A special 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS dubbed the Military Tribute Camaro sold for $175,000 during the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona this past weekend.
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Special Military Tribute Camaro auctions for $175K
Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , First Drives Elevating The Muscle Car Rivalry To A Whole New Level Ford versus Chevy . It’s one of the greatest rivalries in the world, joining the likes of Coke versus Pepsi and Michigan versus Ohio State. While the Mustang and Camaro can’t be credited as the first two vehicles to start the Blue Oval and Golden Bowtie wars, it’s fair to say the two muscle cars kicked the battle into high gear in the 1960s. Wherever there are rivals, you can be sure there will also be healthy levels of both respect and distaste for one another
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First Drive: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Filed under: Classics , Performance , Auctions , Chevrolet If you’re as excited as we are by the 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 , it might be wise to understand the historical significance of those three letters at the end of Chevy’s retrofied muscle car. Way back in 1969 – a year some consider to be the apogee of Camaro history – the automaker built just 69 ZL1s, each powered by an aluminum-block 427-cubic-inch V8 that was otherwise unavailable in the Camaro and built specifically for drag racing. The ’69 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is highly coveted by collectors, and a perfectly stunning example was auction at the 2012 Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale.
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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 races across the auction block [w/video]
Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Chrysler , Luxury Imported From Detroit And Then Some To the average driver, the term “horsepower” has, for all intents and purposes, no meaning whatsoever. Not surprising, really, as there isn’t any single established explanation, at least not a good one, as to how today’s piston-powered engines became so intertwined with the output of a horse. Think, for a moment: Can you really quantify how much power 200 horses produce? Regardless, and though not all engines have been measured with the same methods of certification, enthusiasts of the four-wheeled kind have well over a century of automobiles and their attendant horsepower ratings with which to occupy themselves.
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Sibling Rivalry: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport With the $55,000, 580-hp Camaro ZL1, Chevrolet has created the Vette’s biggest rival. Chevrolet knows damn well how to build a sports car. Evidence: the Corvette.
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Sibling Rivalry: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
Sibling Rivarly: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport With the $55,000, 580-hp Camaro ZL1, Chevrolet has created the Vette’s biggest rival. Chevrolet knows damn well how to build a sports car. Evidence: the Corvette. Ever since the mid-1950s, it has defined the very idea of what an American sports car is.
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Sibling Rivarly: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport