I owned a 1970 Camaro. 250 hp stock. We put mild cam, 373 gear in the rear end, Muncie 4 speed. What a blast I had. 20 years old, beautiful, very quick '70 Camaro. Quick silver with black racing stripes. I was young and enjoyed that car. Unfortunately due to marriage, was forced to sell it. Should have kept the car and got rid of the now EX wife. I still have dreams about her....THE CAR THAT IS!
Didnt even get marrtied and lost my cars due to that. They dont pay bills no matter what they promise. Desperately hanging onto my last one. Any time I heard sell the car or were done...they hit the road car stayed
Ya I was already fixed to say yep I bet you wished you had a kept the truck in the barn lol hey man I know where an old it came green with the white stripes over the top of it 70 or 71z actually two sitting in my buddy's dairy farm cow field
Awesome video!! However the 1970 Camaro's also had a 375HP 396 option which was in 1970 was actually a 402CID the same engine in the 1965 corvette in 396CID was rated and dyno'd out at 425HP. The had 11 to 1 compression square port heads solid lift cam's. I have had both.
@@MuscleCarOfTheWeek Of course, but in the video you claimed the 396/actually 1970 and later 402 was only good for 350hp which is not true, you could order two types of 396's one rated 375 horse per my detailed comments. Of course you couldn't get it in a Z28. I had 396/350HP SS/RS 4sp with every option except PW back in the day, even a vinyl top Ugg. Great Vid and car, I'm 61 and this dark green color looks much better as I get older! Mine was burn't copper white vinyl top green cloth interior, crazy cooler combo, the local dealer ordered at least two in that combo with the 396 4sp. I always wondered whether it was a disgruntled sales manager on his last day trying to stick the dealer with weird stuff that wouldn't sell? LOL
I owned the exact model and same color etc. Got it for $1800 in the mid-70s. Probably my favorite car ever. I owned about 12 to 15 cars from the 60s- mostly muscle cars.Chevys Fords ,a Buick GS and my only Dodge. 69 to the mid 70s were the best years of my single life ! Also- music from the mid 60s to mid 70s was the best
@@aarongarcia1101 Frame off resto paid 8500 late 80s sold for the same thousands of miles later for the same Got in so much trouble wiht that thing...lol took me 9 yrs to get a valid license and out of the court system...st racing.
Love the '70 and a half Z/28. Probably my favorite car. The Forest Green paint of the featured car is spectacular and really accentuates the lines of the intended design.
Had the 67 Camaro SS/ 4 speed muncie manual/ 350 V-8 with all the features I could handle... My Dad was a speed shop owner and built race cars ground up oval modifieds to gassers and rails per ordered... He was a Mil Wright and also machined and built engines for whatever specific racing you required or hot rods just to cruise... I drag raced my Camaro and my 56 Belair, at 14 of age I built my own 327 ci. for my 56, from 67 to 70 and military service duty enjoying each day of ownership... Note: Cutting others grass from age 11, a 6 days a week thrown paper route from 12 to 16, working for local cotton and soybean farmers in the summers all paid for my cars... Yes my Mom and Dad helped me plus using Dads speed shop tools helped... But my lessons learned were be there for your children but let them earn their own way... still have both at 67 yrs. old now plus a second 56 Chevy Belair just for Drags... Thanks Mom and Dad...
My very first car right after getting my drivers license. I was 17 years old. Given to me by my brother inlaw. It was a 1970 but it was only a 6 cylinder regular Camaro. He used it as a salesman car. But I didn't care, like I said I was only 17 yeara old and totally thrilled by it! So much so 4 years later a bought the real deal Z28. And i had so much fun with it! Good memories indeed!
Beautiful Camaro I own a 1984 Z /28 it is not to bad but it is not nearly as beautiful as that Camaro. I do get a lot of good comments about it. I am running a 383 small block Chevy with the 7R400 it has a little less than 54.000 miles on the body. I just love the way it drives and handles. I like the looks of the older ones but I just cannot afford one. The one I own I have had for twenty one years now.
These were a leap ahead of Chrysler in suspension. Anyway I can't believe this channel doesn't have 100k subscribers yet. Maybe word is slow to get out but come on the cars are some of the rarest and top quality conditioned cars around.
Oh yes! I wish my dad's 71 z28 looked as good as this. Even though we have the full bumper on ours, you still can't argue with the beauty of a split bumper. Keep them coming Muscle Car Of The Week!
These cars un-smogged, when tuned and geared right , would be very hard to beat in the stock wars of the early 70's on the street ..I had tuned one that used a 7 in slicks and Hooker headers thru the real dual mufflers .. ran 12.5's all day long and drive to and from the track.
I think its very beautiful and i really like the eagle beek front end.my best friend at the time had one and he traded it with his freshly built 454 in it for 2 1967 camaros and he sold me my 1967 camaro back then when i was 21 for 1000 dollars.and it cost me everything i had at the time to own it and i have never regreted owning that car except one thing? Selling it after i wrecked it for 1400 dollars because my son was on the way.i look back and wish i would have kept it amd given it to.my son Lance. I know he loved every vehicle i ever had. I live in regret not giving my son a nice ride because now hes died and hed be 21 today december 4th 1997- 2017 one year ago i lost him.and it messed wirh me veey much.selah
I remember back in the mid 70s when I first became aware of cool cars .a neighbor had a 70 that was white with blue stripes and the first time I saw it fell in love with it! obviously many others did too,i can't even count how many friends and people i knew had one . forget about getting anyone over 3 foot tall in the back seat either. lol! ☆☆☆
When I was a young lad in the late 80s I purchased a rusty 76 camaro for 750 dollars. And the reason was it was so fast. Well running the numbers it was a 1970 LT1 engine. The rest is history. Had lots of fun beating up 5.0 mustangs left and right with it.
I had one back in the late seventies. The cam wasn't very rough but the solid lifters were magical to listen to. You couldn't start it without realizing it was something exotic for the time. They reved forever. Second gear was enough to get you up near 90, if I remember right. There was an edge to everything about it. Suspension, engine, transmission, even the view looking over the stripes on the hood.
In the 90s had a frame off Z people thought I was nuts using it as a daily .Yrs later not a nick on it at least I got my fun...sitting in a garage is a joke. Best driving musclecar I ever owned...love the looks of my 67 rs and 69 SS better but no comparison as far as a road car Hours at a time on the fwy 3200 rpm with that solid cam humming away. Yes!!
You failed to mention in regard to handling and road feel is that the 70 Z went from front steer steering gear in 1st gen Camaro to a rear steer steering gear in the 2nd gen Camaro.
I have a 70 LT1. It's from a Corvette, it has the Vette Valve covers. It was in an 80 cutlass my ex had bought back around 91. It was spark knocking, so I pulled it to do a build. I didn't think it was anything special at first. Then when I started disassembly, it had guideplates, screw In studs. Then a windage tray, 4 bolt, forged steel crank. The part store ran the numbers on the Pistons. GM part number for LT-1. It was either 10:1 or 11:1.
Really nice Camaro. But I like the 1970 SS 396 Camaro's better. I used to own a numbers matching 1970 SS 396 L-78 from 1988-2001. It was featured in Muscle car review back in 1992, I still have mint copies of the Magazine. My present Camaro is the other BB 1970 SS 396 (402 CID) L-34 also numbers matching. Both had headers. The L-78's real HP was 425 HP and my L-34 is 400 hp. With the headers It probably is 430 Hp. Both my BB would beat the Z-28 Camaro.
I'd love to see that race - L78 vs LT1. I think that race would be close with the BB having the HP and TQ advantage while the SB having the weight advantage.
I know a Vietnam vet that bought one after returning home. I don't know what he had against that car but he tortured it mercilessly until it burst into flames and burned to the ground a few years later.
Has 71 Z28 valve covers with the rubber oil cap. Also missing the orig master cyl with the 2 bleed screws. Front spoiler was only available if you ordered the COPO. Also has 1973 pass side smog tube. Caution fan shroud is also incorrect. Missing rear bumper fangs. I also think you should stop leaning on the car. Stand up straght.
I bought an RS metallic blue 250 6 cylinder in March 71 in Texas for U$3600. Not a muscle magic but sure was an eye magnet. I wonder where it ended up after I took it to Europe and sold it there in '74. Great fun there but no joy in the UK on the wrong side of the road. Was never sold here in AUS until recently at obscene prices.
Only took a 350 crank shaft and 302 became a even hotter version the LT1 350. It's also why many first gen Z\28 got 350 short blocks if the bottom end failed. Even with the L48 350\300 short block when paired with the 302 heads\cam was good for extra 90lb-ft and ~365hp. Hp gains weren't huge but the extra torque would make it feel a lot more powerful.
That's debatable. It may have a greater torque curve and more top end power. However, both the 302 and 327 with their hot cams and solid lifters were high revving screamers that produced lots of top end power. See this comparison. th-cam.com/video/AjJSK5sLOeE/w-d-xo.html
@@billstovall3813 I am referring to 'real life' street performance, most of those 302 Z-28 were BARELY breaking into the 14's if at all, LT-1 is a far better street engine, 302 was only good for it's true intended purpose which was the Trans Am racing where the 305 CI max rule applied
I see your point and it is well taken. That 302 was designed for high revving performance characteristic of oval track racing. For true street use, Chevy was wise to migrate to the bigger displacement and more street friendly 350. Just not sure it was "far superior". That's just my opinion, and by no means indicates that your preference is off base. I noticed that you didn't comment on the 327. Both the L76 and L79 were forces to be reckoned with.
Some had solid lifters some didn’t . The solid lifter cars were incredibly savage and pulled hard into the red. One of the best muscle cars of all time . The big sway bar helped . I will never forget the summer spent tearing down and rebuilding my uncles 70.5 . It was kept as close to original as possible . I think the only thing we changed was adding a msd distributor. Between 3500 and red it was one of the most intense machines I’ve ever been in . Get the feeler gauges out time to do a valve lash .
I owned a 70 camaro , a 70 Z28 and a 70 Z28 RS . All 70 Z28s had solid cam/lifters . My Z28 RS was the same 48 code "forrest green" But had been repainted with black stripes (this was not an option for dark green in 1970 except for citrus green) Mine was a van nuys car , no rust . Automatic T400 , 3.73 , There is nothing that sounds better than a solid lifter motor NOTHING !!
Z22 code car (RS) for the Z28 which I believe the Z28 is the code for what was supposed to be called the "Camaro Cheetah" Chevy loved the cool sounding code hence the famous Z28 was born.., great video!
Wow, so the power & torque is comparable to my 2022 Cadillac CT5 V Series with 3.0 TT V6. My car weighs in at 4,000 lbs & is actually much quicker off the line to 60 mph. My guess is the lightning fast shifting 10 speed auto with performance gearing in the lower ranges. I used to own a Z28 like this in Citrus Green w/black stripes. The 4 speed was fun & I loved the aggressive sound!
I had a 1971 RS 350 automatic. I loved the car. I swear though my current 2013 Mazda 6 with a 4 cylinder engine is faster and handles way better. Everything about new cars is way better and way higher quality, but those old American muscle cars were fun.
Please note folks that the Z/28 grill is "silver" on the leading edge, and black on the inside, not all black. This is just a friendly reminder for all you rattle can wielders out there in car land.
Yeah they r nice carsmy buddy has one of the RS Z28 70 auto TH400 and with the color is Cortez silver black SS stripes and black interior and 456 in the rear plus a little more that makes it that much of a nice car still mint and dry garage kept .
The LT1 WAS a great motor. But it's lack of torque made it feel like a slug compared to other muscle cars of the day. However, that same lack of torque and the f60 tires and the fact that stock, it could rev to 7000 RPMS, made it very easy to launch even with the 4.10 gears. Thus is was a killer on the street light drags. It just didn't feel very quick.
Please can you guys do a review on a 1974 or 1977 Camaro Z28?!!! You just don’t see those years! Don’t get me wrong I love the 1970 Z28 it would be nice to see those reviewed too! Please and thank you! Great videos!
I doubt you'll see such a review. By those years the HP had plummeted due to reduced compression, emission controls, etc. It's hard to justify reviewing a 16 or 17 second car that ran high 13s just 4 years prior.
I love the Gen 2 Camaros I had one high school but sadly it was a 72 and it didn't have any real power I've always been upset that the 70 Camaro never gets the credit that it's due I think that's mainly because of the one-off Year 69 that everybody loves well most people anyway but in my opinion the handling and yes even the looks are better in a 1970
Plus Gm had big problems with mfg. the sheet metal they had to retool because of cracks in the body so they extended production of the 69' Camaro , hence the 70 1/2 Camaro and that hurt sales but they were soo much better than the first gen because they were built on their own platform with better steering and suspension whereas the first gen used the Nova platform , beautiful cars in both looks and performance
1970 r.s.camaro 350 2 baron altow 350 tran. I think carb. 650 cfm slit front bumper, seat belt harness flow out window and broke back glass but was a grate car also it was red? "Sold it in Heltonvell, IN. for $450.00 to pay of lone" Mark Inman,
Jeff House yes i believe there was a 3 piece spoiler and a solid spoiler. Not sure what the original story is but 1 had problems so they switched to the other
Churchill, sorry to disappoint, but the HP rating was pretty accurate if you used the old gross HP rating process: th-cam.com/video/AjJSK5sLOeE/w-d-xo.html
I owned a 1970 Camaro. 250 hp stock. We put mild cam, 373 gear in the rear end, Muncie 4 speed. What a blast I had. 20 years old, beautiful, very quick '70 Camaro. Quick silver with black racing stripes. I was young and enjoyed that car. Unfortunately due to marriage, was forced to sell it. Should have kept the car and got rid of the now EX wife. I still have dreams about her....THE CAR THAT IS!
360hp stock
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8369, I had a 1975 my ex-wife Totaled it
Didnt even get marrtied and lost my cars due to that. They dont pay bills no matter what they promise.
Desperately hanging onto my last one. Any time I heard sell the car or were done...they hit the road car stayed
Ya I was already fixed to say yep I bet you wished you had a kept the truck in the barn lol hey man I know where an old it came green with the white stripes over the top of it 70 or 71z actually two sitting in my buddy's dairy farm cow field
This is my favorite Camaro out of all of them, every year every model. Absolutely perfect!!
doctor zaius me too, 2nd gen Camaros are the prettiest I want a 427 with an L88 hood
I agree.
i concur, doctor.
Why didn't they make a new one with this style. I had a 1973 still one of my favorite cars in my life. Rusted out in 3 years though.
1970 was the best looking Camaro ever. The Z28 is the best trim for 1970. I like the SS too.
Awesome video!! However the 1970 Camaro's also had a 375HP 396 option which was in 1970 was actually a 402CID the same engine in the 1965 corvette in 396CID was rated and dyno'd out at 425HP. The had 11 to 1 compression square port heads solid lift cam's. I have had both.
They did, but not the Z28.
@@MuscleCarOfTheWeek Of course, but in the video you claimed the 396/actually 1970 and later 402 was only good for 350hp which is not true, you could order two types of 396's one rated 375 horse per my detailed comments. Of course you couldn't get it in a Z28. I had 396/350HP SS/RS 4sp with every option except PW back in the day, even a vinyl top Ugg. Great Vid and car, I'm 61 and this dark green color looks much better as I get older! Mine was burn't copper white vinyl top green cloth interior, crazy cooler combo, the local dealer ordered at least two in that combo with the 396 4sp. I always wondered whether it was a disgruntled sales manager on his last day trying to stick the dealer with weird stuff that wouldn't sell? LOL
@@markr5132 you are correct. Also there actually was one 454 LS6 built. it was supposed to be destroyed but someone owns todat.
I owned the exact model and same color etc. Got it for $1800 in the mid-70s. Probably my favorite car ever. I owned about 12 to 15 cars from the 60s- mostly muscle cars.Chevys Fords ,a Buick GS and my only Dodge. 69 to the mid 70s were the best years of my single life ! Also- music from the mid 60s to mid 70s was the best
Got mine for$3300 in 1989, and that sucker was fast!
@@aarongarcia1101 Frame off resto paid 8500 late 80s sold for the same thousands of miles later for the same
Got in so much trouble wiht that thing...lol took me 9 yrs to get a valid license and out of the court system...st racing.
Love the '70 and a half
Z/28. Probably my favorite car. The Forest Green paint of the featured car is spectacular and really accentuates the lines of the intended design.
Had citrus...in the sun that paint popped big time.
@@gordocarbo For sure! Citrus is a great colour, especially if the car has the black stripes, nice contrast.
I used to have a 70,s with 307 engine when I was teen ager , I really enjoy it very much
Plain and simple. The best looking car ever made, even to this day. The real RS is beautiful
This is a great channel, so informative, I am a big fan of these muscle cars. Wished I owned one of them.
Robert Smith you best get one for yourself... You'll be pissed later in life if you don't...
I'm pulling for you.....
I want a race ! I have a 70' Pontiac formula 400 and seeing both together would be a thrill
Thank you for sharing. My Dad had a 1971 Z/28 w/posi rear end. Great memories
The 70 1/2 is the best Z28 there ever was. But my favorite Camaro ever is a 69 ZL1 COPO
Brings back so many memories
My dad had this car and tuned it to the max could hear him coming and going
I am 58 years old. My whole life I say a 1960's Jaguar XKE with a V-12, but NO , a 1970 Camaro is the most sexy car of all time. It really is !
I’m torn between the 69 and 70 Camaro as my favorite classic Camaro.
Had the 67 Camaro SS/ 4 speed muncie manual/ 350 V-8 with all the features I could handle... My Dad was a speed shop owner and built race cars ground up oval modifieds to gassers and rails per ordered... He was a Mil Wright and also machined and built engines for whatever specific racing you required or hot rods just to cruise...
I drag raced my Camaro and my 56 Belair, at 14 of age I built my own 327 ci. for my 56, from 67 to 70 and military service duty enjoying each day of ownership...
Note: Cutting others grass from age 11, a 6 days a week thrown paper route from 12 to 16, working for local cotton and soybean farmers in the summers all paid for my cars... Yes my Mom and Dad helped me plus using Dads speed shop tools helped... But my lessons learned were be there for your children but let them earn their own way...
still have both at 67 yrs. old now plus a second 56 Chevy Belair just for Drags...
Thanks Mom and Dad...
My all time favorite Camaro.
I like this video, My best friend has a Factory Red 70-1/2 RS-SS Factory 4spd Camaro.
My very first car right after getting my drivers license. I was 17 years old. Given to me by my brother inlaw. It was a 1970 but it was only a 6 cylinder regular Camaro. He used it as a salesman car. But I didn't care, like I said I was only 17 yeara old and totally thrilled by it! So much so 4 years later a bought the real deal Z28. And i had so much fun with it! Good memories indeed!
Beautiful Camaro I own a 1984 Z /28 it is not to bad but it is not nearly as beautiful as that Camaro. I do get a lot of good comments about it. I am running a 383 small block Chevy with the 7R400 it has a little less than 54.000 miles on the body. I just love the way it drives and handles. I like the looks of the older ones but I just cannot afford one. The one I own I have had for twenty one years now.
Love the first gen styling more, though. This one's sweet, too. And Lord help me, I love the 80s IROC too, one of the only cool cars of that decade.
This gen Z28 is one my favorites of all time.
This guy is an excellent presenter. Super job!
These were a leap ahead of Chrysler in suspension. Anyway I can't believe this channel doesn't have 100k subscribers yet. Maybe word is slow to get out but come on the cars are some of the rarest and top quality conditioned cars around.
+orange70383 same. i always wondered why the low number of subscribers for this beautiful channel.
Oh yes! I wish my dad's 71 z28 looked as good as this. Even though we have the full bumper on ours, you still can't argue with the beauty of a split bumper. Keep them coming Muscle Car Of The Week!
I have a 71 Z28 full bumper. But just put a split bumper on it.
@@Gmanautonut that’s awesome. My dad has the full bumper
Second favorite model Camaro,right behind the 69 Z28 w/the RS option,those hideaway headlamps made for one wicked looking frontend
My 1971 Camaro gets my blood pumping like crazy!
One of my favorite cars of all time.
These cars un-smogged, when tuned and geared right , would be very hard to beat in the stock wars of the early 70's on the street ..I had tuned one that used a 7 in slicks and Hooker headers thru the real dual mufflers .. ran 12.5's all day long and drive to and from the track.
Absolutely it did. Great car.
I think its very beautiful and i really like the eagle beek front end.my best friend at the time had one and he traded it with his freshly built 454 in it for 2 1967 camaros and he sold me my 1967 camaro back then when i was 21 for 1000 dollars.and it cost me everything i had at the time to own it and i have never regreted owning that car except one thing? Selling it after i wrecked it for 1400 dollars because my son was on the way.i look back and wish i would have kept it amd given it to.my son Lance. I know he loved every vehicle i ever had. I live in regret not giving my son a nice ride because now hes died and hed be 21 today december 4th 1997- 2017 one year ago i lost him.and it messed wirh me veey much.selah
A white one was my nemesis, when I was street racing my ‘69 Nova SS 350 4spd 4:10 posi
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I like the 70-73 Trans Am better. Thanks for sharing.
If any channel should be in 4k, it's this one. Good stuff.
Best looking Camaro of all time.
No doubt 70 RS
I remember back in the mid 70s when I first became aware of cool cars .a neighbor had a 70 that was white with blue stripes and the first time I saw it fell in love with it! obviously many others did too,i can't even count how many friends and people i knew had one . forget about getting anyone over 3 foot tall in the back seat either. lol! ☆☆☆
Classic Muscle Car 🥇🇺🇸
Great looking example of a really cool and fast vintage car.
Always my favorite year😊
They gave it a split bumper to help reduce front end weight.
a 1969 Z is my favorite but this is a second choice for sure.
Nice Ride
When I was a young lad in the late 80s I purchased a rusty 76 camaro for 750 dollars. And the reason was it was so fast. Well running the numbers it was a 1970 LT1 engine. The rest is history. Had lots of fun beating up 5.0 mustangs left and right with it.
I had a 70 rs Z28. Turbo 400 trans. Added GM angle plug heads. What a bullet proof screamer. Kept for 7 yrs. Wish I kept.
Actually, the second gen's wheelbase was slightly shorter than the first gen: 108 inches for gen 2 vs 108.1 for gen 1.
I hope to someday get a muscle car, and that is at the top of my list!
This "sharp" edge at the front and the amazing lines of this car!... It's so beautiful!
Sweet ride guys! Although it would have been nice to hear the engine idle when you mentioned the cam lift and duration.
I had one back in the late seventies. The cam wasn't very rough but the solid lifters were magical to listen to. You couldn't start it without realizing it was something exotic for the time. They reved forever. Second gear was enough to get you up near 90, if I remember right. There was an edge to everything about it. Suspension, engine, transmission, even the view looking over the stripes on the hood.
I wish my 71 Camaro looked that good
In the 90s had a frame off Z people thought I was nuts using it as a daily .Yrs later not a nick on it at least I got my fun...sitting in a garage is a joke.
Best driving musclecar I ever owned...love the looks of my 67 rs and 69 SS better but no comparison as far as a road car
Hours at a time on the fwy 3200 rpm with that solid cam humming away. Yes!!
The 70 TA was such a better looking F body!
You failed to mention in regard to handling and road feel is that the 70 Z went from front steer steering gear in 1st gen Camaro to a rear steer steering gear in the 2nd gen Camaro.
Perfect combo! Z28 and 350!
SHE IS GORGEOUS AND HOT CAMARO!!😯😯😍😍😍😍😍
I have a 70 LT1. It's from a Corvette, it has the Vette Valve covers. It was in an 80 cutlass my ex had bought back around 91. It was spark knocking, so I pulled it to do a build. I didn't think it was anything special at first. Then when I started disassembly, it had guideplates, screw In studs. Then a windage tray, 4 bolt, forged steel crank. The part store ran the numbers on the Pistons. GM part number for LT-1. It was either 10:1 or 11:1.
Really nice Camaro. But I like the 1970 SS 396 Camaro's better. I used to own a numbers matching 1970 SS 396 L-78 from 1988-2001. It was featured in Muscle car review back in 1992, I still have mint copies of the Magazine. My present Camaro is the other BB 1970 SS 396 (402 CID) L-34 also numbers matching. Both had headers. The L-78's real HP was 425 HP and my L-34 is 400 hp. With the headers It probably is 430 Hp. Both my BB would beat the Z-28 Camaro.
I'd love to see that race - L78 vs LT1. I think that race would be close with the BB having the HP and TQ advantage while the SB having the weight advantage.
I have had 2 70s and a 72 ,great cars sure miss them
I know a Vietnam vet that bought one after returning home. I don't know what he had against that car but he tortured it mercilessly until it burst into flames and burned to the ground a few years later.
Has 71 Z28 valve covers with the rubber oil cap. Also missing the orig master cyl with the 2 bleed screws. Front spoiler was only available if you ordered the COPO. Also has 1973 pass side smog tube. Caution fan shroud is also incorrect. Missing rear bumper fangs. I also think you should stop leaning on the car. Stand up straght.
I bought an RS metallic blue 250 6 cylinder in March 71 in Texas for U$3600. Not a muscle magic but sure was an eye magnet. I wonder where it ended up after I took it to Europe and sold it there in '74. Great fun there but no joy in the UK on the wrong side of the road. Was never sold here in AUS until recently at obscene prices.
awesome car, great video... thanks guys
Too bad I'll never have enough money to admire one of these beauties.
Cool car in its own right, though personally, I always thought the second-gen Firebirds were far prettier.
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I have to agree but i do love the look of the split bumper camaro's just as much. Didnt care for full bumpers though
350 is a far superior engine to the 302
Only took a 350 crank shaft and 302 became a even hotter version the LT1 350. It's also why many first gen Z\28 got 350 short blocks if the bottom end failed. Even with the L48 350\300 short block when paired with the 302 heads\cam was good for extra 90lb-ft and ~365hp. Hp gains weren't huge but the extra torque would make it feel a lot more powerful.
That's debatable. It may have a greater torque curve and more top end power. However, both the 302 and 327 with their hot cams and solid lifters were high revving screamers that produced lots of top end power. See this comparison. th-cam.com/video/AjJSK5sLOeE/w-d-xo.html
@@billstovall3813 I am referring to 'real life' street performance, most of those 302 Z-28 were BARELY breaking into the 14's if at all, LT-1 is a far better street engine, 302 was only good for it's true intended purpose which was the Trans Am racing where the 305 CI max rule applied
I see your point and it is well taken. That 302 was designed for high revving performance characteristic of oval track racing. For true street use, Chevy was wise to migrate to the bigger displacement and more street friendly 350. Just not sure it was "far superior". That's just my opinion, and by no means indicates that your preference is off base. I noticed that you didn't comment on the 327. Both the L76 and L79 were forces to be reckoned with.
Such a sexy car!!
Some had solid lifters some didn’t . The solid lifter cars were incredibly savage and pulled hard into the red. One of the best muscle cars of all time . The big sway bar helped . I will never forget the summer spent tearing down and rebuilding my uncles 70.5 . It was kept as close to original as possible . I think the only thing we changed was adding a msd distributor. Between 3500 and red it was one of the most intense machines I’ve ever been in . Get the feeler gauges out time to do a valve lash .
All the Z28's with the LT1 had solid lifters
@@bluesky-ud9wg not in Canada
@@williamwinslowhansen The actual Z28 with the LT1 were all solid lifter engines. The SS trim was a 300 horse 350 with hydraulic lifters
@@bluesky-ud9wg not in Canada . The hydraulic lifter cars had ten less HP.here.
I owned a 70 camaro , a 70 Z28 and a 70 Z28 RS . All 70 Z28s had solid cam/lifters . My Z28 RS was the same 48 code "forrest green" But had been repainted with black stripes (this was not an option for dark green in 1970 except for citrus green) Mine was a van nuys car , no rust . Automatic T400 , 3.73 , There is nothing that sounds better than a solid lifter motor NOTHING !!
Getting this car in yellow, just like Bumblebee in Transformers.
Z22 code car (RS) for the Z28 which I believe the Z28 is the code for what was supposed to be called the "Camaro Cheetah" Chevy loved the cool sounding code hence the famous Z28 was born.., great video!
Thought it may have been Zorkov Duntov. The old Chevy performance guy from the era.
Wow, so the power & torque is comparable to my 2022 Cadillac CT5 V Series with 3.0 TT V6. My car weighs in at 4,000 lbs & is actually much quicker off the line to 60 mph. My guess is the lightning fast shifting 10 speed auto with performance gearing in the lower ranges.
I used to own a Z28 like this in Citrus Green w/black stripes. The 4 speed was fun & I loved the aggressive sound!
I had a 1971 RS 350 automatic. I loved the car.
I swear though my current 2013 Mazda 6 with a 4 cylinder engine is faster and handles way better. Everything about new cars is way better and way higher quality, but those old American muscle cars were fun.
This Car is my dream.
Yes i think the Camaro is the best car ever built. Besides the CHEVELL.
But i LOVE Camaro's the best
And the second generation was the best..
Badass
Sweet!😄
My dream car
Only 6years ago. Doesn’t take long for hopes and dreams to be crushed 😢
I owned one but in Huger Orange I love the car. To me the best camaro.
There was an SS 396 offered this year with the L78. that engine is 375 HP and rated 425 HP in the corvette. Much more powerful than the 350.
69 70 71 2018 19 20 are the best for me
Please note folks that the Z/28 grill is "silver" on the leading edge, and black on the inside, not all black. This is just a friendly reminder for all you rattle can wielders out there in car land.
Beautiful design
I love the attentive stance
Nice
Yeah they r nice carsmy buddy has one of the RS Z28 70 auto TH400 and with the color is Cortez silver black SS stripes and black interior and 456 in the rear plus a little more that makes it that much of a nice car still mint and dry garage kept .
i bought one new from the factory back in 1970 it came with the 4 speed with a 4 speed council on the floor
The LT1 WAS a great motor. But it's lack of torque made it feel like a slug compared to other muscle cars of the day. However, that same lack of torque and the f60 tires and the fact that stock, it could rev to 7000 RPMS, made it very easy to launch even with the 4.10 gears. Thus is was a killer on the street light drags. It just didn't feel very quick.
Hey your wearing shorts thats new. sweet camaro i really liked this generation
No front spoilers on 70 Z28's in 71 it was an option when ordering spoiler package
My old man had one the same color as this one but his was RS /SS with the LT1 i wish he could have kept it
Please can you guys do a review on a 1974 or 1977 Camaro Z28?!!! You just don’t see those years! Don’t get me wrong I love the 1970 Z28 it would be nice to see those reviewed too! Please and thank you! Great videos!
Paint jobs on cars today were truly authentic! (No peeling plastic coatings)
I doubt you'll see such a review. By those years the HP had plummeted due to reduced compression, emission controls, etc. It's hard to justify reviewing a 16 or 17 second car that ran high 13s just 4 years prior.
Underrated for insurance purposes, more like 400 HP LT1
Without a doubt they made 400 hp
I love the Gen 2 Camaros I had one high school but sadly it was a 72 and it didn't have any real power I've always been upset that the 70 Camaro never gets the credit that it's due I think that's mainly because of the one-off Year 69 that everybody loves well most people anyway but in my opinion the handling and yes even the looks are better in a 1970
Plus Gm had big problems with mfg. the sheet metal they had to retool because of cracks in the body so they extended production of the 69' Camaro , hence the 70 1/2 Camaro and that hurt sales but they were soo much better than the first gen because they were built on their own platform with better steering and suspension whereas the first gen used the Nova platform , beautiful cars in both looks and performance
Personally I prefer the first gen but still an impressive car
Beautiful Kevo
NICE CAR!!!
Awesome car. Hideous color interior and exterior.
1970 r.s.camaro 350 2 baron altow 350 tran. I think carb. 650 cfm slit front bumper, seat belt harness flow out window and broke back glass but was a grate car also it was red? "Sold it in Heltonvell, IN. for $450.00 to pay of lone" Mark Inman,
Worked for me!
Cool car
Wasn't there something special about the rear spoiler being shorter for the beginning of the 70 run and got taller later in the 70 model year?
+Jeff House -RS used this
Jeff House yes i believe there was a 3 piece spoiler and a solid spoiler. Not sure what the original story is but 1 had problems so they switched to the other
I would like to see a dyno in today’s form of what the horsepower really is. Most likely, it’s less than what was originally advertised.
Churchill, sorry to disappoint, but the HP rating was pretty accurate if you used the old gross HP rating process:
th-cam.com/video/AjJSK5sLOeE/w-d-xo.html
When I see side view I think of Jim, Jim Rockford, I know I know.
I love Rockford
I thought he drove a Firebird Formula?
@@wes326 you are correct.