How Penske's Infamous Lightweight Z/28 Racer Lives on in the 2016 Camaro
1967 Penske Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Lightweight. Original price: $3094 (base z/28) Current value: $1,500,000 (est) Powertrain: 5.0-liter v-8, 515 hp, 411 lb-ft; rwd, 4-speed manual; …
Kevin Triplett's Racing History - Blogger
Mar 17, 2017 · The original Penske Camaro under the new partnership of Penske-Godsall Racing was re-bodied with panels dipped in an acid bath “at some aerospace company in Los …
Penske and Sunoco’s Z28, Trans Am Camaro Makes Road-Racing History
Oct 28, 2011 · Several modifications had to be made to the Camaro before it became the championship Trans-Am racer that made the Camaro nameplate into a road-racing legend. …
We Test Mark Donohue's Legendary Lightweight 1967 Trans-Am Camaro
Apr 1, 1994 · This acid bath reduced the Camaro's weight from the stock 2920 pounds to an Oprah Slim-Fast 2550 pounds.
Penske’s ’69 Trans Am Camaro - Dean’s Garage
The unit-body section is lightened where possible (we could find no evidence of acid dipping—usually detectable by the deterioration of spot welds) and the roll cage is welded in, …
Historic Trans Am
Mark Donohue pits the Penske Camaro at the 24 Hours of Daytona in February, 1968. This first-generation Camaro Z-28 looks surprisingly stock except for the small front and rear spoilers.
Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Trans Am Roger Penske Racing #16 Mark …
Mar 21, 2016 · Penske and Donohue did not stop acid-dipping after this, however. Continuing the practice of reducing weight allowed them to place weights of certain sizes strategically in …
Penske Camaro Is The Ultimate Version of Chevy’s Pony Car
Jan 27, 2022 · Through Petrolicious, we learn acid dipping the chassis for lighter weight was one bent rule. Other tricks were used to make the Camaro Z/28 lighter when they were on the …
Mark Donohue's 'Lightweight' Trans-Am Camaro Z/28 Heading to …
Dec 18, 2024 · In 1968, Mark Donohue and Roger Penske won a championship in the middle of the golden age of Trans-Am racing with a very special Chevrolet Camaro. That car was the …
1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Trans-Am Race Car Heads to Mecum
Nov 29, 2024 · Nicknamed “The Lightweight,” this was the first Penske Camaro Z28 to undergo acid-dipping, shaving weight for a competitive edge. After being banned for its underweight …
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