open Chevrolet along the famous 66th road. Well, or some other way.
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By the way, on these numbered highways, a weightless steering wheel, oak brakes, and mockingly puny mirrors would not irritate at all. Well, the current hectic Moscow is a true nightmare for owners of classic American (and not only!) Cars.
ORDINARY MIRACLE
Chevrolet Camaro is known as one of the most famous sports cars in the United States. For riders, over time, began to make modifications not only with powerful engines, but also with disc brakes in front and improved suspensions. Already in the late 1960s, Chevrolet, together with the team of Roger Penske, won the manufacturers cup in the prestigious Trans Am series, and Marc Donahue became a two-time individual champion. “Camaro” was awarded another honor: the 375-strong white pace car opened the race in Indianapolis. Under this case, the company even offered serial copies of such a version.
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In general, with this Chevrolet, designers, designers and marketers hit the bull's eye. Sales grew along with the number of modifications. In the autumn of 1969, the second generation was introduced, after 11 years - the third …
Meanwhile, girls and boys of the late 1960s changed their hairstyles and clothing style, became parents and grumbled at the offspring listening to disco. And then fathers and mothers, and even grandparents, who had long been accustomed to more comfortable, roomy and economical cars, began, like children about Christmas gifts under a Christmas tree, to dream of meeting with the plague coupes and convertibles of their youth.
And, if this happened, a miracle happened. Under the heady roar of the gluttonous "eight" of 327 cubes and the squeak of tires, I want to go through the turn as quickly as possible and, despite the inflexibility of the brakes, press them before the next turn as late as possible …
Salon "Camaro" - a typical example of American style of the 1960s. The rear row of seats, as expected in such a car, is cramped
Salon "Camaro" - a typical example of American style of the 1960s. The rear row of seats, as expected in such a car, is cramped. Salon "Camaro" - a typical example of American style of the 1960s. The rear row of seats, as expected in such a car, is cramped.
And then it remains only to look at the farewell flashes of wide lights and hope that this meeting with the Camaro is not the last.
BORN RUN
Chevrolet Camaro debuted in 1967. Four generations of the model were released before 2002, in 2010 the name was revived. The cars of the first generation with coupe and convertible bodies were equipped with a wide range of 6- and 8-cylinder engines with a volume of 3.8-7 liters, power from 140 to 430 hp. Offered 3- and 4-speed manual gearboxes, 2- and 3-speed automatic machines. In 1967, 220 906 Camaros were sold, of which more than 162, 000 were sold with a V8 engine and 10 675 RS series convertibles.
