Where are the Z28 markings for a 1967 Camaro?

Answer 1

There were not Z/28 emblems until mid 68. The car really was never in tended to be sold to the public. The real Z/28's, were not like the ones of the 80's, and 90's. These were special built, race cars. They had a really radical cam, and high compression. No automatics were made, and you had to get low rear end gears with them. They really didn't drive well on the street. (My Dad had one back in 69) Everything was special on these cars. They even had a different steering box, over the other Camaros.

The Z/28 name really didn't come about until mid 68. It was actually the order code. With Chevy, everything has a letter code. Street motors were always L. LT1, L-88, L-76, ect. Rear end parts are always G. G-80, for example, is posi traction, or, GT-4, was 4:10 gears. Z, denotes suspension. Z71, is the off road package for trucks, or, the Z06, Corvette.

Chevy "hid" that particular package under a suspension code so the common public would not know what it was. Back then, to race, the car had to be a production model, more than 51 produced, and available to the public, even though the Z/28 is not a public car.

So, Chevy kept that car "under raps" and did not want people to recognize, and then order this model. By 68, it was all about the Camaro verses the Mjustang, in sales, so Chevy loosened their stance on the issue, and began to make the car available to the public, to increase sales.