http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...rns/index.html

 

how do you like them apples?

 

that used to be my catch phrase in middle school

 

Does anybody have its pics?

 

im not 100% on my history, but I thought the z has always been just kind of a drag horse, and the SS was the elite model.

 

well i always thought the z was the factory race car that you had to specially order

 

maybe, typically chevy reserves any z badging for its performance line. from what i heard it was classically a striped out race version

it may have had limited motor options though, due to racing regulations, like capping at 305 for example, i cant remember which race does that, but thats the reason for performance 5.0s. I dont know if you could get the firebreathing big blocks in a z from the factory. but thats just my own experience talking. i always see the SS's with huge motors and people paying through the nose for them. but then again I cant recall seeing any 1st gen Zs personally.... i even had to google to see if they made them lol. im used to the RS and SS

 

http://www.automedia.com/1969_Camaro...es20021001z2/1

here we go. was it the trans am series that capped the motor at 305ci?

 

I think so.

Honestly, it makes me a wee bit upset that they're just gonna stuff a big engine in it for the Z. Back in the day the Z was a track car. It had a high-revving 302, and was meant for the twisties. GM should return to that line of thought - drop the weight to around 3000, and give us a rev-happy v8! THAT would be nostalgia! :P

 

but how many people would REALLY want that car?