Chevrolet created the Camaro in response to the runaway sales success of
the Ford Mustang, the first pony car. The Mustang went on sale in April
1964, and by August that same year, General Motors launched an intensive
program to bring its own pony car to market. In September 1966, the
Camaro went on sale.
Chevrolet wanted the Camaro to be better than the Mustang in every area,
including style, ride-quality, and performance. To that end, with the
Mustang having already achieved so much racing success, Chevrolet wanted
to beat it on the track also.
Racing Camaros: An International Photographic History 1966 - 1986 is a
photographic celebration of road racing Camaros throughout the world. It
focuses on production-based cars, rather than the heavily modified
tube-frame silhouette machines that began appearing in the late 1970s.
Included are images of big-budget factory-supported cars competing in
the Trans-Am series, right through to low-buck independents, and cars
competing throughout the world.
For the first time, the international road racing representation of the
Camaro is featured in a book, which includes countless photos that have
never been published. Technical detail is provided throughout, from
concept and design, right through its racing career, and the challenges
and developments that took place to make it a winner. Only period images
have been used. This is a true photographic history depicting the global
popularity of the Chevrolet Camaro as a road racing car.
