THIS CAR MATTERS: 1968 ex-Sunoco Penske Team Trans-Am Camaro
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Bill Bryan's Sunoco Camaro doesn't like to go slow--it was creatively engineered to defend the Trans-Am championship against Ford and Chrysler and is one of four Sunoco Camaros known to exist today.
Just want to say thank you for keeping the history alive....
Mr. Bryan you are the man!
Mark Donohue winning 10 of the 13 races in the trans am series, makes this 68 camaro and the other remaining 3 that exist, in my opinion the most significant trans am car of the whole series and thanks for letting us see and hear it.
IN 1968 TRANS AM RACING WHEN CHEVY BEAT FORD. THE ONLY THING PRODUCTION ABOUT THE CAMARO WAS THE BOWTIE. THE CAR WAS ACID DIPPED AND WEIGHED IN AT 250LB LIGHTER THAN THE MINIMUM WEIGHT. ROGER PENSKE HAD 2 CARS. ONE THAT THEY WEIGHED IN TO FOLLOW TRACK REGULATIONS AND THE OTHER ACID DIPPED CAR THEY ACTUALLY RACED. This car here is probably the actual tech car that didn't race.THE SUSPENSION WAS ALL MCPHERSON STRUTS AND NOT PRODUCTION WHILE THE REST LIKE FORD, MOPAR, AMC USED STOCK PRODUCTION SET-UPS . THE NOSTALGIA CAR THAT RACE TODAY ARE NOT CORRECT THEY USE THE CONVENTIONAL SUSPENSION. THE ENGINE WAS NON PRODUCTION ALL ALUMINUM MOTOR BUILT BY TRACO. WHAT PENSKE DID TO BEAT FORD WAS DONE BY FREEZING THE GAS WITH DRY ICE WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO GET MORE FUEL INTO THE TANK (23 GALLONS INTO A 21 GALLON TANK). SO WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE WAS GOING IN TO REFUEL, THE CAMARO WAS ABLE TO STAY OUT AND GAIN LAP TIME ON A OPEN UNOBSTRUCTED TRACK AND WHEN THEY CAME IN TO REFUEL ONCE AGAIN THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A UNOBSTRUCTED TRACK TO GAIN MORE LAP TIME.THIS IS HOW CHEVY BEAT FORD BY CHEATING. THERE IS A BOOK WRITTEN ON THE PENSKE SUNOCO CAMARO AND THEY NUMEROUS WAYS IT CHEATED. THIS IS WHY TRANS AM STARTED PUTTING PERMANENT STICKERS ON THE BODY IN SEVERAL PLACES AFTER IT WAS WEIGHED TO PREVENT CHEVY FROM CHEATING AND THIS IS WHEN THE PARTY WAS OVER FOR THE PENSKE CAMARO. LIKE I SAID BEFORE CHEVY HAS BEEN CHEATING THEIR WAY TO THE FINISH LINE FOR YEARS. THEY SAY 4 OF THE 6 REMAIN. THE 2 NONE REMAINING CAR WERE THE ACTUAL RACERS THAT WERE HEAVILY MODIFIED BASICALLY CHEATER CARS THAT IN NO WAY REFLECTED THE PRODUCTION ONES THAT REMAIN.
@@Frank289100 THERE IS NO NEED FOR ALL CAPS, MISTER.
@@alexander1485 THE CAPS GET MY POINT THROUGH FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO KNOW THE TRUTH. BUT IT SEEMS YOU DENY IT. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TELL YOU HOW CHEVY CHEATED IN PRO STOCK FOR YEARS. DURING CRY BABY SORE LOSER GRUMPY JENKINS TIMES. AND WHAT THE NHRA DID TO TRY AND KEEP CHEVY IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE? I WILL BE MORE THAN GLAD TO EDUCATE YOU AND WHAT THE HENCHMAN FOR GM THE NHRA DID IS CRIMINAL.
Trans Am rulebook required stock suspension pickup points and stock geometry. You could replace suspension components for strength but they had to maintain stock geometry, except for lowering height. Basically, it was the art of balancing spring rates, anti-roll bar rates, shock compression and rebound settings, wheel alignment, tire compound, stagger, and tire pressure. 15 x8 wheel maximum.
My grandfather Leroy Gane helped build this car, and many others he’s the man to the right that looks like he’s running at :41. He died just this morning. I love and miss him very much, and hope to build a car in his legacy.
Great video Bill, good dialogue too.
Still pic at beginning was a 67.
Awesome cars
I sold my 68 SS Camaro in 1985 in Damascus, MD
Biggest mistake
They were light cars and lots of motor..302 and hp..2 carbs..it equals lots of wins..rj..duntov.made that motor for vettes...it was a vette.motor to be put in a vette at 66 or 67 and they never did. and Pete Estes went to the back room at Gm and put the motor in the 67 camaro.
the car at 0:21-0:23 is a 67. note the smokers window and round parking lamps
Nice...
WOW! how would you run in vintage event at Mid Ohio? Start last and pass 1 at a time without going beserk. pull in paddock and have a beer. thanks for share.
Never DREAMED I'd know Gary..
Or Tony a2z
Miss Tony terribly!
Sorry I pissed Gary off... war stories...
I just knew my history...
Forza Ferrari!
IN 1968 TRANS AM RACING WHEN CHEVY BEAT FORD. THE ONLY THING PRODUCTION ABOUT THE CAMARO WAS THE BOWTIE. THE CAR WAS ACID DIPPED AND WEIGHED IN AT 250LB LIGHTER THAN THE MINIMUM WEIGHT. ROGER PENSKE HAD 2 CARS. ONE THAT THEY WEIGHED IN TO FOLLOW TRACK REGULATIONS AND THE OTHER ACID DIPPED CAR THEY ACTUALLY RACED. This car here is probably the actual tech car that didn't race.THE SUSPENSION WAS ALL MCPHERSON STRUTS AND NOT PRODUCTION WHILE THE REST LIKE FORD, MOPAR, AMC USED STOCK PRODUCTION SET-UPS . THE NOSTALGIA CAR THAT RACE TODAY ARE NOT CORRECT THEY USE THE CONVENTIONAL SUSPENSION. THE ENGINE WAS NON PRODUCTION ALL ALUMINUM MOTOR BUILT BY TRACO. WHAT PENSKE DID TO BEAT FORD WAS DONE BY FREEZING THE GAS WITH DRY ICE WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO GET MORE FUEL INTO THE TANK (23 GALLONS INTO A 21 GALLON TANK). SO WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE WAS GOING IN TO REFUEL, THE CAMARO WAS ABLE TO STAY OUT AND GAIN LAP TIME ON A OPEN UNOBSTRUCTED TRACK AND WHEN THEY CAME IN TO REFUEL ONCE AGAIN THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A UNOBSTRUCTED TRACK TO GAIN MORE LAP TIME.THIS IS HOW CHEVY BEAT FORD BY CHEATING. THERE IS A BOOK WRITTEN ON THE PENSKE SUNOCO CAMARO AND THEY NUMEROUS WAYS IT CHEATED. THIS IS WHY TRANS AM STARTED PUTTING PERMANENT STICKERS ON THE BODY IN SEVERAL PLACES AFTER IT WAS WEIGHED TO PREVENT CHEVY FROM CHEATING AND THIS IS WHEN THE PARTY WAS OVER FOR THE PENSKE CAMARO. LIKE I SAID BEFORE CHEVY HAS BEEN CHEATING THEIR WAY TO THE FINISH LINE FOR YEARS. THEY SAY 4 OF THE 6 REMAIN. THE 2 NONE REMAINING CAR WERE THE ACTUAL RACERS THAT WERE HEAVILY MODIFIED BASICALLY CHEATER CARS THAT IN NO WAY REFLECTED THE PRODUCTION ONES THAT REMAIN.
duuude...
They all cheated,some better than others,no need to single out Chevy.