Canadian Black Panther '67 Camaros

[PeteLeathersac]

Anyone know anything about these? ~ Pete

http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/dec2005/bw20051229_081106.htm

[musclecarjohn]

Interesting article...thanks for sharing.

[PeteLeathersac]

Don't miss clicking on the pics. . A bit of foolishness w/ the ZL1 motor story in the text but could be what's been translated from someone's memory....like saying ZL1 when they're really remembering L89 aluminum heads? . Smarting from the recent wife split, I'm in no position to afford anything right now but have a few ideas on tracking one of these if anyone's up for it?? ~ Pete

[ChevyThunder]

The Camaro was originally named the "Panther" I actually bought a 67 out of NC that had the order form filled out as a Panther . When they came out as the Camaro someone started building a high performance model and named it the Panther. But other than that they are rare I don't know much about them.. I do know they exist .

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Gorries chev sold them, actively advertised them, and they were featured in mag articles of the day.

[JChlupsa]

do a search on Team Camaro. One of the guys there has one and there were 50 sold. I have a magazine with an article someplace. Ill see if i can find it.

[Denis]

if anyone ever locates a 427 black panther car, i will be very interested in acquiring/restoring the car.

wanted to get my hat in the ring before charley and the other vultures...

http://67z28.net/gallery/albums/67%20Camaro%20Print%20Ads/Gorries/BlackPanther.jpg

[Keith Tedford]

The ZL1 didn't come out until '69. They were probably referring to the 425hp 427 (the most common transplant motor) and not all Black Panthers got the big engines. I saw one at Nurse Chev-Olds back in the day. Never saw it on the road. It just disappeared. Do a Google search for "Black Panther Camaro". There is one in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

[Zedder]

The 50 sold number is just a guess (I've spoken to the fellow on the phone who makes that claim). I know of 4 that still exist today.

[JoeG]

Very sharp color combo---....I never saw one...very http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Rick]

There was a 427 one in central CT in the early 80's. My brother came home from school and said someone he went to school with had a Camaro with a 427 and said Panther on it. He wanted to know if I knew anything about it. At the time I had never heard of it. Don't know know what happened to it.

[PeteLeathersac]

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The 50 sold number is just a guess (I've spoken to the fellow on the phone who makes that claim). I know of 4 that still exist today.

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Isn't there a clone car out there....and would this be one of the 4 you're counting as known? . What engines are these known ones? . Thanks! ~ Pete

[Zedder]

No, the 4 I know of are all real...427, 396, 327, 327. I've been trying to buy them for a couple of years now.

[1967Z28]

Two were rally sport '67 Z-28s. One of them is accounted for. I've got copies of paperwork for both. Here's a picture of one of them in Europe in late '69.

-Jon

[Zedder]

Forgot about that one Jon...that makes 5...