The peak of their popularity is what he was talking about. They're still very popular, but they aren't the go-to for nearly everyone in the engine customization scene that they used to be
I thought that. But he’s not wrong. He didn’t mean it to be bad sounding. After 71 insurance and fuel prices killed a lot of it. And mind you edelbrock intakes and such came on factory performance cars. Of which went away around when the hemi went in 1971.
Chevy swung and missed on the new Camaro. I had a 68 RS convertible with a 327 in it. Still my favorite car I've owned. It was a puke cream color when I got it but we did some work and turned it red just like this one but with a black nose stripe. Oh I miss that car!
A R... The old one is Beautiful... Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten, I think new cars when there no longer new will be forgotten, The fragile unnecessary over complex electrical systems will make sure of that...
Nice memories ! Very few Gen 1 Camaroes crossed the pond to England in the late 60s early 1970s, the Mustang, Challenger and Corvette were more commonly seen. I have a lovely 68 SS396 4 speed car, currently it runs a 468 motor.
I remember reading about this 67 back in 1971. What a great example of the performance heyday of the late 60s and early 70s. Almost every intake manifold I've ever owned was an Edelbrock. Thanks for the memories!😊
Had a couple American made Weiands, 2 or 3 holleys, rest were Edelbrocks I refuse to buy anything cast in China wearing an american name owned by some investment group.
i see Jay each time reminds me of my dad. From same home town and i remember my dad telling me that my dads friend was Jay's teacher. This was back in Lawrence Mass. How Jay talks, his mannerism really reminds me of my dad . i lost him this last year at 90 but he lived a whole life. Thanks for making these videos Jay.
Yeah, so many people hate carburetors now, but I love them. In a fuel injected car, it feels like you have to get a note from you Mom to hit the gas rheostat. With a carburetor and throttle cable, there is that very real analog feeling that you are the one initiating the response. Hard to beat that feeling!
@@onestepbeyond7240 That's what is really boring. You look at the card, and they do look nice great awesome whatever, but they all look kind of the same.
@@ReallyRyan. The guy is a CEO of a fairly big brand, I doubt that he was nervous. He didn't look or sound nervous at all to me. I think he's grown up always having a lot of responsibilities placed upon him that he (understandably) took very seriously, so he's just so used to having to be "professional" that he either can't relax anymore, or it's just very hard for him to do, even when he wants to be.
Congratulations Jay! It may took you 50 odd years but you got to drive and see the car of your teenage dreams. Almost unbelievable that the car is still in one piece and in the condition that it was when you last saw it.
This 67 Camaro got side swiped by a garbage truck on the Drivers side back in the 70's. Totaled the rear quarter panel and driver's door. It was featured in one of Hot Rod magazines and showed the damage done. At that time it was owned by Jim MacFarland the editor of Hot Rod magazine.
Jay: I've watched your show forever and I absolutely love it. Thanks for all the class and effort that you put into your great show . I'm a 82 Y/O Canadian that watched Carson and then you on the tonite show. I know Johnny is watching!! Kudos.....Terry Southgate
I SOOOOO agree! I had a 67 Rally Sport with hideaway headlights and I loved the wing windows and was actually shocked when the 68s came out without them. I thought... WHAT? Jeez, I'm showing my age. lol
@@davidgrason161 Just curious, do you remember if the rear window had any electrical defrost element in it (the horizontal conductor lines)? Or was it something like an option? Or maybe there were none at all?...
This one brought back some memories. When I got out of the Navy in 69 my girlfriend had bought a 67 Camaro small V8 3 speed. But I always felt when driving it when I pulled it down into first gear, was like cocking a gun. Always my favorite year.
Is it me or does this Don dude seem like he would really enjoy watching paint dry ?? Damm guy , liven up a little , you're hangin out with Jay Leno , the king of car guys !
Everyone saying the CEO was stiff: Yeah Don Barry obviously knows his products, knows cars, knows the history, and he LIKES the craft. Give him a break and give JLG a break. He finally got a suit-type who knew wtf he's talking about.
i remember reading about this car in hot rod magazine, jim once blew up a 396 so bad that one of the connecting rods hit a guy mowing the lawn next to the dragstrip 300 yards away. jim also never drove the car on the street because it was too valuable to drive. that car was the test bed for almost all chevrolet speed parts made by all of the manufacturers, so it has been dismantled and reassembled hundreds of times so it isn't factory perfect, but it is a significant piece of hot rodding history. really nice to see it's still being taken care of and hasn't been modified or butchered..
i wish that edelbrock would make their carburetors with all stainless steel screws, float brackets and pins, jets and metering rods etc. so that the alcohol in our current garbage pump fuel won't cause galvanic corrosion of the aluminum castings and result in total carburetor failure in only a few months sitting idle. i've replaced 2 edelbrock 650's because they are ethanol intolerant and i let the truck sit for too long... a great carburetor if the gasoline is pure, the interchangeable metering rods make it really easy to tune. been rebuilding carter afb's since i was 13 years old on my mom's 1966 dodge monaco station wagon with a 383 and 727 auto.
That 67 is just gorgeous. I remember back in the late 80's the popular combo for small block chevy was using a Edelbrock intake with a Holley carb. The setup I had on m y Camaro worked great. Good to hear how well Edelbrock is doing. 650 plus employees and making everything in the U.S. I have to respect that.
Silicon valley boomtown RV'S parked along the road, you must be very proud to live in California . A great shame that we didn't get to listen to that supercharged V6 with only 11 years left on earth.
Jay should have driven both and given us a comparison. Sure the 67 is nostalgic but the new one is such a better car in every way. Unfortunately I don't think I could stand another minute of CEO Don Berry. Silicon Valley is about 350 miles north of LA near San Jose.
Knowing Jay, he still has that Hot Rod magazine from 1967. Back in 1962 my older brother, who was eighteen, bought a ‘55 Olds for $200, an Edelbrock manifold with three deuces for $35, and went drag racing. He never won, but came very close many times. The Edelbrock company has had my respect ever since.
That old beauty really brings back memories. Never owned one but had friends who did and we'd go cruising the scene or bombing around up in the hills. They were great cars, back then; when folks weren't forced to live on the streets in their RV's as shown in the last few minutes of Jay's video, all lined up one after another.
chikitabowow the dream of owning a first gen Camaro isn’t out of reach. I own a handful of them. Let me know if your interested in owning one th-cam.com/video/IhJRm8xKNTM/w-d-xo.html
As always, I've come away enriched, after watching another episode of Jay Leno's Garage. I just learned more about the Camaro and the Edelbrock company, than I ever knew, before. I totally love this channel. Thanks, Jay and crew!
What a great back-story Don related to on this pre-production Camaro and all that Edelbrock has been and IS doing. This walk down memory lane also struck a chord with me.
Strange Vic's Daughters, Christa & Camee weren't in the show... Miss Vic Jr. & Bobby Meeks...When did THIS guy show up? He makes Coach Belicheck look animated...
This is one those special vehicles that really needed someone that's knows the history in detail to present it. This Camaro was THE one to present of so many firsts for the new Chevrolet model. New 350 small block was a Camaro exclusive the first year, even Corvette still had 327 as top small block. Come on Jay and Don, it says "350" in no less than 4 places on the car ??!! The 'crate' motor this thing had back in the day was big block transplant. This car went through the whole gament of hot rodding and bolt ons. Engine swaps, drag racing, street testing, EVERYTHING.......... THAT history needs to told here......... Wonderful car, thanks Jay and Don for giving us a peek........ Steve
Jay was incorrect. Being an SS-350, the Camaro would not have had a 327, but a 350.. as the emblems indicate. (first year for the 350 engine too) A big block option was also available.
Had this exact model in college. Bought it used. Loved it but it cost my poor parents a bundle in repairs...brakes, transmission, clutch you name it. It was very cool at the time and the hit at my fraternity house, but a nightmare in upkeep and gas. I loved it.
Great first year production car, one of the first to utilize wind tunnel testing, --1967! The weight of the car (Standard Catalog Of American Cars) is 2920 lbs with a V8 engine, the 1967 Camaro is the lightest ever made even with a strong removable front sub frame. Drive trains' allow for easy interchangeability, features that include air being forced through the rocker panels to keep them dry via the cowl, canisters in the rear wheel wells that spray deicing agents on the tires... . Cool stuff
I love this 67 SS Camaro. I have magazines going back to the 70's with it. It is a fairly well optioned Camaro too. It has Electric Windows, Shoulder Seat Belts, Factory Headrest Bucket Seats and Deluxe Interior. I really wished they would have gotten their info correct about it. The pictures they show in the beginning was from a 68 Camaro and not the 67 SS Camaro they were talking about. This 67 Hot Rod Camaro was side swiped back in the late 70's by a garbage truck. Totaled the rear quarter panel, driver side door and front fender. Jim McFarland had to get that fixed.
Thanks Jay. This one really touched home as I was in High School back then. Graduated in 70 and found a really nice black 67 mustang with factory 390 4-speed. There were a few Camaro's around my town and I never could take those guys off the line. My mustang cornered lake a Beached Whale with that 390 up front. LOL
I have the old “F4B” Cobra intake on my 289. From the moment I fired it up after building it with that intake (and a Holley carb), it ran stronger, smoother, and better.
I'm partial to the old Camaro probably because I used to race a a 67 RS 327 4 barrel 4-speed in SS/J back in the 70's. 11.8 sec 1/4 mile which was about .25 off the record, locally competitive but not nationally. Cars were simple and inexpensive then, but still fairly fast, plentiful, and a lot of fun. You could buy a muscle car for $2500 put another $3000 in it and you were ready to race, at least in super stock.
Jay im not a big camaro fan but that one had me going and when u took it for a ride and went to the shot of the front at the red light and it was shaking and u could see the front vibrating and the sound!!!! I fell in love thank u soo much ! I could smell the gas threw the tv! Love the 60s 70s cars!
The guts of the supercharger are made by Eaton in Athens, GA. The “guts” is the rotating assembly that actually provides the boost. Edelbrock just makes the housing and front cover. The engineering is pure Eaton. I should know. I used to work for them for 15 years.
Posters here have some tough comments on Mr. Barry.Sure, modern hot rodding is big business and it grudgingly needs people who can walk the corporate walk and talk to run them. I was judging Mr. Barry pretty harshly for a few minutes until he mentioned he bought a Yarborough Cyclone. No stick in the mud executive I ever worked for bought anything more than a grey Mercedes. Guy is OK in my book.
In '69 I had a '67 350 SS, Muncie M-21 trans, huge 4-barrel, did a little work on the carb and the timing and it ran with the 383s of the day. Curiously, it also had RS hideaway headlights. Looked good, white vinyl over navy blue, white nose stripe and black upholstery, built on a Wednesday. I was going to put a cam and solids on it but it got stolen before I could. It was a good, solid street racer. Only car I loved more than my Austin-Healey 3000s.
moyadapne the cars went for sale in September if 1966, and this is a pre production car, which means it was sold earlier than that. Which is why they refer to it as a ‘66.
I think Jay was being more general than that. Camaro was introduced in an odd year. 1968 saw the whole Chevrolet line redesigned. The 67 camaro has some parts shared with those newer cars but most with the cars that ran from 64-67. I saw a 66 el camino that had almost the exact interior as my 67 camaro. So, he wasn't saying that a 66 camaro couldn't have headrests, he was saying that a 66 chevrolet wouldn't have. Still dont know if that is true, but the headrests are a rare option.
Edelbrock was the first company to have a wide range of emission legal performance for all types of cars, even Hondas. They set up their own California and federally certified testing lab. They could develop, test and certify their own parts! Hot Rod Magazine had a few stories about that process in the early '80's
On the first week of school in August 1984, my Uncle took my grandfather's 1967 Camaro SS to high school. My grandfather bought it new and had it for 17 years. It was stolen and never recovered. My family still laments the tragedy.
The Isky story 😂 I was born and raised in Los Angeles and, like Jay, grew up reading Hot Rod magazine. Being from East L.A., I didn't get to go to the west side often as a kid, but when my dad drove by the Isky building with me riding shotgun at 13 years old, I also went bonkers. I know the feeling Jay!!! 💪
A Camaro SS was about $3000 in '67, that's about $22K now. Going backwards $7K today is like $900 in '67. Hot cars are never cheap, unless you were buying muscle cars in 1979.
Yeah I'm 42 and I still can't afford it. The most I've ever paid for a car is $1,500. And I'm still driving it today. Probably have about $5,000 total in it after owning it for 6-8 years.
Hey Mr CEO. The show is about the cars not where you grew up or the people you knew or the different cars you own. It's about a 1967 Camaro and the elderbrock company. Sweet car Jay
@Lassi Kinnunen yep. Not a CEO that had nothing to do with the family. And not the CEO car collection. It's about the elderbrock family, the car, hot rod magazine, and memories of reading about the car.
That is a gen Gen6 Camaro. V6 has 335HP stock. 4 cylinder has 275HP stock. So either that is supercharged inline 4 cylinder, or you get 40HP out of the $7,000 supercharger.
I love and watch all of you videos.You have a way of going over the entire car and ask or explain all the details a “car person” would ask and don’t try to rush it or try to make it a comedy show.please keep on doing everything you are doing because you show is perfect the way it is,thanks
@@travissmith5525 well modern V6 are much more efficient and with the smaller displacement can generate better numbers than the old inefficient higher displacement blocks. World War 1, 16whatever cylinder airplane engines only produced a couple of hundred horsepower. It has nothing to do with the Fast and the Furious.
I also run an aluminum Edelbrock head on my jeep XJ limited. I love the time thats put into that product. Combustion chamber valve size and spring stiffness are all there to run a great cam.
In England the V8 is quite the relative rarity, most cars here are straight 4's or 6's so the sound of ANY V8 is pretty special. THIS V8 takes it up to a whole different level!
We need to see movies on all these hot rod pioneers! Their accomplishments like Mickey Thompson, Edlebrock etc. Mr.Leno you should produce movies on these great pioneers. Maybe a movie on the whole racing scene from the 50's and 60's. Perhaps a documentary. I feel I was born in the wrong era.
I own the latest gen...a ZL1 1LE. I never wanted a Camaro until I read about how amazing it is. The engine (LT4 Supercharged 6.2L V8, that puts out 650 HP and 650 lb-ft), the Alpha chassis, Brembo brakes, and the adjustable MultiMatic DSSV track suspension (which you don't even get on any Corvette) are sensational! It also has 11 intercoolers (1 more than a Bugatti), so it's practically impossible to overheat on the racetrack. The interior is top notch...Recaro seats, touch screen, HUD, Performance Data Recorder in high def, heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel, carbon fiber dash, etc.). Mine has a manual transmission, because I want the full driving experience. Manual transmissions are going away...look at the new Mustang GT500 and the new Corvette. They are going DCT. I hear they are going to cancel the Camaro once again after they finish with this gen. Soon you won't see cars like this being made, so I'm super glad I have one. It looks badass as well. One of the top 20 track times of all time on the Nurbürgring. Love it!
The HRM test Camaro was originally an SS350 rated at 295 Hp. It didn’t take them long to swap in a 396 and get it into the 11s. Somewhere I have several HRM issues from 1967 ( year before I was born). This is probably the most iconic Camaro ever and it’s amazing that it’s stayed low mileage and preserved.
@@karendixon401 True, But He Brings Edelbrock Heritage to Jay like it was a damn rental! Surely not all the old Edelbrock employees are not dead...Send one who was there!
Beautiful car. The stance, ride height and wheel width are so critical to the look of the car. This one looks right. Couldn’t help but notice all the people living in campers on the street......crazy.
I love how Jay Leno isn't biased towards Mustangs Camaros or Mopars he loves them all.
Right on brother!
Or even Porsches and old Brit cars
Us true car people like *cars*
I don't get why you would want to limit yourself like that.
Yes, and that's the way it should be
I'll bet Don Barry (Edelbrock CEO) was pleased to hear Jay say that Edelbrock reached their peak in the late 60's.
Ha, yeah, no doubt.
The peak of their popularity is what he was talking about. They're still very popular, but they aren't the go-to for nearly everyone in the engine customization scene that they used to be
I thought that. But he’s not wrong. He didn’t mean it to be bad sounding. After 71 insurance and fuel prices killed a lot of it. And mind you edelbrock intakes and such came on factory performance cars. Of which went away around when the hemi went in 1971.
IMO, as long as Edelbrock remains as a USA manufacturer perhaps they haven't reached their peak just yet.
@@irocitZ If their parts were cast in China Id refuse to buy them.
I love when Jay Leno talks about the things from when he was a kid, like he ever wasn't a kid. 😁
Jay Leno, you're awesome.
The old Camaro still looks better than the new one.
For serious
For true
Chevy swung and missed on the new Camaro. I had a 68 RS convertible with a 327 in it. Still my favorite car I've owned. It was a puke cream color when I got it but we did some work and turned it red just like this one but with a black nose stripe. Oh I miss that car!
Yep, the only new Camaro that I like is the ZL1 1LE. That's why I bought one. Badass looking and the highest performing stock Camaro by far.
A R... The old one is Beautiful... Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten, I think new cars when there no longer new will be forgotten, The fragile unnecessary over complex electrical systems will make sure of that...
Thanks to Jay for the Memories! I had a 67 RS/SS back in High School! 4.11 Posi with Muncie 4spd. We all have at least one we wish we could have kept!
Nice memories ! Very few Gen 1 Camaroes crossed the pond to England in the late 60s early 1970s, the Mustang, Challenger and Corvette were more commonly seen. I have a lovely 68 SS396 4 speed car, currently it runs a 468 motor.
@@DaviniaLee-ww6yw Sounds like a Rat Motor in your car?
I remember reading about this 67 back in 1971. What a great example of the performance heyday of the late 60s and early 70s. Almost every intake manifold I've ever owned was an Edelbrock. Thanks for the memories!😊
Had a couple American made Weiands, 2 or 3 holleys, rest were Edelbrocks
I refuse to buy anything cast in China wearing an american name owned by some investment group.
I had a 67 SS/RS 350. Blue with white interior. Great machine. We reworked the engine. Fun.
Kudos to Edelbrock for manufacturing in the USA.
i see Jay each time reminds me of my dad. From same home town and i remember my dad telling me that my dads friend was Jay's teacher. This was back in Lawrence Mass. How Jay talks, his mannerism really reminds me of my dad . i lost him this last year at 90 but he lived a whole life. Thanks for making these videos Jay.
Yeah, so many people hate carburetors now, but I love them. In a fuel injected car, it feels like you have to get a note from you Mom to hit the gas rheostat. With a carburetor and throttle cable, there is that very real analog feeling that you are the one initiating the response. Hard to beat that feeling!
The decals don't work on a modern Camaro..
Joe Stacks and we all know they don’t, so why?
@@Stackali 100% agree - do a modern take on a classic - not a copy
The Camaro don't work on a modern Camaro. Every sport car these days has to look like a door stop.
No rounded lines , just sharp razor lines
@@onestepbeyond7240 That's what is really boring. You look at the card, and they do look nice great awesome whatever, but they all look kind of the same.
@@igkgigoh
I can't tell most cars & suv from each other. They're either silver or white. Ha
Back in the fall of 1975 I bought a green 67 RS Camaro! This video sure brought back memories of cruising down the road in my Camaro!
My dad had the first 67 SS Camaro in the city of St. Louis. 327 4 speed. Blue with white stripes.
Jay: "Going around corners and stopping. Who needs that. Funny."
Don: "Funny? What's that?"
Not even a smile. Not even so much as a snicker! Nothing. Cold.
Yeah, the dude's a little tight.
@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism Probably a mixture of nervousness, while also trying to remain professional, but trying too hard.
@@ReallyRyan. The guy is a CEO of a fairly big brand, I doubt that he was nervous. He didn't look or sound nervous at all to me. I think he's grown up always having a lot of responsibilities placed upon him that he (understandably) took very seriously, so he's just so used to having to be "professional" that he either can't relax anymore, or it's just very hard for him to do, even when he wants to be.
@@moogle68 The company should've sent somebody else instead of Captain Happy.
At 15:25, did anyone noticed the guy hiding behind the V6 camaro? that was funny...great video Jay
Damn good eye there!
Lol
If you slow the footage down it is clearly Conan O'Brien...he hasn't forgotten
That's funny, he looks like a gopher
You must be the dude behind the car
i remember that Camaro from Hot Rod when it was new; Good on ya Jay, a dream come true !
I am 64 years "old" I also loved Hot Rod magazine as an 7th grader in 1967 Appreciate your channel Thank-you
jay seems to be working hard to get a fire lit under his guest....lol...
packrcch I felt like every time he started talking about what got him excited he was being shut down. I’m guess Jay wanted to control the narrative.
hahahahaah
This guy may have Asperger's...
it's like trying light a barbecue in the rain
An unknown guy running edelbrock what and who was he before
Congratulations Jay! It may took you 50 odd years but you got to drive and see the car of your teenage dreams. Almost unbelievable that the car is still in one piece and in the condition that it was when you last saw it.
One of my favorite videos Jay Leno. Please keep doing what you do.
Just have a rough day and I know I’m not going to bed until finished Jay’s new episode.
Hope you are doing well :D
That sucks. Hope everything gets better for you.
This 67 Camaro got side swiped by a garbage truck on the Drivers side back in the 70's. Totaled the rear quarter panel and driver's door.
It was featured in one of Hot Rod magazines and showed the damage done. At that time it was owned by Jim MacFarland the editor of Hot Rod magazine.
I remember that article in the early '80s!!! Only I thought that the car was like a year or two old when that happened. They fixed it and kept at it.
Jay: I've watched your show forever and I absolutely love it. Thanks for all the class and effort that you put into your great show . I'm a 82 Y/O Canadian that watched Carson and then you on the tonite show. I know Johnny is watching!! Kudos.....Terry Southgate
I could just feel the excitement every time this guy spoke,lol.
67 is the best looking Camaro. The wing windows make the car.
Love my '67 (firebird) for the same reason. From when everyone used them to smoke, haha 🚬
I SOOOOO agree! I had a 67 Rally Sport with hideaway headlights and I loved the wing windows and was actually shocked when the 68s came out without them. I thought... WHAT? Jeez, I'm showing my age. lol
THANK GOODNESS BY '68 THEY WERE GONE AND GAVE THE GREENHOUSE A CLEANER LOOK.
@@davidgrason161 Just curious, do you remember if the rear window had any electrical defrost element in it (the horizontal conductor lines)?
Or was it something like an option? Or maybe there were none at all?...
67 camaro look real good
Nice to see a company keeping manufacturing in the USA. Guy seems like a really genuine person.
I don’t understand how anyone could give this a “dislike”. That ‘67 Camaro is so freakin’ cool.
Thanks Jay, brought me right back to 1967 , look forward to you every Sunday night !
This one brought back some memories. When I got out of the Navy in 69 my girlfriend had bought a 67 Camaro small V8 3 speed. But I always felt when driving it when I pulled it down into first gear, was like cocking a gun. Always my favorite year.
jay as a teenager opening his date's blouse after prom: 'what a nice installation..'
If he date to me would be turn off
😂
"Are those nipples original equipment?"
@@BeautifulAngelBlossom Yeah baby.
@@gds6381 oh Behave Austin
Is it me or does this Don dude seem like he would really enjoy watching paint dry ?? Damm guy , liven up a little , you're hangin out with Jay Leno , the king of car guys !
Everyone saying the CEO was stiff: Yeah Don Barry obviously knows his products, knows cars, knows the history, and he LIKES the craft. Give him a break and give JLG a break. He finally got a suit-type who knew wtf he's talking about.
i remember reading about this car in hot rod magazine, jim once blew up a 396 so bad that one of the connecting rods hit a guy mowing the lawn next to the dragstrip 300 yards away. jim also never drove the car on the street because it was too valuable to drive. that car was the test bed for almost all chevrolet speed parts made by all of the manufacturers, so it has been dismantled and reassembled hundreds of times so it isn't factory perfect, but it is a significant piece of hot rodding history. really nice to see it's still being taken care of and hasn't been modified or butchered..
i wish that edelbrock would make their carburetors with all stainless steel screws, float brackets and pins, jets and metering rods etc. so that the alcohol in our current garbage pump fuel won't cause galvanic corrosion of the aluminum castings and result in total carburetor failure in only a few months sitting idle. i've replaced 2 edelbrock 650's because they are ethanol intolerant and i let the truck sit for too long... a great carburetor if the gasoline is pure, the interchangeable metering rods make it really easy to tune. been rebuilding carter afb's since i was 13 years old on my mom's 1966 dodge monaco station wagon with a 383 and 727 auto.
That 67 is just gorgeous. I remember back in the late 80's the popular combo for small block chevy was using a Edelbrock intake with a Holley carb. The setup I had on m y Camaro worked great. Good to hear how well Edelbrock is doing. 650 plus employees and making everything in the U.S. I have to respect that.
A gorgeous car, sounds great, glad they are keeping it in the family.
I have always loved the way Edelbrock products look and perform.
Silicon valley boomtown RV'S parked along the road, you must be very proud to live in California . A great shame that we didn't get to listen to that supercharged V6 with only 11 years left on earth.
Jay should have driven both and given us a comparison. Sure the 67 is
nostalgic but the new one is such a better car in every way. Unfortunately
I don't think I could stand another minute of CEO Don Berry. Silicon Valley
is about 350 miles north of LA near San Jose.
Knowing Jay, he still has that Hot Rod magazine from 1967. Back in 1962 my older brother, who was eighteen, bought a ‘55 Olds for $200, an Edelbrock manifold with three deuces for $35, and went drag racing. He never won, but came very close many times. The Edelbrock company has had my respect ever since.
I love all of J’s videos, but old muscle are my favourite entries!!! Amazing car, great video! Thanks
That old beauty really brings back memories. Never owned one but had friends who did and we'd go cruising the scene or bombing around up in the hills. They were great cars, back then; when folks weren't forced to live on the streets in their RV's as shown in the last few minutes of Jay's video, all lined up one after another.
First Gen Camaros are works of beauty, i wish i could own one someday
chikitabowow the dream of owning a first gen Camaro isn’t out of reach. I own a handful of them. Let me know if your interested in owning one th-cam.com/video/IhJRm8xKNTM/w-d-xo.html
You can build one out of a catalog
Absolutely one of the best Jay Leno's Garage videos. Great piece of nostalgia.
I want a 67 RS, love the headlights on the RS
As always, I've come away enriched, after watching another episode of Jay Leno's Garage.
I just learned more about the Camaro and the Edelbrock company, than I ever knew, before.
I totally love this channel.
Thanks, Jay and crew!
I'm pretty sure Jay has the best car collection on the planet
The Koch Brothers Collection is even better than Jay Leno's
No doubt. The well thought out variety and the way they're taken care of is unmatched.
he doesn't own all of them
What a great back-story Don related to on this pre-production Camaro and all that Edelbrock has been and IS doing. This walk down memory lane also struck a chord with me.
"Cale Yarborough's" Mercury Cyclone - Spoiler, Red and White, 428 Cobra Jet... (drool)
He Bought lt...But Does He Work On lt, Too?
I remember this car from back in the day... glad to see it's still around, sounding healthy, and what a gorgeous paint job!
Strange Vic's Daughters, Christa & Camee weren't in the show... Miss Vic Jr. & Bobby Meeks...When did THIS guy show up? He makes Coach Belicheck look animated...
lol
What do you mean? Ol Don is the life of the party.
@@storyteller1749 Now l Gotta Clean the Coffee Off my Keyboard...
This is one those special vehicles that really needed someone that's knows the history in detail to present it. This Camaro was THE one to present of so many firsts for the new Chevrolet model. New 350 small block was a Camaro exclusive the first year, even Corvette still had 327 as top small block. Come on Jay and Don, it says "350" in no less than 4 places on the car ??!!
The 'crate' motor this thing had back in the day was big block transplant. This car went through the whole gament of hot rodding and bolt ons. Engine swaps, drag racing, street testing, EVERYTHING.......... THAT history needs to told here.........
Wonderful car, thanks Jay and Don for giving us a peek........
Steve
Jay was incorrect. Being an SS-350, the Camaro would not have had a 327, but a 350.. as the emblems indicate. (first year for the 350 engine too) A big block option was also available.
You are correct. The 1967 SS Camaro was the 1st Chevrolet car to have a 350 cid. V8. His guest is not a true hot rodder for not knowing that.
This was a pre-production car, knowing GM they probably did just stick an old 327 in the thing before rolling out the 350.
They had a 302 chevy also. I dont remember what year, maybe 68?
If you look at the earliest pictures of the '67, when Hot Rod first had it, there were no SS badges on it.
@@Shamilt3 67 Z28 had a 302. First production 302 Chevy. But lotsa 283's were bored to 301 starting back in the fifties. Same cubes, different name.
Had this exact model in college. Bought it used. Loved it but it cost my poor parents a bundle in repairs...brakes, transmission, clutch you name it. It was very cool at the time and the hit at my fraternity house, but a nightmare in upkeep and gas. I loved it.
The 67 was a true 2 door hardtop...with real vent windows. That's my kind of car!
Great first year production car, one of the first to utilize wind tunnel testing, --1967! The weight of the car (Standard Catalog Of American Cars) is 2920 lbs with a V8 engine, the 1967 Camaro is the lightest ever made even with a strong removable front sub frame. Drive trains' allow for easy interchangeability, features that include air being forced through the rocker panels to keep them dry via the cowl, canisters in the rear wheel wells that spray deicing agents on the tires... . Cool stuff
I love this 67 SS Camaro. I have magazines going back to the 70's with it. It is a fairly well optioned Camaro too. It has
Electric Windows, Shoulder Seat Belts, Factory Headrest Bucket Seats and Deluxe Interior.
I really wished they would have gotten their info correct about it. The pictures they show in the beginning was from a 68 Camaro
and not the 67 SS Camaro they were talking about.
This 67 Hot Rod Camaro was side swiped back in the late 70's by a garbage truck. Totaled the rear quarter panel, driver side door and front fender. Jim McFarland had to get that fixed.
Ya Head rests a very rare rare option on a 67 GM car
I was wondering about that. I figured it was like some drag cars where they'd change the sheet metal to the newer model year
Yes you know more than both of them put together and no it never had a 327 it was the first 350 in the SS and later in the year 396 was a option
The new high camera shots of the car going down the road are a very nice addition to the video. Hope to see more of that. Thanks!
@ 1:50, Jay, "What brought you out here?" He should have said, "An airplane." (Rimshot)
Thanks Jay. This one really touched home as I was in High School back then. Graduated in 70 and found a really nice black 67 mustang with factory 390 4-speed. There were a few Camaro's around my town and I never could take those guys off the line. My mustang cornered lake a Beached Whale with that 390 up front. LOL
Cool memories ! The 67/68 390 Mustang is so over rated, particularly here in England.
@@DaviniaLee-ww6yw They are..even built ones miss the mark. Good truck engine though
Don: Jay would you like to take the new camaro out?
Jay: “NOPE!”
This is an outstanding road test of a aftermarket test mule created in 1967. The sound in this video is spectacular. Engineering.
I have the old “F4B” Cobra intake on my 289. From the moment I fired it up after building it with that intake (and a Holley carb), it ran stronger, smoother, and better.
I'm partial to the old Camaro probably because I used to race a a 67 RS 327 4 barrel 4-speed in SS/J back in the 70's. 11.8 sec 1/4 mile which was about .25 off the record, locally competitive but not nationally. Cars were simple and inexpensive then, but still fairly fast, plentiful, and a lot of fun. You could buy a muscle car for $2500 put another $3000 in it and you were ready to race, at least in super stock.
Thanks Jay. Wonderful car with a wonderful story. This one definitely blows away last weeks Pacer wagon.
Jay im not a big camaro fan but that one had me going and when u took it for a ride and went to the shot of the front at the red light and it was shaking and u could see the front vibrating and the sound!!!! I fell in love thank u soo much ! I could smell the gas threw the tv! Love the 60s 70s cars!
Pleased to know Edelbrock has the aluminum casting and machining work done right here in the USA.
The guts of the supercharger are made by Eaton in Athens, GA. The “guts” is the rotating assembly that actually provides the boost. Edelbrock just makes the housing and front cover. The engineering is pure Eaton. I should know. I used to work for them for 15 years.
@@SuperJMichael Eaton makes good stuff. I had an Eaton blower on my 97 Cobra, and an M90 on my 4.0 Ranger (which came off a Super Coupe Thunderbird).
That 67 Camaro is beautiful! This has always been my favorite year/shape/style of Camaro.
The new Camaro isn't even a very good caricature of the old design.
None of them really are. And the size difference is insane.
Right the new one look like its bloated
I wish they would have taken a 69 and say make it look kinda like that.
Still a better caricature than a new Dodge Charger.
Don Barry has to be the funniest most upbeat and outgoing guests Jay has ever had on the Show.
😂
Posters here have some tough comments on Mr. Barry.Sure, modern hot rodding is big business and it grudgingly needs people who can walk the corporate walk and talk to run them. I was judging Mr. Barry pretty harshly for a few minutes until he mentioned he bought a Yarborough Cyclone. No stick in the mud executive I ever worked for bought anything more than a grey Mercedes. Guy is OK in my book.
In '69 I had a '67 350 SS, Muncie M-21 trans, huge 4-barrel, did a little work on the carb and the timing and it ran with the 383s of the day. Curiously, it also had RS hideaway headlights. Looked good, white vinyl over navy blue, white nose stripe and black upholstery, built on a Wednesday. I was going to put a cam and solids on it but it got stolen before I could. It was a good, solid street racer. Only car I loved more than my Austin-Healey 3000s.
Took dude 15 seconds to open the hood of that Camaro... Lmao.
And couldn’t close it lol
He probably went home and shot it
Didn't take Jay Leno very long to open his hood
Geeez, guys, he is NOT a wrencher, he is the head honcho ! The guy making sure his company is succesful !
Marc René Yvon -- just let us have some fun, Karen!
@@thomaspayne6866
Immature "fun" it is kid ! 🤐
Original interior. WOW. Sparkles and everything.
4:39 "66 wouldn't have had it". I'd love to find a '66 Camaro. Maybe under a Yak milking machine in the Himalayan Mountains.
moyadapne the cars went for sale in September if 1966, and this is a pre production car, which means it was sold earlier than that. Which is why they refer to it as a ‘66.
I think Jay was being more general than that. Camaro was introduced in an odd year. 1968 saw the whole Chevrolet line redesigned. The 67 camaro has some parts shared with those newer cars but most with the cars that ran from 64-67. I saw a 66 el camino that had almost the exact interior as my 67 camaro. So, he wasn't saying that a 66 camaro couldn't have headrests, he was saying that a 66 chevrolet wouldn't have. Still dont know if that is true, but the headrests are a rare option.
I just chuckled over Jays comment about the " Jim crackelery"- that's so true!!!!!!
Edelbrock was the first company to have a wide range of emission legal performance for all types of cars, even Hondas.
They set up their own California and federally certified testing lab.
They could develop, test and certify their own parts!
Hot Rod Magazine had a few stories about that process in the early '80's
On the first week of school in August 1984, my Uncle took my grandfather's 1967 Camaro SS to high school. My grandfather bought it new and had it for 17 years. It was stolen and never recovered. My family still laments the tragedy.
The other guy reminds me what I'm like when I'm hungover, got travel sickness and flu all at the same time...
hahahahaha!!!! 😂😂😂
The Isky story 😂 I was born and raised in Los Angeles and, like Jay, grew up reading Hot Rod magazine. Being from East L.A., I didn't get to go to the west side often as a kid, but when my dad drove by the Isky building with me riding shotgun at 13 years old, I also went bonkers. I know the feeling Jay!!! 💪
This guy makes me laugh 7k that's not a lot of money for a 20 yr old to put into a used 20k dollar car, what planet does he live on lol lol 😃😃😃
A Camaro SS was about $3000 in '67, that's about $22K now. Going backwards $7K today is like $900 in '67. Hot cars are never cheap, unless you were buying muscle cars in 1979.
My brand new 1969 Camaro RS/SS 350 sticker was less then 4,000 it had a vinyl top/houndstooth interior no AC I still have that sticker
Yeah I'm 42 and I still can't afford it. The most I've ever paid for a car is $1,500. And I'm still driving it today. Probably have about $5,000 total in it after owning it for 6-8 years.
@@The_R-n-I_Guy no doubt been there..my last was 700 dollar explorer got few good yrs out of b4 it died
Rich guy entitled child planet 😂😂😂!
Great show as always jay .just a joy to watch keep it going all the best !!
Hey Jay, you should have Mike Finnegan on with his 55 Chevy
Thanks Jay! Love the history and love the way the transmission has that winding noise, brute mechanical force.
Miss my 67 Chevelle SS😕
Thank you, Jay - you just expanded my vocabulary by one word.
JIMCRACKERY!
Seriously, thanks for the videos.
gimcrackery
@@rickbrandt9559 Yep. Damn phone spellcheck strikes again!
327 originally with 350 call outs; probably changed when the car was repainted and the shop didn’t search for 383.
Hey Mr CEO. The show is about the cars not where you grew up or the people you knew or the different cars you own. It's about a 1967 Camaro and the elderbrock company. Sweet car Jay
WE HEAR JAY'S PERSONAL STORIES...ADNAUSEAM.
@Lassi Kinnunen yep. Not a CEO that had nothing to do with the family. And not the CEO car collection. It's about the elderbrock family, the car, hot rod magazine, and memories of reading about the car.
Nice cars love cars with history and a story. Thanks Jay for showing us and the guy who brought them for us to see.
$7,000 FOR A V6 BLOWER🤯😬???!!! Dang, that's extortion. To gain 100 hp. No thanks.
That is a gen Gen6 Camaro. V6 has 335HP stock. 4 cylinder has 275HP stock. So either that is supercharged inline 4 cylinder, or you get 40HP out of the $7,000 supercharger.
Step n fetchit?! Umm I can just hear the triggers
You should never spend more than 50 times the HP gain.... So 100hp should be 5000 bucks max.
theonewiththeflute i think he means at the wheels, manufacturers rate at the flywheel
Also he said installed which means the kit is orobably more like 3-4k
I love and watch all of you videos.You have a way of going over the entire car and ask or explain all the details a “car person” would ask and don’t try to rush it or try to make it a comedy show.please keep on doing everything you are doing because you show is perfect the way it is,thanks
Imagine spending 7k for a 100hp on a V6 crazy
For real😂 you could v8 swap it for much less
But gets a mile a gallon better
@@travissmith5525 well modern V6 are much more efficient and with the smaller displacement can generate better numbers than the old inefficient higher displacement blocks.
World War 1, 16whatever cylinder airplane engines only produced a couple of hundred horsepower.
It has nothing to do with the Fast and the Furious.
@@travissmith5525 the Skyline and the Supra both had straight six
We always called the 6-banger model the 'secretary model'. What a colossal waste of money to try to make it a 'real' motor.
I’m not even a Camaro or Chevy guy but this old muscle is absolute perfection
10:38 “we forge the casting”.....
Umm....is that a mis-speak or something I’m not yet aware of?
I also run an aluminum Edelbrock head on my jeep XJ limited. I love the time thats put into that product. Combustion chamber valve size and spring stiffness are all there to run a great cam.
Jays disappointment when he finds out the camaro is automatic was felt by all
Lol as soon as he hard that he is like let’s take the old car and walks away from new car disgusted
In England the V8 is quite the relative rarity, most cars here are straight 4's or 6's so the sound of ANY V8 is pretty special.
THIS V8 takes it up to a whole different level!
I owned a British Car. Once. Safest car in the world. If the forecast said rain, it wouldn’t start😊
The guest reminds me of the dragnet cop. His favorite saying was "just the facts mam"
We need to see movies on all these hot rod pioneers! Their accomplishments like Mickey Thompson, Edlebrock etc. Mr.Leno you should produce movies on these great pioneers. Maybe a movie on the whole racing scene from the 50's and 60's. Perhaps a documentary. I feel I was born in the wrong era.
I own the latest gen...a ZL1 1LE. I never wanted a Camaro until I read about how amazing it is. The engine (LT4 Supercharged 6.2L V8, that puts out 650 HP and 650 lb-ft), the Alpha chassis, Brembo brakes, and the adjustable MultiMatic DSSV track suspension (which you don't even get on any Corvette) are sensational! It also has 11 intercoolers (1 more than a Bugatti), so it's practically impossible to overheat on the racetrack. The interior is top notch...Recaro seats, touch screen, HUD, Performance Data Recorder in high def, heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheel, carbon fiber dash, etc.). Mine has a manual transmission, because I want the full driving experience. Manual transmissions are going away...look at the new Mustang GT500 and the new Corvette. They are going DCT. I hear they are going to cancel the Camaro once again after they finish with this gen. Soon you won't see cars like this being made, so I'm super glad I have one. It looks badass as well. One of the top 20 track times of all time on the Nurbürgring. Love it!
The HRM test Camaro was originally an SS350 rated at 295 Hp. It didn’t take them long to swap in a 396 and get it into the 11s. Somewhere I have several HRM issues from 1967 ( year before I was born). This is probably the most iconic Camaro ever and it’s amazing that it’s stayed low mileage and preserved.
Damn, this dude is stiff. I think he's the Edelbrock android
I was going to say the same. Jeeze he's the life of the party.
Gotta be a "CEO Come Lately"...Carpetbagger Stiff...
Yep, no annimation and his posture is just...bland, like a mannequin
Come on guys lighten up.. Not everybody is comfortable in front of a camera
@@karendixon401 True, But He Brings Edelbrock Heritage to Jay like it was a damn rental! Surely not all the old Edelbrock employees are not dead...Send one who was there!
Beautiful car. The stance, ride height and wheel width are so critical to the look of the car. This one looks right. Couldn’t help but notice all the people living in campers on the street......crazy.