Camaro Exposed: 1967-1969 - Designs, Decisions and the Inside View [Paperback]

Paul Zazarine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2001 | ISBN-10: 0837608767 | ISBN-13: 978-0837608761 | Edition: 1st

"Camaro Exposed: 1967-1969" tells the story of the formative and most collectible years of that classic pony car. Paul Zazarine the noted muscle car enthusiast and expert, documents the rise of the Camaro from the first glimmer in Chevrolet's eye to the mighty COPO 427 Camaro. Camaro Exposed: 1967-1969 documents through first-hand reminisces of GM engineers and previously unpublished photos the development of GM's high-performance muscle car. For the first time, the reader will be able to view the proposed Camaro station wagon, Camaro fastback, and other amazing designs that GM had seriously considered as it waged a sales war with Ford's highly successful Mustang.

Camaro performance enthusiasts will find special delight in the chapter devoted to one of the greatest muscle cars: the Z/28. Learn how the car was first conceived, the various stages of its development, and how Ford battled back in the showroom and on the track with the Boss 302 Zazarine details both the manufacturing development of the Z/28 and the road racing warfare that went on between the Chevrolet supported Penske/Donohue Trans Am team and Ford's appointed road warriors.

To top off the story, Zazarine includes a chapter on the ultimate Camaro: the COPO 427. Remember the days of Yenko, Nickey, Baldwin-Motion, and Dana Chevrolet -those "little old Chevy dealers" with the monster Camaro options? Camaro Exposed reproduces the original ads dealers used to promote these ultra-potent Camaros and their drag racing conquests.

"Camaro Exposed, 1967-1969: Designs, Decisions and the Inside View" is mandatory for muscle car and Camaro lovers. With first-hand interviews and unpublished photos, this book is a great research tool and a terrific gift.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: Bentley Publishers; 1st edition (December 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0837608767
• ISBN-13: 978-0837608761
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,137,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A GTO Expert Stumbles Over Camaros, January 19, 2010

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John Mccarrier (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Camaro Exposed: 1967-1969 - Designs, Decisions and the Inside View (Paperback)

The author of this book is an expert on the Pontiac GTO and has written several books on that topic. He also co wrote Glory Days with Jim Wangers. This book is not his best work.

The major problem is that there isn't enough content to fill 173 pages. It is full of white space. The outside margin is 2.5 inches. The tables are narrow and double spaces. They often contain trivial information like the exact equipment in every version of the Z/28 package, the equipment included in the 1969 Indy Pace cars, or what percent of the Camaros shipped each year had wheel covers or tinted windows. There are many small black and white pictures of different interiors, all too small to be useful, some referring to the color of the interior.

It is difficult to determine who the intended audience is? Does the reader who wants to compare the shock absorber piston diameter of the Z/28 and the Boss 302 also want to see pictures of the proposed station wagon or fastback?

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, January 3, 2012

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Brad - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Camaro Exposed: 1967-1969 - Designs, Decisions and the Inside View (Paperback)

The book has a ton of Information in it and it is very well done. They put a lot of detail in the book about all the things I was looking for. They answered a lot of the questions I had before I bought the book. All I can say is Well Done.
Thank You
Brad Lorenz