1967 Chevrolet Camaro with Mercury Racing SB4 7.0-liter V8!

Photos by Roadster Shop

In 1966, the 1967 model year of the Chevrolet Camaro was presented. And the hood had a 396 V8 engine with a factory 375 hp and on top of that, the 302 V8 with around 400 hp. These vehicles are extremely sought after these days, even if not everyone likes the Camaro engine. And the V8 was apparently less popular with the owner of this vehicle. The pro-touring build from the tuner “Roadster Shop” is a one-off instead of the good old Chevy engine Restomod, a Boat engine from Mercury Racing under the hood. And that is an engine with the code name SB4. It rotates up to an impressive 8.000 rpm and achieves a performance of fierce with a compression ratio of 11,7: 1 750 PS. So roughly that double performance from the 396 V8 engine. No precise key data on the acceleration values ​​are known, but that of the Camaro at the level of a current sports car goes without saying in view of the performance.

Camaro with Mercury Racing SB4-V8

The engine installed here was presented in November 2016 at the SEMA Show, for the 50th anniversary, in Las Vegas and is called Crate engine inklusive Power Steering and all necessary Belts, guide rollers, Pulleys, Fasteners and brackets delivered. Only the Air conditioning compressor and the alternator must be ordered from the accessories. Incidentally, the engine on this vehicle is coupled to a Tremec T-56 manual transmission. And the Sixties Camaro received one too 9,0 inch Ford rear end With a 31 Spline Extreme axis. The unique Restomod project is included blue painted and has a black detached hood as well as a matching one front spoiler and rear spoiler. The Camaro stands at 18 x 9,5 inches Forgeline rims front and rear there are even 19 x 11,5 inch rollers.

mighty 265/35 and 325/30 rubbers on the Camaro

The wheelset is equipped with 265 / 35 and 325 / 30 rubbersthat perfectly under the Roadster Shop SPEC chassis fit. One is hidden behind the new wheel set High-performance sports brake system from the house Baer with 14 inch (approx. 36 cm) perforated discs and saddles in body color. And inside? Everything is there too state-of-the-art. The main highlights here are a complete one new leather interior, there are two leather-covered bucket seats with Sparco belts, a Roll cage, Dakota Digital Ads, a Golf ball gear stick and even one Touchscreen infotainment system. Nicht on the other hand, one is installed backseatso that the classic a pure one Two-seater at a hunt.

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1967 Chevrolet Camaro with Mercury Racing SB4 7.0-liter V8!