Then it gets really noisy. Nearing the engine's 7500-rpm limiter, the entire car -- a 1969 Camaro Z/28 from the original Trans-Am race series of four-plus decades ago -- quakes and shudders and ...

Mark Donohue was driving a 1967 Chevy Camaro Z/28 in the Trans Am series for Roger Penske Racing in 1967. As an engineer, Donohue made the ideal racing driver. He knew what made cars go faster and ...

Few cars embody the golden era of American motorsport like the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Trans-Am racers ... collectors a chance to own a piece of racing legend. The Camaro Z28 rose to prominence ...

The 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Trans-Am Race car is one of those that has not only lived up to the hype, but has far exceeded it. Judging from the documents surrounding this particular ’69 Z28 Camaro ...

which pits a Chevy Camaro race car designed for Trans Am competition against a tuned RWD Nissan GT-R. Let’s start with the fan favorite. Representing the domestic side of his competition is a ...

In 1968, Mark Donohue and Roger Penske won a championship in the middle of the golden age of Trans-Am racing with a very special Chevrolet Camaro. That car was the "Lightweight" Z/28 — a car ...

it's one of six Trans-Am Sunoco race cars developed by Roger Penske and Donohue. The latter won the first Trans-Am race for Chevrolet in this Camaro at the Marlboro Motor Raceway. This Z28 was the ...

Chevrolet, in particular, highlighted this Camaro SS Trans-Am racecar which runs production ... These parts will make a Camaro SS a more potent race car for presumably much less than six figures.

and straights that was ideal for lightweight cars with lots of power and good handling. The first couple of years of Trans Am racing was dominated by the Camaro, but included some Firebirds on the ...

The Trans Am racing series ... a Camry-style body in the spec racing series against the current Ford Mustang, Chevrolet ...

The Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger ... Joy notes in the video. What made Trans Am race cars stand out was their similarity to road cars. The original rules required stock ...

Then it gets really noisy. Nearing the engine's 7500-rpm limiter, the entire car -- a 1969 Camaro Z/28 from the original Trans-Am race series of four-plus decades ago -- quakes and shudders and ...