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Originally Posted by Doc
It was attached to the legendary racing team of Roger Penske and Mark Donohue. It was a high-profile winner. Chevy specifically built it to compete in the Can-Am; it wasn't a regular street car that somebody took and started racing with it. They built the street legal versions so they could claim it was a production model and thus be qualified to run in the Can-Am.
It was a very special model for a very special purpose; one that brought Chevy racing prestige and glory; it put the bow tie in the winner's circle in a very tough and competitive series. When you saw a Camaro on the street with Z/28 on the side it had instant respect... so much so in fact that adding a "Z" to a name became fashionable to try and grab some of that glory and respect.
If you aren't old enough to remember or know, then you probably wouldn't understand. Just take it from those of us who are old enough; it's a big deal.
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Not trying to stir the pot lol, but if I was cruising around back in the day in a ls6 chevelle and lined up next a 69 z28 I wouldn't be showing it or giving it any respect hahaha. Maybe a SS 396.
Hahaha kidding aside but yeah the Z28 was a monster in the can am, but I don't see a place for another v8 model in the current line up. If its even better on a road course and faster than the ZL1 Chevys ultimate camaro is out of place then.