67 Black Panther

[Z28DZ]

Interesting read on Team Camaro classifieds ragarding this "tribute" car. Anybody familiar with this story?

http://www.camaros.net/classifieds/s...p?product=7536


1967 Camaro Black Panther Tribute Car. All Gorries Black Panther Camaros were of course painted black, with a painted gold band around the nose. The Black Panther nameplate was fixed to the forefront of each fender and on the rear deck lid. A gold stripe was added along the bodyline above the rocker panel area and a Gold pin stripe was added just below the upper side bodyline.

The Panthers came with a deluxe Gold interior and any of the regular factory options a customer might desire. This first Panther out of the Gorries shop was equipped with the 007 James Bond panel as a bit of a joke. Simply enough, a console was added in place of the glove box lid between the seats. The console featured a row of six or eight toggle switches labeled, Seat Ejector, Machine Guns, Smoke Ejectors, etc. What began as a joke later turned out later to be a customer demanded option that even the most reserved customers opted for.

Gorries franchised the sale of the Black Panther to Chevrolet dealerships as far way as New Orleans. Its estimated that less than 50 Black Panthers where produced. Only two cars are known to exist today, with the remainder unaccounted for. The Black Panther Camaro may be the rarest of the dealer inspired street racers and no doubt the best looking. While not as well know as the Yenko Camaros, the Gorries Black Panther stands out as great example of dealer derived street muscle at a time when Race on Sunday and Sell on Monday was the performance enthusiast creed.

It is unknown how many of the Black Panthers still exist.

[Vern B]

I saw the Sault Ste Marie car, that has been written about several times, at the St Ignace car show a few years ago. If I remember right, the owner purchased it new and freshened it up, so it looked pretty good. It had the 007 panel in it.

I believe they produced a few 427 cars also, although I've never seen or heard of one.

[PeteLeathersac]

There's been a few threads on these in the past. . Including the original owner car, isn't there only two known and a clone? . I think 'Zedder' on this site has some wisdom on these? .
Of interest to you Mustang guys, the same time Gorries was selling these Panther cars in Toronto, Mainway Ford was selling the '67 'Stallion' Mustangs....pretty cool for a Mustang? .

~ Pete

[Zedder]

Some info here...

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/showflat...true#Post185847

[PeteLeathersac]

Thanks Zedder! . There's what's left of a first gen. Camaro I'm going to look at in the next few weeks....it's what's left of a supposed '67 Mk1V car that was written off 30 plus years ago and left at the back of a farm. . I'm not counting on much being left but will let you know if anything's special of what's still there. .
I know you're not a Ford guy either but do you know of those Mainway 'Stallion' Mustangs? .
~ Pete

[Zedder]

Sorry Pete, I don't know anything about Ford's or Mopars Good luck with the Camaro and let us know what you find!