http://www.firstgencamaro.com/blackpanther.html

http://www.classicar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18:the-elusive-black-panther-camaro&catid=11:classic-vehicle-histories&Itemid=16

73SC wrote:

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I have never given much time to these dealer optioned cars...

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Ray, during the summer of 1968, I made the journey to Mecca (on the east coast). Motion Performance on Long Island, NY.

It was a memorable visit. Motion Performance (owner Joel Rosen) operated out of an old 5 or 6 bay service station. As many of you know, they sold highly-modified new Chevys to crazy people like us. Through an arrangement with Baldwin Chevrolet, they would order in a new Chevy (from Novas to full-size) and then swap in the biggest engine you could afford.....even a L-88 in any of them.

And, my fellow car nuts, they would ensure that your new car warranty was unaffected by the swap.

During my visit, as I dragged my tongue around the shop, I noticed a mechanic (who had been working on a 427 Nova) back it out of the shop onto Sunrise Highway....a 4-lane road in front of the shop with a concrete median down the middle.

He revved it up and popped a 100-foot wheelie down the road, smokin' it in all four gears, and he was gone.

In five minutes he returned, climbed out of the car, slammed the driver's door and muttered, "F...in' piece of crap".

<--------- That was me. I wonder how it performed when it was running right?

 

Great story, never heard of that one before. Love the black and gold look and a 427 would have been sweet

dont forget to look for these?

1967 Camaro Official Pace Car
It is not known exactly how many pace cars were built, but the best number is approximately 82 for the race and 100 to perhaps as many as 560 for a special Camaro Pacesetter campaign.
The number of cars built for the "Pacesetter" campaign is not known and varies widely. Most of the books I have read put the total number at around 100, including the speedway 81 vehicles. Personally, I think the number was at least 200.
After the race was over many of our friends in the Great White North learned of the Pace Car Replicas, and weren't happy to have been excluded from the promotion, and they apparently knew who to complain to. Chevy ordered up 21 more cars under ordering code 80055, eleven 396-325HP Turbo 400's and ten 350 Powerglides. These were distributed to Canadian dealers who remain unknown.



A.J. Foyt won the '67 Indy 500, but according to USCC member Matt Murphy he turned down the car because it didn't have air conditioning or a power top! So Chevrolet decided to build another car for A.J., and it was produced in the same run of cars as the special Canadian built cars. Because they were all produced together they all got the special clear coat paint and the 0-1 code. In addition, and they were all built after the race, date code 06C.




An authentic pace car should have the following details:

• Ermine White paint, code C-1 or 0-1. "C" specifies Ermine White, while "0" is the code for Special Paint, in this case a clear coat over the Ermine White. The code appears on Festival and Official cars. "1" specifies a white convertible top. (There is one documented car coded 0-4, signifying a blue top.)
• Interior trim code 732, Bright Blue.
• Rally Sport equipment.
• Super Sport equipment.
• "Bumblebee" nose stripe factory painted blue. The regular D91 stripe was black.
• Blue RS pin stripes, factory painted.
• Pace Car decals. These were originally shipped in the trunk and installed by the dealers in Indianapolis
  
  The Cowl Tag should show the following items:

• Date Built: 03C through 04D, for the cars used at the race. There were also 21 Special Built Canadian cars, which would be 06C.
• Paint Code: C-1 or 0-1
• Interior Code: 732
• Style Code:12637
• Rally Sport Code: 3L
• Super Sport Code: 4P, 4N, or 4K
• Special Paint Stripe Code: - (a dash, indicating other than the standard white or black stripe.)
• Special Fleet Number: Norwood cars-050A, 061A, 062A, or 070A. Los Angeles cars-L181A

-- Edited by 68sd on Thursday 24th of December 2009 11:10:19 AM

-- Edited by 68sd on Thursday 24th of December 2009 11:11:48 AM

The 427 Black Panther that was raced by a guy named Trembley from New Brunswick ended up with a friend of a friend in Lower Sackville Nova Scotia. It went thru a couple of owners before Garry Banks ended up with it. It had RS/SS combo, power windows, tilt wheel and a bunch of options. Gorgeous car. In 2006 I was in Sault Ste Marie and went to a cruise nite. Lo and behold was the car pictured above. It's still the original owner who has it. It's a 327. Nice guy. We chatted for an hour as he was happy to talk to anyone who remembered the cars. There was a Baldwin-Motion car that raced at Drag City in Nova Scotia once and awhile back then also. I think it was from Maine or New Hampshire.

65sd wrote:

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So how much do u think its worth$

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The 327 car in Sault Ste Marie? I don't have a clue., I doubt the owner will ever sell it and I'm sure he said he has a long list of well known Chevy lovers who want it. The 427 in Nova Scotia is long since faded from sight and was probably junked. I may have been saved as it was always known as a special car. But the last time I seen it was the mid 70's and it was pretty rough. It had been hit in the front, quarter panel smashed in and engine smoking badly, but still driving around. I do remember the LineLoc was still on the Hurst shifter. No one at the time ever thought any of the "pony" cars would become collector cars. By '74  an early Camaro was not a sought after car, just a 7 yr old rusty Chev.

 

Back in 69 I was starting a new job in Scarbourgh, at Pat Kemp Ply. Chry. [ now Eastway Chry ] A few of the new new staff were ex GM guys & I was coming from Ontario Automobile  on Bay [ chrysler] The sales dept tried to do a Cuda up like the "Panther" & were going to call it that, but somehow Gorries found out?? or Gm [can't remember], but Kemp's was told " you can't use that name PANTHER " I do remember a couple of cars being done at Kemp"s one that sticks out was a Plymouth Fury 2 dr. htp. green with green viynal after market top looked like snake skin & Kemp's put "Turttle" emblems" on roof sails, special interior trim, & a clear plastic box on consol with many "dummy" switches [ some salemen must have been at Gorries] I also remember one morning, we came to work & the Road Runner sitting right in front of showroom with lights shinning on it, was missing it's hood, & intake & carbs. & later that day a "salesperson" was bringing a Cuda" out of back lot for customer to test drive & all 4 wheels came off as he came dowm the d/way. Customer "walked" & we had a badly damaged car, all 1/4's & fenders damaged!!!

when i was in high school at bayview secondary in richmond hill ont an older kids mother had a 327 black panther as i recall it had full wheel covers this was when the car was 6 years old 1973, he did drve it to school on ocasion.

there will be an update as there is a 50th aniversary coming up nov 6 2010
and if i see this guy i can find out were the car went after 1973-74

E-mail to Carl from Peter Lerette  of Old Gold restorations in Sackville N.B.

Was just on the Poncho site and noticed an article on Gil Tremblay and the Black Panther Camaro .
He ran a speed shop in Moncton with Dennis Surette(D & G Speed Shop). Gil died when he was about 40.Dennis is a good friend and still kicking.

They raced a lot of cars together but I didnt know they had a Black Panther.Really neat.They usually were sponsored by Bob MacDonald Chev Olds in Halifax.
 I have attached a few pics of the Bob MacDonald cars in 67.
I believe the black one on the top left is Gil Tremblays . That must be the Black Panther.
MacDonalds also was a Motion Performance dealer at that time.The 66 Olds 442 tri power I had(The couch car) was also from there.They sponsored Clusterbusters Car Club for a year with the 442(I of 54).
Also have a build sheet from Tantramar Chev in AmherstN.S. on a 66 Caprice 427-425HP 4speed car bought by Gil Tremblay.

He also owned John Kellys 70 Z/28(gold one).They raced it and had it looking just like a Motion car.Painted black and white with the motion paint scheme and a wild big block in it.
John was going to check and see if it was a Motion car or not ,but $1500.00 for a yes or no changed his mind.

-- Edited by 427carl on Thursday 18th of March 2010 09:50:32 PM

Wow, I was shocked to see my pic of my car here on this post. Glad to see some people take interest.


Hope you all enjoy!

Have a great day!


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-- Edited by Wild_One on Monday 19th of July 2010 10:25:35 PM

Hey Beaumont Guru....

LOL....Yes it is my car....and you have seen it around the last couple years here in the Peg.....Was in storage for 15 years prior to that....My Father bought it from Gorries in Toronto...was the first one to roll out with the 007 switches, but he opted to get a glove box instead (wish he hadn't)...I actually learned how to drive in this car. Many moons ago....

Wild!

P.S. if you see me somewhere say hi!!!