HIGHLIGHTS- Never titled, sold on bill of sale, Serial #1
- First production line built 1970 Camaro "pilot car" at the Norwood, Ohio assembly plant in November 1969
- The following items were tested on this car under lab as well as road and track conditions to gain FIA certification
- 454/450 HP LS6 engine, M22 Rock Crusher 4-speed
- JL8 4-wheel disc brake package, HD Harrison L88 radiator
- Emergency braking system, HD front spindles, hubs, rotors, calipers, front springs, and multi leaf rear springs
- Lightweight under hood cold air plenum intake
- COPO rear spoiler of the tall three piece design
- Jones distributor drive tachometer, transistor ignition
- These parts are the only known Chevrolet installation in any production 1970 Camaro
- Shipped to Smokey Yunick for additional testing
- Partial disassembly and kept at Smokey's shop until 1989
- Purchased by current owner in 1989
- Rotisserie restoration completed over a 20 year span
This is the first production line-built 1970 Chevrolet Camaro (VIN: 123870N500001). It was built as a “pilot” car at the Norwood, Ohio, assembly plant in November 1969 and then immediately shipped to Chevrolet Engineering in Warren, MIichigan, where Vince Piggins, head of Chevrolet Product Promotion (racing) and his engineering team began a series of specific modifications to submit for approval by the FIA as homologated production options for use in racing. The first and most important element was the 454/450 HP LS6 engine based on a GM/Chevrolet service block. Fitted with a lightweight underhood cold air plenum intake system, a tach-drive distributor working a Jones tachometer, transistorized ignition and a heavy duty L88-specification Harrison radiator, the LS6 was mated to a Muncie close ratio “Rock Crusher” 4-speed. The suspension and brakes were also heavily modified. Heavy duty front coil and multi-leaf rear springs were installed along with 1969 Camaro JL8 4-wheel disc brakes and the requisite emergency braking system, heavy duty front spindles, hubs, rotors and calipers. A tall three-piece rear spoiler, which would be made available to the public under COPO 9796, was the only visible exterior modification.
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