Camaro SS 1967: specifications and interesting facts about the legendary American car

Camaro SS 1967 - a truly legendary, even a cult car. This car is loved by millions. The model itself was released almost immediately after the release of the Ford Mustang. Concern Chevrolet thus gave an answer to its direct competitor. And both one and the other car were very much in demand. In the first year of production, people bought 200,000 Mustangs, Chevrolet sold 230,000. Well, this is about this car and should be told in more detail as the brightest representative of the pony car class.

Briefly about the model

The Camaro SS 1967 is a supersport car. Its highlight is characteristic labels, which can be seen on the throat of the fuel tank, the front wings and the radiator grille of black color. In addition, the SS from the conventional model was distinguished by a vyshtampovkoy on the hood. But the main difference is still the engine. Under the hood SS installed at least 5.7-liter power units.

Particular attention to the developers gave the salon. Its appearance is based on the old design, which has significantly changed. In addition, everything inside was made from modern high-quality materials, supplemented with new devices. But the model has retained its characteristic round dials and the overall shape of the panel.

Specifications

The Camaro SS 1967 was originally conceived as a powerful car. So all bets were made on his impressive characteristics.

Under the hood, he has a V-shaped atmospheric power unit. There were two options, to be more precise. They differed in volume and capacity. There were 5.7 and 6.5-liter engines, which produced 325 and 375 "horses", respectively. They are aggregated as a 2-speed "automatic", and 3/4-step "mechanics".

The first "hundred" Camaro SS 1967 exchanged just 4.7 seconds after the start of the movement. But for such dynamics owners have to pay fuel, since engines consume a lot of gasoline - about 21 liters per 100 kilometers in a mixed cycle. But, by the way, if you want to save money, then thanks to the Active Fuel Management System you can simply turn off half of the cylinders, and the consumption will decrease.

Chevrolet Camaro SS 1967 - a rear-wheel drive car, and it has a rather high (for the sports car) clearance of 130 mm. Otherwise, it could not be, because the machine weighs 1,700 kilograms.

Interesting to know

It is worth noting that the Camaro SS is the company's first car, which was successfully sold in the body of both the coupe and the convertible.

This car caused great interest among all car lovers. She immediately began to take on all sorts of road tests. Which is not surprising, because this car was created for the race "Indianapolis - 500 miles." More than a hundred convertibles were designed just for this. By the way, it is still interesting that of all the SS models, approximately 56.2% were equipped with automatic transmission.

Naturally, such a prominent car could not remain unnoticed by the actors of the cinema. Camaro SS can be seen in the thriller "Christina", the mystical movie "The Spirit of Vengeance", the action movie "Black Dog", the comedy "The Runaway Bride", the notorious "Transformers", in the crime drama "Fight" and many other films.

Cost

Finally, let's say a few words about how much you can buy in our time Camaro SS 1967. The price of this car is rather big. Especially for Russian motorists, since it is very difficult to find it in our country.

In general, the price of a convertible in excellent condition will be about 4 100 000 rubles. That's about 65,000 dollars. If you study the various proposals, you can see that there are options for 30-40 thousand $, even for 20 000 actually found. But there is a problem: all these cars are offered in their homeland, in the US. In principle, car transportation is possible, but then overpay for it will have a certain amount. But for sure the emotions and impressions that such a car is capable of deliver are worth such money. In any case, the admirer's views can not be avoided precisely if he manages to acquire a rarity so unique to Russia.