A 2nd gen Camaro and an early 70s Nova put on a smoke show.
Posted online by YouTuber CTS70chevelle 1970, this video features a pair of classic Chevy muscle cars doing a burnout in front of a huge crowd. This is clearly a large event with a designated burnout area, with barriers keeping the spectators out of harms way. There is a banner in the background for an Ohio Harley Davidson dealership, so this could have been at some event there, or somewhere that the dealership has a presence. In any case, they had a burnout area and that means tire slaying fun.
The first vehicle to roll into the burnout box is a sharp looking 2nd gen Camaro Z28. In addition to the bright red paint, this Camaro has the era-correct side stripes and an array of black trim including the hood center, the grille, the headlight bezels and the wheels. The Camaro looks awesome, but after a short rollout, the burnout action steals the show.
The Camaro kicks a little sideways at first, but the driver is able to hang on and straighten the car out while keeping the tires smoking hard for the duration. It seems as though this Z28 has some engine work done, as it sounds a little heathier and spins the tires are little more easily than your average, stock 70s Camaro.
The video ends with a late 60s or early 70s Chevrolet Nova pulling up for some burnout action. This classic Chevy sounds a bit stronger than the Camaro, too. It quickly getting the tires spinning and speeding down to the end of the burnout area with the tires ablaze.
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