This 1967 Chevrolet Camaro was first built into a 1/8-mile drag racer in Alabama 10 years ago. The seller’s father acquired the car upon its previous owner’s retirement from drag racing in 2016, and subsequent work reportedly included installation of an 8.5-second chassis built by Chassis Work in Montgomery as well as a bottom-end overhaul of its Richard Childress Racing 421ci V8, which is paired with a Powerglide automatic transmission from JW Performance. The car has been raced six times and used for several shows under current ownership, and is now offered with recent receipts, previous results, and a Georgia bill of sale.
The seller reports that the body is primarily fiberglass and aluminum, with the roof and rear quarters the only remaining steel panels. The front clip was previously sheet metal, but was replaced in recent years with a lighter fiberglass version. The car was repainted in red with a flame scheme at the time.
A walk-around video is viewable above. The seller notes the presence of cracks under both rear quarter windows, which are said to be the result of high-torque launches and vibrations. Paint chips are present under the license plate at the rear of the car. New Mickey Thompson E/T tires have reportedly been installed front and rear.
A tubular roll cage protects the cockpit, which is comprised of aluminum panels. Equipment includes a Kirkey seat with a harness including an anti-submarine belt as well as an ignition control unit and a nitrous oxide tank mounted in the passenger footwell. An NHRA chassis certification tag is shown in the gallery below.
A Racepak digital instrumentation package is installed in the carbon fiber dash, and an analog tachometer is mounted to the right. The car has reportedly covered 45 miles since completion, accrued 1/8 mile at a time.
The Richard Childress Racing 421ci SB2 Y2K V8 reportedly received a bottom-end overhaul and 11-degree Rick Mann cylinder heads two years ago, with approximately six passes completed since. The Powerglide automatic transmission is said to have been built by JW Performance with straight-cut gears and a billet 7,000-rpm stall torque converter, and sends power to a Strange Engineering rear end. The present setup includes the following:
- Custom stainless steel long-tube headers with rack mufflers
- 15.2:1 compression
- Semi-dry sump oil system with Peterson oil pump
- MSD ignition
- Wilson Manifolds Pro Flow nitrous system (fitted, but not used in bracket racing)
- Wilson Manifolds burst plate
- Ron Davis radiator
- Pro Brake for reverse
- 16-volt electrical system
A video of the car running is viewable above, and a clip showing it being launched can be viewed here. A dyno sheet for an earlier version of the engine build shows just under 800 horsepower at 7k rpm prior to the bottom-end refreshment and addition of the 11-degree heads.
The car has primarily been used for 1/8-mile bracket racing and a spreadsheet showing conditions, elapsed times, and trap speeds from its earlier career is provided above. A computer and data link for the Racepak and ignition module are included in the sale.
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