recieved this email from Scott Settlemire this morning (ex brand team guru for the Camaro)
Good morning, all,
I don't as a rule advertise when a vehicle is up for sale, other than in
instances when GM sends something to auction. (I'd love to let everyone
know when a Camaro goes up for sale, but as you can imagine, it would
become quite difficult to continue to do this.)
That said, the subject car is a one-off Camaro......built by
Chevrolet......a First Gen Z28 Convertible.
It can be viewed at:
http://www.mecumauction.com/auctions...D=SC0504-14950
Some background on this "very" special car:
Our Friend, Jim Mattison, at Pontiac Historic Services (Automotive
Services,
Inc.) worked in the Chevy Fleet & Special Order (better known as COPO)
Department
during the late 60's........and was instrumental in getting this car built.
According to Jim, Vince Piggins, then head of Chevy Product Promotions
wanted to make some new equipment available for the Camaro (mostly to
assist the
Penske race team with their Trans Am effort). Approval was required by the
general
manager.
.....As Chevy General Manager, E.M. "Pete" Estes had one of every model
available
for his evaluation. He was also a convertible fanatic, so it was decided
that if Piggins/Mattison could get him a convertible, the prospects of him
driving the car improved
dramatically. After some research, Mattison concluded that it was possible
to produce a
Z-28 Convertible at the assembly plant, so long as management would approve
the
build. Obviously, Chevrolet management gave the OK to build one vehicle, as
no one
would turn down a request that had the general managers name on it and
Mattison
ordered the car.
(Wow...how things have changed!)
Once built, the following components were added by Chevy Engineering for
evaluation and approval:
Factory Cross Ram Intake, with 2x4 carbs
Fiberglass Cowl Plenum Hood
Transistorized Ignition
Tuned Exhaust Headers
4 wheel disc brakes
Koni Adjustable Shocks.
Estes loved the car!........The parts were approved..........Penske won the
Trans Am championship........and the rest is history!
When this Camaro was removed from Company Car service, all special
components, with the exception of the Cowl Plenum hood were removed so
that the car could be sold. Years later all of the special components were
once again added back on the car......Exactly as it was when Pete Estes
had it.
My thanks to Jim Mattison for all the information and help with this
email...........
Scott
Good morning, all,
I don't as a rule advertise when a vehicle is up for sale, other than in
instances when GM sends something to auction. (I'd love to let everyone
know when a Camaro goes up for sale, but as you can imagine, it would
become quite difficult to continue to do this.)
That said, the subject car is a one-off Camaro......built by
Chevrolet......a First Gen Z28 Convertible.
It can be viewed at:
http://www.mecumauction.com/auctions...D=SC0504-14950
Some background on this "very" special car:
Our Friend, Jim Mattison, at Pontiac Historic Services (Automotive
Services,
Inc.) worked in the Chevy Fleet & Special Order (better known as COPO)
Department
during the late 60's........and was instrumental in getting this car built.
According to Jim, Vince Piggins, then head of Chevy Product Promotions
wanted to make some new equipment available for the Camaro (mostly to
assist the
Penske race team with their Trans Am effort). Approval was required by the
general
manager.
.....As Chevy General Manager, E.M. "Pete" Estes had one of every model
available
for his evaluation. He was also a convertible fanatic, so it was decided
that if Piggins/Mattison could get him a convertible, the prospects of him
driving the car improved
dramatically. After some research, Mattison concluded that it was possible
to produce a
Z-28 Convertible at the assembly plant, so long as management would approve
the
build. Obviously, Chevrolet management gave the OK to build one vehicle, as
no one
would turn down a request that had the general managers name on it and
Mattison
ordered the car.
(Wow...how things have changed!)
Once built, the following components were added by Chevy Engineering for
evaluation and approval:
Factory Cross Ram Intake, with 2x4 carbs
Fiberglass Cowl Plenum Hood
Transistorized Ignition
Tuned Exhaust Headers
4 wheel disc brakes
Koni Adjustable Shocks.
Estes loved the car!........The parts were approved..........Penske won the
Trans Am championship........and the rest is history!
When this Camaro was removed from Company Car service, all special
components, with the exception of the Cowl Plenum hood were removed so
that the car could be sold. Years later all of the special components were
once again added back on the car......Exactly as it was when Pete Estes
had it.
My thanks to Jim Mattison for all the information and help with this
email...........
Scott
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