1967 Chevy Camaro – Ugly But Fast

Guys who didn’t dig it at first have at least gotten used to it. Our Crusher Camaro’s makeover as a late-’70s street machine in the Dec. ’09 issue might have been a bit early for the trend. Maybe the look was a bit more accepted, if not embraced, by the May ’11 issue, wherein we drove the car on an 1,100-mile road trip and suffered only the normal amount of shakedown issues while proving you can drive an 8-71-blown Rat motor virtually anywhere if you set it up right. But the question remained: How quick is it? Answer: 10.62 at 126 mph in the quarter. Not bad. After posting those numbers on the web and in a YouTube video (“Crusher Camaro Hits the Dragstrip,” HOT ROD Unlimited, episode 3), folks wanted to know the skinny, so here it is.

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Photo Gallery: 1967 Chevy Camaro – Ugly But Fast – Hot Rod Magazine

Photo Gallery: 1967 Chevy Camaro – Ugly But Fast – Hot Rod Magazine