Bowing on September 26th, 1966 as a 1967 model, the Chevy Camaro was the Bow Tie brand’s answer to the wildly successful Ford Mustang. There were differences in Chevy’s approach, as the Camaro had a more streamlined appearance. Unlike the Mustang’s full unibody design, the Camaro utilized a partial frame to improve ride quality, isolate and minimize noise, while saving both money and space.
The Chevy Camaro would continue to be made for four generations, through the 2002 model year. 2002 was to be the final year of F-Body production, spelling the end for both the Chevy Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird.
The F-Body platform would return for a fifth generation in 2009. As plans were already in place to dissolve Pontiac, the Firebird would not return with the new F-Body platform. The fifth-generation Chevy Camaro would be produced for the 2010 model year and last through the 2015 model year.
The sixth-generation Camaro bowed May 16th, 2015 for the 2016 model year. It was built on the GM Alpha platform that was shared with theCadillac CTS and Cadillac ATS. The front suspension utilized MacPherson struts in favor of the previous multi-link system, allowing for production interchangeability with the other cars. However, according to GM, more than seventy percent of the Camaro’s architecture was unique to it.
Our feature 2016 Chevy Camaro SS Hennessey HPE750 was previously owned by John Hennessey himself, having been heavily performance modified by Hennessey Performance Engineering. It is the first sixth-generation Camaro to reach 200 miles per hour. Beginning with a standard Chevy Camaro SS, HPE massaged the cylinder heads with CNC porting, a competition-style valve job with lightweight hollow-stem intake and exhaust valves, extreme duty springs with titanium retainers, machined locators and locks, and GM valve seals, milled the chambers, upgraded the camshaft to an HPE hydraulic roller, used hydraulic lifters and extreme duty pushrods, used HPE engine management software, added a TVS2300 supercharger to the 6.2-liter LT1, along with 1.75-inch long-tube stainless steel headers, and stainless steel mid-pipe exhaust with high-flowing catalytic converters, all resulting in 750 horsepower output.
The suspension was modified with lightweight Hennessey H10 20-inch wheels wrapped in Continental performance tires, and GM Performance Parts suspension lowering bits. Brakes are Brembo four-wheel discs. Included in the sale are articles from MotorTrend, Road & Track, LS1 Tech, and Street Muscle Mag, along with dyno sheets, copies of previous titles, and the window sticker.
This remarkable Chevy Camaro SS Hennessey HPE750 will cross the Mecum Auctions block at their Kansas City sale taking place December 5th through the 7th.
Comments
Sorry, General Motor’s; the body shelled designe of the 2nd generation ’70 1/2-’73 has been my personal favorite; Ever since i owned a 1973 Chevrolet LT Camaro in the mid ’90’s! My favorite front clip is: the blinker positioned inside the pair of headlight’s, The RS grill with the Z28 badging, the near NASCAR RS fin on the rear clip along w/the duel rounded tail lamp’s. The prior name before Camaro was Panther. Now there’s businesses, movies named after the Camaro’s beginning name panther.
Nice, but I really don’t need to go 200 mph. I would rather have the’69 Z28 Camaro ole Jay Leno is standing next to.
me too!!!
Had a Gen 6 2SS 1LE. Best handling car I’ve ever owned, hands down. Straight line speed is fun but throwing it into the twisty bends is way more fun. I’d take the 1LE over this all day long.