SEMA 2022 Top 10 Trucks – Today we are taking a look at the top truck builds of SEMA Show 2022. Every truck on this list would easily win best in show at your local car show. Choosing between them was not easy. But since this is a top 10, I had to make some […]
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The automotive industry goes in waves, and there are always hot products that go in and out of favor. Like the station wagon, for instance. It was once a dominant form of family transportation that was replaced by the minivan. Nowadays, crossovers and SUVs are all the rage and pickup trucks have become luxury items. With the industry changing so often, vehicle nameplates get discontinued. Many of these nameplates are never seen again, and others come back after decades of memory, such as the Toyota Supra and the Chevy Camaro.
There are many great cars and trucks that have come and gone over the past couple of decades. Some of these revered discontinued vehicles are ripe for a major comeback. We looked at vehicles that were discontinued but could make a strong comeback in the coming years. The automotive industry is changing in ways it never did before, and these cars deserve to make another appearance. Check them out right here.
The FJ Cruiser was released to much fanfare in 2007, and a lot of that excitement was because of its retro styling. The initial sales for the FJ Cruiser were strong, but they took a nosedive within three years. The FJ Cruiser failed because of the 2008 recession and the high cost of fuel at the time, but nowadays everyone wants an SUV. There’s huge potential for the FJ Cruiser to come back as an EV model or even a diesel-powered model. The classic styling of the truck made it a notable competitor for the Jeep Wrangler (via FOX News).
The FJ Cruiser has been on the market in the rest of the world since 2007 and will cease production this year. The FJ EV concept, which debuted a few years ago, showed massive potential for what could come from the brand. With the Hummer EV and the Rivian RT, consumers are looking for fun off-roading that won’t hurt the environment. A new FJ Cruiser has the potential to be a lot more popular than the outgoing model ever was.
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This 1936 International Harvester pickup was reportedly acquired by the seller around 38 years ago and modified in 2015, at which time it was fitted with a 350ci Chevrolet V8, a Turbo-Hydramatic three-speed automatic transmission, and a 12-bolt Positraction differential. The matte black-finished channeled bodywork is mounted to a shortened frame and features a wood-lined bed, Heidt’s Superride independent front suspension, red leather upholstery, four-wheel disc brakes, a JVC CD stereo with Bluetooth, and steel wheels wrapped with semi-slick rear tires. This International Harvester hot rod is being offered with a bonded Texas title in the seller’s name.
The cab was reportedly channeled by 6.5” and the bed shortened by 3” prior to a repaint in matte black with custom graphics on the doors and red pinstriping. Exterior equipment includes wood bed slats, tinted windows, a fold-out windshield, and side-exit exhaust pipes. The seller notes imperfect chrome around the grill opening, along with a dented and wavy tailgate and cracked and delaminating paint on the inside of the bed.
Staggered-width 15” Coker Classic wheels are finished in red and mounted with Firestone-branded whitewall tires with semi-slicks out back. Braking is through four-wheel discs. The truck rides on Heidt’s Superride independent front suspension with adjustable ride height and coilovers along with rear leaf springs.
The cabin houses a bench seat trimmed in red leather with color-coordinated door panels and square-weave carpets. A JVC CD stereo equipped with Bluetooth connectivity is mounted under the seat and wired to an overhead speaker.
A three-spoke steering wheel sits ahead of a 90-mph speedometer and a combination gauge. The five-digit odometer shows approximately 1k miles. Total chassis mileage is unknown.
The 350ci Chevrolet V8 is said to have been rebuilt and installed during the build in 2015. Equipment reportedly includes an upgraded mild camshaft, 10.5:1 compression, and a 13-gallon fuel tank mounted in the bed.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Turbo-Hydramatic three-speed automatic transmission equipped with a 2,500-rpm stall torque converter and a 12-bolt Positraction differential with 4.10:1 gearing. The frame has reportedly been shortened by 18”, and additional underside photos can be seen in the gallery.
The truck is titled using the number listed on the Vehicle Identification plate shown above.
This Ford roadster pickup was built between 2009 and 2010 by Hot Rod Haven of Albuquerque, New Mexico for use in the C/TO class of SCTA-sanctioned land speed competitions, in which it competed between 2010 and 2013 before being converted to street use in 2014. The truck features modified 1940 Ford bodywork finished in black and mounted to a modified 1935 Ford frame, and power is supplied by a 383ci Chevrolet V8 equipped with Edelbrock Performer cylinder heads mated to a 700R4 four-speed automatic transmission and a Ford 8” rear end with 4.11:1 gearing. Features include a removable black fabric-trimmed hardtop, side exhaust pipes, black leather upholstery, a heated seat, a digital stereo, and front disc brakes. This hot rod was acquired by the seller approximately a year ago and is now being offered with a clean New Mexico title in the seller’s name, listing the vehicle as a 1935 Ford.
The 1940 Ford bodywork has been chopped, channeled, and narrowed and is finished in black with #4041 and C/TO lettering on both doors. A hood-mounted snorkel was removed when the car was converted to street use. Black bedliner material has been applied to the bed, and exterior equipment includes a removable black fabric-trimmed hardtop, side exhaust pipes, dual side-view mirrors, Lexan wing windows, and a front tow loop. Photos of the hardtop removed can be seen at the end of the gallery.
Black-finished steel wheels feature chrome trim rings and are mounted with Excelsior tires. Braking is through front discs and rear drums. The truck rides on solid front and rear axles with chrome front shock absorbers and Pete & Jake’s suspension components.
The cabin houses a heated bench seat trimmed in black vinyl with matching door panels. Black bedliner material lines the floors, and a digital stereo is mounted under the passenger side of the dashboard. The vehicle is not fitted with a shift boot, though the seller notes that one will be included in the sale.
A three-spoke steering wheel sits ahead of an engine-turned central instrument panel housing So-Cal-branded instrumentation that includes a 200-mph speedometer, a 10k-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows approximately 3k miles, around 500 of which have been added during current ownership. Total chassis mileage is unknown.
The 383ci Chevrolet V8 is topped by a single Holley carburetor and features Edelbrock Performer RPM cylinder heads, MSD ignition, and chrome So-Cal-branded valve covers. The seller notes an oil change was performed in preparation for the sale. Corrosion is present on the headers.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 700R4 four-speed automatic transmission with a fan-powered cooler and a Ford 8” rear end with 4.11:1 gearing. The frame was reportedly sourced from a 1935 Ford and reinforced for land speed competition. Additional underbody photos are provided in the gallery below, along with a handful of images from the build and a photo of the vehicle at Bonneville Speedway.
The truck is titled as a 1935 Ford using the frame number shown above.
This roadster was reportedly built in the 1990s by NASCAR driver Wally Dallenbach and features a custom metal frame topped by a Model T-style fiberglass body. Power is from a Ford 292ci inline-six equipped with a McCulloch supercharger and mated to a C4 three-speed automatic transmission, and features include a Ford 9” rear end, black vinyl upholstery, a chrome roll bar, and red-painted steel wheels. This hot rod was acquired by the seller in 2017 and is now being offered with a rebuilt Florida title, listing the vehicle as a 1967 Homemade Rod.
The Model T-style fiberglass body is finished in matte black and mounted on top of a custom metal frame. Additional exterior equipment includes an integrated cut-down windscreen, a chrome roll hoop and side mirrors, triple headlights, and side scoops for the rear-mounted radiator.
Red-painted steel wheels feature chrome baby moon hubcaps and are mounted with Coker Classic and Firestone-branded tires. Braking is through drums at all four corners, and the car features solid front and rear axles with coilovers out back.
The cabin houses a split bench seat trimmed in quilted black vinyl upholstery.
A three-spoke steering wheel with a quick-release sits ahead of Sunpro gauges monitoring oil pressure, coolant temperature, and voltage. The car is not fitted with a speedometer, tachometer, or odometer, and total mileage is unknown.
The 292ci Ford inline-six is equipped with a McCulloch supercharger and features an Offenhauser intake manifold with a single carburetor. Additional equipment includes a Turbonetics blow-off valve, a rear-mounted radiator, and a chrome valve cover. An oil change was performed in May 2022.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Ford C4 three-speed automatic transmission and a Ford 9” rear end. An additional underbody image is provided in the gallery below.
The Florida title lists “Rebuilt” under the Brands section.
This 1934 Ford Tudor Deluxe sedan features steel bodywork finished in two-tone silver and red mounted over a custom chassis equipped with Barry Lobeck frame rails. Power is supplied by a fuel-injected Chevrolet 350ci V8 mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Additional equipment includes QA1 adjustable coilovers, four-wheel disc brakes, a pop-out sunroof, a crank-out windshield, Budnik wheels, Vintage Air climate control, cruise control, an aftermarket head unit, and a Dakota Digital instrument panel. This Ford Tudor was acquired by the seller in August 2014 and is now offered with partial records, spare keys, touch-up paint, and a clean Ohio title in the name of the seller and their spouse.
The steel body sits atop a custom-fabricated chassis with Barry Lobeck frame rails and features a 3.5” chopped roof. A repaint was carried out in two-tone red and silver during prior ownership. Exterior details include a pop-out sunroof, side mirrors, chrome bumpers, a crank-out windshield, rear-hinged doors, dual chrome exhaust tips, and dual cowl lights. A dent and scratch on the right front fender are noted by the seller. Removable covers for the front end and headlights are included in the sale.
Budnik five-spoke wheels are mounted with Cooper CS3 Touring front and Continental CrossContact rear tires that measure 185/55R15 and 225/65R17 respectively. Additional modifications include a Chassis Engineering crossmember and rear spring kit and a Fatman front suspension system with QA1 adjustable coilovers. Stopping power is provided by power-assisted four-wheel disc brakes. The front suspension was lubricated in May 2022.
The cabin houses bolstered front bucket seats trimmed in black synthetic leather upholstery along with color-coordinated door panels and carpeting. Amenities include power windows, a Vintage Air climate control system, cupholders, cruise control, and an aftermarket head unit mounted overhead and linked with a CD changer. The front speakers and radio tuner are said to be inoperable.
A three-spoke steering wheel fronts a Dakota Digital instrument panel that features a digital speedometer, a 6k-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary gauges. The digital odometer shows 73k miles, around 41k of which were added by the seller, though total chassis mileage is unknown. The tachometer is inoperable.
The fuel-injected Chevrolet 350ci V8 was installed during previous ownership and features headers along with a chrome-finished alternator and valve covers. An oil change was performed in May 2022.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a 700R4 four-speed automatic transmission. Corrosion on the chassis is noted by the seller, and additional underside images are presented in the gallery.
The frame stamping shown above has a backwards “3” as the fourth digit, and the VIN listed on the Ohio title is “F5634C”.
This custom roadster was built between 2003 and 2007 and features a Poli-Form fiberglass body that is finished in red and mounted to a modified 1926 Ford Model T frame. Power is supplied by a 1.6L Toyota 2T-G twin-cam inline-four equipped with dual Mikuni-Solex side-draft carburetors and paired with a Toyota T-50 five-speed manual transmission. Additional equipment includes a gray soft top with removable Lexan side windows, a power-adjustable driver’s seat, fold-down rear luggage rack, Wilwood front disc brakes, Torq Thrust wheels, and a dropped I-beam front axle. The car was acquired by the seller around a year ago, and subsequent work has reportedly consisted of rebuilds of the carburetors, the installation of an electric fuel pump, and replacement of the fuel regulator, fuel lines, battery, thermostat, and hydraulic clutch cylinders, fluid changes, and the installation of a fuel pump cut-off switch. This Ford-style roadster is being offered with a manual documenting the build, spare wheels, and a clean California title in the seller’s name, listing the vehicle as a 1926 Ford.
The steel-reinforced Ford roadster-style fiberglass body was manufactured by Poli-Form Fiberglass and is mounted to a frame reportedly sourced from a 1926 Ford Model T that was boxed, re-shaped, and reinforced. The passenger-side engine panel has been modified to accommodate the carburetor intakes, and an air scoop is affixed to the driver’s side. The car is equipped with a gray soft top, and a rear receiver hitch and fold-down rear luggage rack were added by the seller. Various paint chips are highlighted in the gallery below, and the seller notes waves and scratches in the soft top window. Removable Lexan side windows are included in the sale.
Staggered-width 16” American Racing Torq Thrust wheels were installed during current ownership and mounted with 205/50 front and 245/50 rear Hankook Ventus V2 Concept 2 tires. Braking is through Wilwood front discs and rear drums. Suspension is comprised of a chrome Speedway 6” dropped I-beam front axle, transverse front and high-arch rear leaf springs, and KYB shocks. Total Performance steering arms and a Speedway tie-rod tube have been added, along with a steering box reportedly sourced from a 1981 Toyota Hilux pickup. The rear wheel cylinders were replaced in October 2021. A spare set of steel wheels will accompany the vehicle.
The cabin houses bucket seats sourced from a 2002 Camry that were fitted with replacement foam and reupholstered in gray vinyl. Pedals and switchgear from a Toyota Corolla have been added, and salt-and-pepper carpets line the floors. Amenities include a power-adjustable driver’s seat, a heater, a two-speed windshield wiper motor, and USB outlet. The under-dash air conditioning system is inoperable and has not been converted to R134a.
A three-spoke steering wheel with a quick-release is mounted to a tilt steering column and sits ahead of instrumentation sourced from a 1974 Toyota Corolla, which is comprised of a 120-mph speedometer, an 8k-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary displays. The five-digit odometer shows approximately 6k miles, around 400 of which have been added during current ownership. The fuel gauge is inoperable, and the seller notes that no fuel level sending unit is installed.
The 1.6L 2T-G twin-cam inline-four was reportedly sourced from a JDM-spec 1972 Toyota and equipped with an alternator from a 2000 Celica, a water pump sourced from a 1981 Corolla, and dual Mikuni-Solex 40 PHH carburetors that are said to have been rebuilt within the last year. An exhaust manifold from a 1979 Corolla with shortened head pipes feeds a muffler sourced from a 2005 Scion xA with a TRD exhaust tip. Additional work during current ownership is said to have included fluid changes, along with the installation of a fuel pump cut-off switch and replacement of the battery, thermostat, fuel lines, and fuel regulator.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Toyota T-50 five-speed manual transmission and a differential sourced from a Toyota Previa. The clutch fluid was reportedly changed in September 2021, and the clutch hydraulic cylinders were replaced at that time. The seller notes an area of discoloration on the frame along with spots of corrosion. Additional underbody images are provided in the gallery below, along with a build manual and a handful of photos from the process.
Over the years, off-road capable SUVs and trucks have become complex machines. From electronic differentials and transfer cases to full-time all-wheel drive systems that are easy to operate but difficult to understand, these new 4x4s are supposed to be better in every way, but are they?
On this episode of the Hemmings Hot Rod BBQ Podcast, Mike Musto sits down with Ryan Douthit and Nick Cappetto of Drivings Sports TV, two guys who make a living reviewing OEM off-roaders, to see if newer is actually better, or if the older analog systems from yesteryear are the way to go.
So, grab a beverage or sit back in your favorite easy chair, because the BBQ is about to begin!
Ever lock eyes on someone and, though you’ve never met, you’re sure that you know them from somewhere? Celebrities have stories like this all the time—particularly when they’re mistaken for another celebrity. But it happens to us plebes in the weeds as well. Unsurprisingly, it happens with cars, too. And sometimes it all works out for the best.
Sadly, little is currently known about this ’69 Camaro SS/RS convertible’s former life or owner(s); the only information that’s come to light is that it was built in the Norwood, Ohio, plant in December of ’68, was delivered in or near Memphis, Tennessee, and was owned by a schoolteacher. “Paperwork was lacking,” its restorer, Shaun Price, of Shaun Price Restorations in Gilbert, Arizona, tells us. This may well have been because Shaun’s client, owner Al Serrato of Temecula, California, bought a car that was essentially in pieces— torn down by a previous owner who either misplaced or chucked its records.
Photo by Jeff Koch
And like that person you feel you know but you can’t remember from where, this Camaro also looked strangely familiar. “We saw the Camaro for sale online in 2011 and ’12; the seller had it up there for months as an unfinished project at an exorbitant price,” Shaun recalls. “It wasn’t abandoned—I think he ran out of money and/or interest, and that was probably the catalyst for sale.” Al and Shaun were interested—a factory red Camaro SS/RS convertible is bound to get the interest of quite a few collectors. But at the $85,000 asking price, it sat. And sat. Every now and again, the price would drop by ten grand. “And one day,” Shaun says, “it disappeared from the site. Either the seller had given up, or it had sold.”
Now, Shaun has a neighbor who occasionally flips cars for fun and profit, so haulers dropping cars off there is never a big deal. “He came over and asked if I’d help the transport driver get the car out—it was just a rolling chassis and had no brakes. We get it out of the transporter and the lightbulb blinks on.” No fair guessing whether it was this very Camaro they’d been watching—it was. “My neighbor bought it in… let’s call it an emotional moment. He’s known for paying too much for things. But Al and I had watched this car for months online, and now it’s here in front of me in my neighbor’s yard. I mean, what are the odds?”
Rally Sport package included unique taillamp lenses with horizontal split and separate reverse lamps.Photo by Jeff Koch
Shaun now had a chance to look first-hand at the car that he was hemming and hawing over previously. “I could see what we had and didn’t have, unlike reading a description in an ad and having to hop on a plane to go look at it. What we saw was a rolling car, fairly complete, but it needed a correct restoration in order to be finished. It had been painted and that’s where it stopped. Everything on it was date-coded correctly. All of the panels had original date-codes stamped when we got them, so everything was in line — nothing we found was a service-replacement item. Anything that had a date on it lined up with the car. The trunk floor was original, but I bet someone put floors in it; I can’t confirm that, though. Whoever did the work on the body and the paint did a nice job.”
It was a Camaro like one Al had been looking for. It was all there, all correct and complete. At Al’s urging, Shaun pulled the trigger. “I told my neighbor, ‘You paid how much? I’ll give you ten percent more right now.’” The deal was done, and they rolled it into Shaun’s workshop across the street. The goal, as it was with all of Al’s cars, was to get it as close to showroom-correct as could be managed.
Super Sport package included a special domed hood with chrome inserts.Photo by Jeff Koch
Combining the SS and RS packages got a respectable amount of equipment and trim goodies. The SS included the special hood with simulated air intakes and an insulation pad, the standard grille would be blacked out with most body colors, as would the rocker panels below the moldings; SS emblems would appear on the grille, fenders, and rear panel. The SS also included 14 x 7-inch wheels and F70-14 Wide-Oval tires, and the all-important chrome air cleaner lid for the standard L48-code 300-hp 350 four-barrel engine.
Meanwhile, the Rally Sport option provided the “hideaway” headlamp treatment with an alternate grille design, and the taillamp lenses had a single horizontal split, rather than the standard twin vertical segmentations. Reverse lamps moved down into the rear valence panel on the RS.
Chevy’s base engine for the Camaro SS was a 10.25:1 compression, four-barrel, 300 gross horsepower, 350-cubic-inch small-block. Plenty were built with “nice car” options like automatic transmission and air conditioning.Photo by Jeff Koch
When the SS and RS packages were combined, the SS emblems bumped out the RS pieces on the grille and tail panel, and the “Rally Sport” badging that would be found on the fenders of a regular Camaro RS (or a Z/28 RS) was also left off in favor of the standard “Camaro” scripts with “SS” emblems beneath, just as they would appear on a non-RS Camaro Super Sport.
This example of the SS/RS was a highly optioned Garnet Red convertible with red interior. Shaun reports, “It has the matching-numbers engine, transmission, and rear. Well, it has the driveline it was born with, anyway. It’s got a 12-bolt 3.55:1 with Posi, because with air and automatic you couldn’t get anything as high as 3.73:1.” Also included were a plethora of options: air conditioning, tilt steering column, a power convertible top, power windows, space-saver spare, Endura front bumper, console, gauges, fiber-optic lamp monitoring, Deluxe interior, whitewall tires (which were a factory upgrade), and… an AM radio.
Photo by Jeff Koch
“When you ordered the AM radio, you had the option to order a rear-mounted antenna,” Shaun explains. “The AM/FM radios had a fixed manual antenna on the front fender. That antenna on the rear fender would make the D80 spoiler package unavailable. I mean, it could have had the stereo 8-track, cruise control, and some other foo-foo stuff, but overall it was well-optioned, despite being a base 350-powered car.”
All of this was above and beyond the RS goodies (fender striping, hideaway headlamps with washers, the Style Trim group to add a variety of brightwork and black sills, et al) and what was mandated with the SS package (300-hp 350, floor-shift, Turbo HydraMatic in lieu of Powerglide, power front disc brakes and lots more).
Factory red Comfortweave interior was remade with possibly the last NOS bolt of original fabric from the burned-down factory; there are options galore in here like gauges, tilt wheel, air conditioning, and more.Photo by Jeff Koch
What was missing? “Let’s put it this way: we had parts, it wasn’t missing much, and all of the important stuff was there, but the condition of the parts needed to be updated from what we acquired with the car. The quantity of NOS stuff we had to come up with to finish it was staggering.” Shaun says.
For example? “The dashpad. It needed one, and the air-conditioned cars have a specific dash pad. Lo and behold, I heard about a guy just three miles north of me who bought an NOS dashpad in the late 1970s — and it was still in the original GM box. And it was for an A/C car! Things like that happen occasionally, but it’s not that common. NOS parts are getting ever-more-difficult to find.”
Photo by Jeff Koch
And the lug nuts! “They’re correct assembly-line lug nuts that were used on those 14-inch SS wheels in 1969 and ’70 only. Those things are unobtainable. We paid $50 for each lug nut — that’s $1,000. For lug nuts! The guy who sold them to us had a few left afterward, and he ended up selling them for $100 apiece,” Shaun notes.
There’s more — even in places you wouldn’t think would matter. “The alignment shims are actually GM assembly-line items. Between the shims and the lug nuts, man, that’ll send you over the edge. We found what was likely the last NOS red Comfortweave material anywhere, in Detroit. The original plant that made it burned down years ago, and reproduction stuff doesn’t have the same pattern. The seatbelt webbing was tough to find NOS, too.”
Photo by Jeff Koch
Shaun continues, “Ultimately, every component had to be disassembled and redone, or else replaced. Stuff that the previous owner had done was junk — most of it either didn’t work right or simply hadn’t been addressed. This car was one of those where you had to sit there and go through everything piece by piece for it to work correctly in the end.”
Even the decent paint was given the once-over. “I had to disassemble the car, then painted both underneath and the firewall; the previous painter painted the firewall and chassis the same glossy red as the body, and I had to re-do it the way the factory did it [in black]. I also fixed some body chips and deficiencies along the way. Also, doing the blackout on the rockers, I made sure that it faded with a fuzzy line, like the factory did on the assembly line. I replicated that off an original car too, another Norwood car. We also repainted the hood and decklid thanks to poorly stored parts, where something nicked or chipped the paint.
Photo by Jeff Koch
“On the original convertible top rear window, there should be a manufacturer’s logo and a date code that the reproductions don’t have. I found an original-top car, photographed that logo, and had that and the build date reproduced on the rear window,” Shaun says. There are even factory-style markings on the treads of the tires, which you’d think would be the first thing to wear off. Except…
“Al keeps this car in the lobby of his office,” Shaun says of the Camaro that has taken pride of place in its owner’s eyeline. It’s been there since 2014. The good news: this as-new SS/RS ’69 Camaro convertible is being enjoyed, even if it’s not wearing those tire markings off.
Photo by Jeff Koch
SPECIFICATIONS
PRICE
Base price: $2,852
Options on car profiled: Super Sport package, $507; Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, $585; Rally Sport package, $131.65; air conditioning, $376; tilt wheel, $45; power steering, $95; power brakes, $42; whitewall tires, $32; console, $54; AM radio, $61; power windows, $105; front disc brakes, $22; tinted glass, $31; gauges, $90.
ENGINE
Type: Chevrolet “small-block” OHV V-8, cast-iron block and cylinder heads
Displacement: 350 cu.in.
Bore x stroke: 4.00 x 3.48 in
Compression ratio: 10.25:1
Horsepower @ rpm: 300 @ 4,800
Torque @ rpm: 380 lb-ft @ 3,200
Valvetrain: Hydraulic lifters
Main bearings: Five
Fuel system: Rochester Quadrajet four-barrel, mechanical pump
Lubrication system: Pressure, gear-type pump
Electrical system: 12-volt
Exhaust system: Dual exhaust with transverse cross-flow muffler
TRANSMISSION
Type: GM Turbo Hydra-Matic 350 three-speed automatic
Ratios: 1st/2.48 … 2nd/1.48 … 3rd/1.00 … Reverse/2.08
DIFFERENTIAL
Type: Chevrolet 12-bolt housing, Positraction
Ratio: 3.55:1
STEERING
Type: Recirculating ball-nut, semi-reversible with hydraulic power assist
Turns, lock-to-lock: 2.8
Turning circle: 37.5 ft
BRAKES
Type: Hydraulic disc/drum with vacuum power assist
Front: 11-in disc / Rear: 9.5 x 2.0-in drum
SUSPENSION
Front: Independent, unequal length A-arms; coil springs; telescoping shock absorbers; anti-sway bar
Rear: Parallel leaf springs, telescoping shock absorbers
WHEELS & TIRES
Wheels: Styled stamped steel, drop center Front/Rear: 14 x 7 in
Tires: Bias-ply, white-stripe Front/Rear: F70-14
PRODUCTION
Chevrolet produced 16,519 Camaro convertibles for the extended 1969 model year. Chevrolet also produced 37,773 RS and 36,309 SS Camaros for the year, but no records of how many SS/RS cars exist, regardless of body style.
PERFORMANCE
0-60 mph: 6.4 sec
1/4-mile ET: 15 sec @ 93 mph
Photo by Jeff Koch
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