I bought a 1974 Type LT Camaro brand new from a local dealership for $4,600. It came stock with the 350 c.i. engine, turbo hydromatic 350 transmission, 4 bbl Quadrajet carb, and factory dual exhaust. It drove, handled, and performed like a dream - nothing at all like the car shown. BTW this is an OLD video and I first saw it at least several years ago, and I question whether the car shown is even new and not already used and abused. The '74 LT Camaro that I'm familiar with outperformed all other 1974 American cars in its class in every respect except for the Corvette. The car in this grossly misleading video was obviously a stripped down base model with the weakest of V8 engines being offered and the skinniest low-cost tires as well, calling into question why anyone would place any stock in the validity of such a meaningless performance evaluation of the budget version that most folks would not select except for "luxury touring" (LT). I question other nonsense stated such as "coil spring rear suspension" when mine was leaf spring. This is a lame video and laughably irrelevant as it does not fairly represent the car's REAL ability and potential beyond the el-cheapo budget version. BTW I drove from MD to FL & back twice and got over 20 MPG all the way even with the AC on. Sold it for $1,500 after 10 years and 186,000 miles. Epic fail, "Camaro Historian."
Well, I think these old vids are fairly spot on. You having a 4 bbl would wake that Camaro up a heap, to maybe 245hp? Though 245hp was the z28 350 motor. Note that these reviews are being done by racing drivers, pushing cars to their limit around a track. Most drivers aren't taking their cars 60mph into turns to see how their suspension handles. Also back then depending on what tires you had may add to the driving experience. As you'd know, 74 was a year of the oil crisis, demand went up for fuel economy, performance cars took a hit in sales.
Thanks for uploading. When I was 18, I had silver '75 Type LT with dual exhaust. Loved that car! Lots of fun memories!
I bought a 1974 Type LT Camaro brand new from a local dealership for $4,600. It came stock with the 350 c.i. engine, turbo hydromatic 350 transmission, 4 bbl Quadrajet carb, and factory dual exhaust. It drove, handled, and performed like a dream - nothing at all like the car shown. BTW this is an OLD video and I first saw it at least several years ago, and I question whether the car shown is even new and not already used and abused. The '74 LT Camaro that I'm familiar with outperformed all other 1974 American cars in its class in every respect except for the Corvette. The car in this grossly misleading video was obviously a stripped down base model with the weakest of V8 engines being offered and the skinniest low-cost tires as well, calling into question why anyone would place any stock in the validity of such a meaningless performance evaluation of the budget version that most folks would not select except for "luxury touring" (LT). I question other nonsense stated such as "coil spring rear suspension" when mine was leaf spring. This is a lame video and laughably irrelevant as it does not fairly represent the car's REAL ability and potential beyond the el-cheapo budget version. BTW I drove from MD to FL & back twice and got over 20 MPG all the way even with the AC on. Sold it for $1,500 after 10 years and 186,000 miles. Epic fail, "Camaro Historian."
Well, I think these old vids are fairly spot on. You having a 4 bbl would wake that Camaro up a heap, to maybe 245hp? Though 245hp was the z28 350 motor. Note that these reviews are being done by racing drivers, pushing cars to their limit around a track. Most drivers aren't taking their cars 60mph into turns to see how their suspension handles. Also back then depending on what tires you had may add to the driving experience. As you'd know, 74 was a year of the oil crisis, demand went up for fuel economy, performance cars took a hit in sales.