Camaro: Forty Years

When Chevrolet entered the pony car market in 1967, its new Camaro instantly became one of the most iconic cars of the classic muscle-car era. Since then, some of the most important performance cars in American history have been Camaro models: RS, SS, Z28, IROC-Z.
Camaro 40 Years "chronicles the Camaro's rich history, from the initial attempts to reach the youth market in the early 1960s, through the potent and turbulent years of the classic muscle-car era, the resurgence of muscle in the 1980s, and the car's triumphant rebirth in a new millennium. Featuring the dazzling photography of David Newhardt and gripping text by author Darwin Holmstrom, Camaro 40 Years "is the most complete Camaro book ever published, an essential part of every muscle-car fan's library.


On the eve of the introduction of the first Camaro of the twenty-first century, this big book chronicles the rich history of an American muscle-car era icon. Here, accompanied by fabulous photographs of the models that made history, is the full story of Camaro's forty years. Beginning with Chevrolet's race in the Sixties to capture the emerging youth market, the book follows Chevrolet's efforts to come up with a car that could out-muscle the Mustang.
The Camaro was that car, and in the years after its introduction in 1967, it set some of the most important performance marks in American automotive history. The classics of the muscle-car era are here--the RS, SS, Z/28, and IROC-Z--along with the models that jumpstarted a new era of American performance in the 1980s. In flashing color and fine detail, Camaro Forty Years" captures the innovations and fierce competition, the changes in style and technology that make the story of this legendary car a part of the American automotive story--now opening a new chapter.