1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Photos

The 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 was a classic small-blo­ck screamer and drew on its road-racing lineage for many of its styling cues. Unlike the muscle cars that focused on straight-line acceleration, the Z28 seemed to hug the road and employed aero addenda, such as front and rear spoilers, to enhance the effect.

1969 Yellow Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Sideview
©2007 Doug Mitchel
Like all Camaros for '69, the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 traded the soft
 contours of the 1967 and '68 models for a fresh skin that featured
sharper lines and horizontal brows over the wheels.


1969 Yellow Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Rear View
©2007 Doug Mitchel
In addition to front and rear spoilers, broad body stripes were a visual reference
 to the twisting-course Trans Am race cars that inspired these early Z28s.


1969 Red Chevrolet Camare Side View
©2007 Doug Mitchel
All Z28s had a sweet 290-bhp 302-cid V-8. When ordered with the trim
package that hid the headlamps behind louvered panels,
 Z28s gained "rally sport" script on their frond fenders.


1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Closeup
©2007 Doug Mitchel
The Z28 group was an option available only on Camaro coupes. It was
 ordered on 19,014 cars for 1969, a year in which Ford debuted its
 Mustang Boss 302. Ford sold just 1,934 Boss 302s for '69.


Chevy generated lots of showroom excitment with its lavish model brochures. For a look back at some of the best performance-oriented Camaro literature of the muscle car age, check out the next two pages.
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