1967 Camaro Black Panther?

[copo9566aa]

Hi !!
I search informations about the 1967 Camaro SS or SS/RS Black Panther 427/435 HP built by Gorries Downtown Chevrolet. This car real exist ?? I have a little bit of infos about this car.
Thank you !

[Arnold_30]

Hi!!
I heard of the rumors on the conversion of Camaros Black Panther by Canadian dealers, probably in Ontario.

[copo9566aa]

Thanks Arnold_30
I have a pictures of a Camaro Black Panther
in a old magazine(a old ads from Gorries Chevrolet)and a performance test in the same
magazine (scanning coming soon)

The Car tested in the magazine

The car is black with Gold Bumblebee stipes
+pinstriping

The specification is
engine 427 12.1 Cr 435 HP
Gearbox 4-Speed Manual 1st 2.52: 4.10 posi
Brakes 4-drum 10'

Wheels 14' mag (style magnum)
tires 8.55x14 Uniroyal Tiger Paws

The engine was fully blueprinted balanced ported and polished and the carburator is a Holley 925cfm 4 Bbl

Yes Arnold the car was built by a Toronto-Based Gorries Chev,-Olds dealership

[copo9566aa]

http://www.crosswinds.net/~clemay/cars/

67 Camaro Black Panther Picture

[Edited by copo9566aa (11-03-2000 at 06:59 PM).]

[WWJD]

[http://www.crosswinds.net/~clemay/cars/]

[WWJD]

http://www.crosswinds.net/~clemay/cars/

[copo9566aa]

Thanks WWJD for do the link to my page

[Arnold_30]

Hi all !
New pics of the Camaro Black Panthers are on the website.Tell me if any persons have other pics or infos of the Camaro Black Panther.I don`t find anything on this car on the web.
Thanks !!
Arnold_30

[JoeC]

Thanks for posting the article on the Black Panther Camaro. What magazine was that in? It is interesting to read some of the descriptions such as when they refer to the 427Ãs wide torque curve as œhappily burble along at 30 in top”. The name given to the car may have hurt the U.S. sales because of the controversial Black Panther Party in the USA that was founded in 1966

[JoeC]

I noticed in the pictures that they show three different cars. A standard Camaro, an SS Camaro, and the third is an RS SS Camaro. The underhood picture is a small block engine. Would the Canadian govenernment records show how many 427 replacement engines were imported by Gorries Downtown Chevrolet in 1967?

[copo9566aa]

Hi JoeC !

The Magazine is Canada Track & Traffic May 1967 ( It have an error on the book, on the first page, its write May 1967 so in the book its write May 1966. I don' t know what is the error. )

In the history of Camaro, the name Panther is one of the names proposed for this car.

A guy contact me by e-mail and he have infos about 2 Camaro Black Panther. I tell you if I have news about this.

[copo9566aa]

Yes JoeC

The first Camaro on the top of the ads is a standard Camaro with Black Panther scheme and probably a superstock olds wheels(Magnum 14")

The other Camaro is a SS/RS but the pic is too little for know more.

The third Camaro (on page 46) is a Camaro SS-350 Black Panther with sidepipes, on the review the crest SS-350 is more visible.
The text on this review don' t match with the pictures.

Do you think the first Camaro and the third Camaro is the same car with an SS hood and crest ???