|
The 1969 ZL1 Camaro
This may look like a mormal every day 1969 Camaro to you, but
it's acctually one of the meanest muscle cars ever built by
Chavrolet or any other company, yes including the Hemi.
In 1969 Fred Gibbs Chevrolet orded one of these Camaro's to go
and race with, it was a special order car known as the ZL1
Camaro or COPO 9560 "Central Office Production Order" Dick
Harrel was to drive the car for Fred Gibbs Chevrolet, and he
would set a record for a street driven car during his run as a
driver for Fred Gibbs.
The ZL1 Camaro would prove to be an amazing race car, not to
mention, it was still a street car also, in street dress Dick
Harrel would achieve 1/4 mile times of 11.05 and in full race
mode, with the headers uncorcked and slicks added he would
achieve a 10.35 1/4 mile time on his first run.
Then he would reach a real high for a street driven car, mind
you this in factory street dress, with slicks added and headers
uncorcked or in full race mode, he would achieve an all time
high 1/4 mile time of 10.05, now how meny cars do you know of
from the factory that will pull that feat off.
This car had a 427 CID Chevy big block, which was rated at a
meger 450 HP from the factory, of course this was a horrible
underrating, with all the insurance problems for the car dealers
during those years most of the car companies had to underrate
the hp of their cars to get them insured while the cars were on
their lots.
To see the images that belong to this artle click here Muscle car
resoration
About the author:
I'm a 41 year old man who's been in the bodyshop business for
about 20 years, and the restoration business for about 23 years,
I live my lie to promote the old American muscle cars and
classic cars, I am their savior.
Please visit these sites for more info on this subject and more
Red Line
Learn about muscle
cars
Written by: David C. Atkin
|
 |
Home
List of Articles
Recent Articles
If you Drive a Motorcycle, You Need Motorcycle Insurance
Automobile insurance is very important. Most people know this
and understand this. Insurance is meant to protect you, your
property as well as other people and other property that you may
damage in an accident. There are different kinds of...
My Credit Affects My Car Insurance Rate?
You probably know that lenders use information in your credit
report to determine if they'll give you credit. But did you know
that in some states, insurance companies also consider your
credit history? Good or bad, your credit history may affect...
Using The “Autograph” To Get Cheap Motor Insurance
What if your motor insurance provider told you that you could get up to 25 percent discounted from your next car insurance policy simply by showing them that you were a safe driver? It would sound obvious won’t it - after all, basically, isn’t...
|
